They called it the city of a thousand white sailing ships: Camogli was a maritime power in miniature, and its tall painted houses — seven, eight storeys sheer above the beach — helped sailors recognise home from the sea. The little harbour, the basilica on the water and the Dragonara castle compose one of Liguria's best-loved scenes.
On May's second Sunday, the Fish Festival fries tons of fish in a record-breaking giant pan: a true folk feast, held since 1952. From here boats leave for San Fruttuoso and Punta Chiappa, where the tonnarella net is still lowered as it was centuries ago.
Near Camogli
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
