Ca’D’Andrean Hotel, Manarola Italy | Reader Review

Its obvious everyone has different experiences. My family of 4 traveled to Italy in July, stayed 3 nights at la Spiaggia, had a great apartment, and two excellent meals included each day. We found owner Andrea Poggi fun and witty, though I can see how some might view him differently. Everyone is looking for something…

I just got back from Italy and visited Cinque Terre. I did a dive at Riomaggiore. I just want to let other divers know what to expect if they go diving. You can use this paraphrase for your website if you wish: Diving at Cinque Terre occurs at Riomaggiore in the Marine Sanctuary. I used…

I wonder if you could offer some advice about parking a car. We will be driving to C.T. What do you think the best strategy (safest and least expensive) for parking the vehicle while we visit? There is no easy answer for this. I think your best bet is to park above the villages. There…

I am a recently retired teacher. I just returned from Italy with my daughter and sister….a wonderful trip. However, in Monterosso we had a frightening experience with a proprietor of the La Spiaggia Hotel. Even though promised a great room…and we were so tired we took the room shown…was adequate for train weary people. However…we…

A word of warning about Guvano beach. Having got used to nudist beaches in places like Germany and Greece, I assumed the usual “code” applied here too – i.e. that even as a woman on my own I wouldn’t be stared at or bothered beyond perhaps an acceptable minimum. This was mistaken and probably stupid…

Thank you for the website. I had been to Italy many times to visit family, but never heard of CT until a friend asked me about it, and I found the website. I was worried about crowds, and arrived in Sestri Levanto on my rented vespa from Milan the third week of October 2002. The…