San Remo

Italy

San Remo is in Italy. It lies on the Italian Riviera, near the border with France.

- Villa Nobel: the house of Alfred Nobel where he lived the last year of his life; the building can be visited with a guided tour.

- Villa Hanbury: located near Sanremo is an open air botanical garden where over 5,800 tropical species grow.

  • San Remo Casino. Visit the imposing casino, an architectural masterpiece right in the centre of town that now celebrates its centenary.
  • Italian Poker Tour San Remo Casino has become particularly well known for its hosting of the three times yearly Italian Poker Tour and the European Poker Tour. Competitors can buy in for a range of tournaments from €300 up to €5300 or simply spectate the huge amounts of money being gambled. First place in the EPT is over €1M.
  • Sanremo Rally. Watch the rally that now belongs to the IRC federation.
  • Sunset walks. Do not miss a walk along the beach at Sunset or a stroll though the cobbled streets of the old town. With 400 year old walls and original parts remaining, this is not to be missed.
  • San Remo music festival. Attend the now infamous annual music festival.
  • Rock the Casbah in August
  • Tenco in November
  • San Remo has other music festivals throughout the year, a little bit less famous, but still very interesting.
  • Pista ciclabile - rent a bicycle and ride on an old train rounte along the coast

San Remo Casino. Visit the imposing casino, an architectural masterpiece right in the centre of town that now celebrates its centenary.

Italian Poker Tour San Remo Casino has become particularly well known for its hosting of the three times yearly Italian Poker Tour and the European Poker Tour. Competitors can buy in for a range of tournaments from €300 up to €5300 or simply spectate the huge amounts of money being gambled. First place in the EPT is over €1M.

Sanremo Rally. Watch the rally that now belongs to the IRC federation.

Sunset walks. Do not miss a walk along the beach at Sunset or a stroll though the cobbled streets of the old town. With 400 year old walls and original parts remaining, this is not to be missed.

San Remo music festival. Attend the now infamous annual music festival.

Rock the Casbah in August

Tenco in November

Pista ciclabile - rent a bicycle and ride on an old train rounte along the coast

Old train station near the coast - now station of a cycle path There is one street of major shopping lots of high end italian designers great place to shop in the center of town.

As you walk round San Remo there are loads of ice cream parlours and cafés all brilliant for watching the days go by.

Lollipop in the Piazza Columba has great gelato.

Café Renaissance in Piazza Columba adjacent to McDonalds is wonderful for home made pastries and pasta.

Nonna's on Corso Garibaldi 34 has superb homemade pasta and gnocci but beware of the €2 "tourist tax" for bread. Affordable prices at about €10-15 for a main.