Sport and nightlife in Liguria

In Liguria the sport par excellence is water polo . Surfing and windsurfing are practiced in Varazze , Sanremo and Bogliasco , but also kitesurfing , water skiing , kayaking , rowing ; Scuba diving is of great appeal, to visit the “protected” seabed of the Ligurian Riviera: the sole of Gallinara , the mount of Portofino , the Cinque Terre and also the wreck of the Haven oil tanker off Arenzano .

In the hinterland there is space for cycling , jogging and free climbing enthusiasts. There are many cyclists in Liguria, even if the roads are perfect and there are almost no cycle paths. The best is the one that connects San Lorenzo a Mare to Ospedaletti , passing through Sanremo , but also the Coastal Park of the Piani d'Invrea , from Cogoleto to Varazze . Not surprisingly, in Sanremo , in 1907, the Milan - Sanremo was born, an important cycling race that is still run today.
For those who like to climb, there are limestone rocks around the Manie plateau, behind Albenga in the Pennavaira valley , or at Capo Noli on the coastal cliffs.

In the mountains, during the winter, cross-country skiing can be practiced in various locations, alpine skiing , on the other hand, finds little space due to the lack of snow and old lifts exist only in Santo Stefano , Alberola and Monesi .
Golf and horse riding are very popular in Liguria: the horse is in fact the best way to discover what hidden nature offers.

Rafting , kayaking and canoeing enthusiasts enjoy descending the Argentina , Orba and Vara streams.
There are also several shooting positions archery and shooting ranges, and finally, thanks to the "verticality" of the area, Liguria draws lovers of paragliding and gliding.

Fun for the youngest in Liguria

As for the nightlife, in Liguria there are no megadiscoteche but there are theaters, cinemas and places to listen to music. In the cities of the rivieras, in summer you can go out even just to enjoy the mild cool of the evening and, Genoa , at least in the last decade, has seen the area around Piazza delle Erbe and via San Bernardo crowded with young people, intellectuals who come to have an aperitif, eat, chat.