SAN REMO
Beautifully set on the Italian Riviera, Sanremo has an enviable climate (nearly as good as the ideal Los Angeles one) , is a popular touristic destination already known by the Romans and imagine that its main economy is (well, actually was) growing and exporting flowers.
It is one of the 3 places in Italy that we chose to explore as to maybe settle down. We did visit an appartment, highest floor, incredible 360' view, as well as an inviting house with an agreable yard. The view all the way to the Mediterranean Sea, the mountains, the blue sky ... all was very nice except the tens of "eye sore" buildings built in the 50ˆs and up. It is not convincing to think we would have to contemplate those any direction we look unless we live higher on the hills meaning further away from the center which then means we would be too far to be able to take the bicyle or go on foot to the store.. Did I even mention the beaches ? Rocks and more rocks, with here and there some sand where all are together as sardines under umbrellas.
The conclusion is that this place is worth your time as a vacationer, even long vacations, bicycling, hiking, enjoying life with a view, but not to live the next 25 years. And off we go back by train southwards to Frascati.
via Google images
via Google images
TEXTE ECRIT SANS ACCENTS
Pas encore de photos, cette petite tablette ne me permet pas encore (ou alors c' est moi qui ne suis vraiment pas douee) de les inserer dans ce texte.
ENTRETEMPS DES PHOTOS ONT ETE AJOUTEES.
Sanremo, la Ville des Fleurs, fameuse pour son festival de musique ˆFestival della canzone italiana
di Sanremo qui a debute en 1951 et a inspire l' Eurovision de la Chanson. Fin des annees 70 j' achetais chaque annee la cassette Tutto Sanremo. Au fait, qui a gagne en 1958 ? Nel blu dipinto di blu' mieux connue comme Volaaaaaare. Et qui ne se souvient pas de Non ho l'eta en 1964 et de sa toute jeune interprete de 14 ans Gigliola Cinquetti. Eros Ramazotti, Matia Bazar, Al Bano & Romina Power, Ricchi & Poveri, pour n'en nommer que quelques-uns de mon epoque. Plus tard, Richard Cocciante, Andrea Bocelli et il Volo ont aussi participe.Mais revenons a nos moutons.
Sanremo, son ciel bleu, son soleil, ses pins, ses elegantes villas de style Liberty, son climat quasi parfait, ses fleurs, ses hautes collines, sa mer bleue, son port de plaisance, sa vicinite a la France, sa piste cyclable longue de 28 kms, les vues imprenables ... mais aussi ses innombrables immeubles a appartements tres moches (dans un site aussi beau, mais quelle idee) et ses plages de rochers pas tellement invitantes avec ci et la du sable ou les vacanciers sont amasses comme les sardines de Mar del Plata.
Bref, apres en avoir delibere, le jury a decide a l' unanimite de retirer la candidature de la belle ville de Sanremo.
Retour a la case depart, train de Sanremo a Frascati et nous revoila sur notre colline au.dessus de Rome.
Piste cyclable, ancienne voie de chemin de few.
Excellent idea, the city took out the railway and moved it a tiny bit inland so now Sanremo and the whole coastal area has this long bike lane.
Dogs rule !!!!!!!!
Le comite au complet.
Villa Nobel.
Sanremo continues to maintain its ties with Nobel, long after his death. Every 10th of December, large quantities of flowers sent by the authorities in Sanremo (the province of Imperia, the city of Sanremo and the Board for Tourist Promotion of the Riviera dei fiori), adorn the annual Nobel Prize Award Ceremony and Banquet in Stockholm.
Et en francais :
Bus stop
yes indeed, this is a real bus stop !
Il n'en a pas l'air mais ce paneau bleu a moitie couvert de plantes indique bel et bien un arret de bus.
Massepain - almond paste.
