Santa Margherita Ligure Italy Riviera
115
Cruises availables
At departure or passage at this port
Azamara Club Cruises (13 Cruises)
Azamara Quest
8 Cruises
| 10 August | 80 days | One-way from Stockholm to Piraeus-Athens |
| 10 August | 79 days | One-way from Stockholm to Piraeus-Athens |
Celebrity Cruises (1 Cruises)
Cunard (21 Cruises)
Queen Elizabeth
20 Cruises
Emerald Waterways (21 Cruises)
Emerald Sakara
17 Cruises
Ponant (1 Cruises)
Princess Cruises (52 Cruises)
Coral Princess
8 Cruises
Enchanted Princess
16 Cruises
| 16 May | 32 days | Round-trip Mediterranean Enchanted Princess Civitavecchia Rome |
| 26 May | 22 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Civitavecchia-Rome |
| 26 May | 32 days | One-way from Piraeus-Athens to Trieste |
| 6 June | 21 days | One-way from Barcelona to Trieste |
| 6 June | 32 days | One-way from Barcelona to Piraeus-Athens |
| 6 June | 11 days | One-way from Barcelona to Civitavecchia-Rome |
Sun Princess
28 Cruises
Frequently Asked Questions
At the landing in the very centre of town, on the promenade. The tender glides toward a pastel waterfront: no transfer, no road shuttle — the Riviera begins at the foot of the gangway.
Yes, entirely. The harbour, the basilica, the lanes of delicatessens and the climb to Villa Durazzo are all walkable. Only the villa requires a ten-minute ascent, amply rewarded.
Two possible days. Either stay: the basilica, the lanes, Villa Durazzo and its park, then the coastal path toward San Michele di Pagana. Or head to Portofino by launch, which takes half a day round trip, swim included.
By launch from the quay next to the landing, in about twenty minutes. The route skirts a coast of olive groves, villas and hidden coves. The more energetic walk back along the coastal path via Paraggi bay, whose clear water invites a swim.
A residence built in 1678 for a leading Genoese family, on the hill above the harbour. It opens its rooms of inlaid floors and Murano chandeliers, and its Italian garden terraces gravel walks, statues, camellia groves and citrus terraces above the Gulf of Tigullio. Ten minutes uphill for the finest view in town.
Because they are not. Cornices, columns and window frames turn out, close up, to be skilful trompe-l'œil: a centuries-old Ligurian craft that gives the houses ornaments the stone never carried.
A baroque interior saturated with gold, marble and crystal chandeliers, of a richness you would never guess behind its restrained façade. The basilica of Santa Margherita d'Antiochia stands in the heart of town, a few steps from the promenade.
Recco cheese focaccia, pesto ground in a mortar, anchovies from the bay: the lanes behind the promenade are full of fine grocers. Canestrelli, flower-shaped Ligurian shortbread, are still sold by weight in the pastry shops.
A Van Dyck canvas, tucked away in the parish church of this fishing hamlet, half an hour along the coastal path. Continue and you reach Rapallo and its small castle set on the water.
It plays a different hand. Neighbour to much-publicized Portofino, it cultivates a quieter refinement: fishermen sell the morning catch a few steps from historic cafés, and the town lives first of all for itself. If you want the postcard, go to Portofino; if you want to breathe, stay here.
