Genoa. Despite the weather not really good “spring break” tourists did not snub Liguria and Genoa in this long weekend between April 25th and May 1st. But, and the but is obligatory, the glass can be seen as half full or half emptyor depending on whether you take into consideration the first part of the “mega bridge” or all 11 days of quasi-festival.
Yes, because if it is true that until tomorrow, Sunday, the hotels and other accommodation facilities in Genoa exceed 90%hoteliers have noticed from Monday there will be a collapse and the beds booked are about half of those available.
Anyone who sees the glass half full is definitely there Liguria region who, in a note, points out that if the Cinque Terre confirms itself as a favorite destination for touristswith around 90% of the facilities occupied, in particular in Vernazza and Corniglia (where, to date, there are 5% of free rooms), the Ponente follows closely with 85% of the availability sold out.
“But it is Genoa to record record data – say the Region – over 94% of the accommodation facilities in the Ligurian capital are sold out“.
As regards the other Ligurian locations, significant influx of Italian and foreign tourists in Sestri Levante, Camogli, Portofino, Ventimiglia, Alassio and Finale Ligure.
“This year – he comments the president of the Liguria Region Giovanni Toti – meteorological uncertainty favors decisions last minute. However, this did not deter i at all tourists, mainly Italian, who consider Liguria an ideal destination for your holidays, whether they last two days or a week. Genoa, then, deserves a particular mention as it continues to attract visitors thanks to its lively offer of cultural activities and events, confirming the success of the tourism policies of a region in constant expansion regardless of the weather”.
“Despite an uncertain weather, Liguria continues to be a highly sought-after destination thanks both to the promotional policies implemented by the Region and also to greater ease in reaching our locations – adds the Councilor for Tourism and Transport Augusto Sartori – I remember that they have been active for a couple of weeks ‘Sea Trains‘ which guarantee new additional connections for Liguria with Lombardy and Piedmont”.
“As far as Lombardy is concerned, there are twenty-one additional connections: ten on Saturdays and eleven on holidays thanks to the collaboration between Trenitalia, Trenord, the Liguria Region and the Lombardy Region. As regards Piedmont, there are 18 ‘Ponente Line’ connections scheduled by Trenitalia with the Piedmont Region between Turin, Savona, Albenga and Imperia which are added to the 18 daily connections between the Piedmontese capital and Savona (6 of which continue up to Ventimiglia with stops in the localities of the Riviera di Ponente) and to the two additional trains for 24 June between Turin and Imperia”.
