Triora sent at least two famous things to New York, and to the world: the dry Martini (a local barman named Martini first mixed vermouth with gin at The Knickerbocker Hotel, NYC, in the late C19th) & Pesto (mostly thanks to Frank Sinatra, a lover of this region, who exported it to his own restaurants & helped to make it world famous). Today famous film stars and directors live in these parts (we have an Oscar-winner and three Oscar nominated celebs, quietly enjoying the local beauty & its peace and quiet). The famous navigator-explorer, Thor Heyerdahl settled nearby, and his family still live locally.
Standing above three rivers, Triora is the crown atop three perfect valleys. It rises amidst rare orchids, eidelweiss, and other scarce breeds of flora. It looks out over a butterfly-bejewelled Valley Argentina; across an Iron Age-fortified Valley Capriolo; and into the mysterious wooded walks of Valley Corte.. These three mountainous, valleys meet at Triora, thence seaward. From Triora you have a choice of myriad walks and rambles, uphill or downhill, along river valley bottoms or atop the peaks. The three valleys have at least 26 medieval villages and middle ages citadels to visit, all within 30 minutes drive or a couple of hours of hiking from Triora, where the three river valleys converge. The nearby sea is the next stop southwards for the rivers but there is no need to go there for swimming, as summer bathing is a stimulating experience in the many, local waterfall-fed pools and cascading fresh waters of the rivers, lakes and mountain tributaries hereabouts. Triora ‘s precious location is at the heart of one of Italy’s national parks. Triora, the centre of this national park, is the most beautiful of its gems, set amongst 25 other pretty towns, villages & hamlets, found nestled, valley-low or peak-high in the hills that rise upwards, to Triora, from the Mediterranean. These fascinating settlements range from the quaint Molini-di-Triora, our twin, which sits in the river-valley with its 23 watermills; to the mysterious Cetta, a village of 5 hamlets. Realdo, a borgo built upon a sheer outcrop of mountain rock a mile high is but one of the many lost-in-time citadels, villages and hamlets awaiting you. Rare cultural treasures & curious but pleasant culinary surprises also await. Middle Ages towns like Taggia & Badalucco offer a rich selection of fine restaurants but the best are to be found in the age-old villages Triora and its twin, Molini-di-Triora. A choice of driving thoroughfares allows travellers to choose preferred styles of driving: mountain pass-high or river-low, both roads converge high, and low, in the valley. Most of our ‘borghi’ (medieval villages) have their own peculiar dialects so Italian is often a second language! Many locals speak French, and in Triora English is known in restaurants, bars and shops.
Ski:
Triora sent at least two famous things to New York, and to the world: the dry Martini (a local barman named Martini first mixed vermouth with gin at The Knickerbocker Hotel, NYC, in the late C19th) & Pesto (mostly thanks to Frank Sinatra, a lover of this region, who exported it to his own restaurants & helped to make it world famous). Today famous film stars and directors live in these parts (we have an Oscar-winner and three Oscar nominated celebs, quietly enjoying the local beauty & its peace and quiet). The famous navigator-explorer, Thor Heyerdahl settled nearby, and his family still live locally.
Standing above three rivers, Triora is the crown atop three perfect valleys. It rises amidst rare orchids, eidelweiss, and other scarce breeds of flora. It looks out over a butterfly-bejewelled Valley Argentina, across an Iron Age-fortified Valley Capriolo, and up into the mysterious wooded walks of Valley Corte, in western Liguria. These three mountainous, seawards valleys meet at Trio
Golf:
Triora sent at least two famous things to New York, and to the world: the dry Martini (a local barman named Martini first mixed vermouth with gin at The Knickerbocker Hotel, NYC, in the late C19th) & Pesto (mostly thanks to Frank Sinatra, a lover of this region, who exported it to his own restaurants & helped to make it world famous). Today famous film stars and directors live in these parts (we have an Oscar-winner and three Oscar nominated celebs, quietly enjoying the local beauty & its peace and quiet). The famous navigator-explorer, Thor Heyerdahl settled nearby, and his family still live locally.
Standing above three rivers, Triora is the crown atop three perfect valleys. It rises amidst rare orchids, eidelweiss, and other scarce breeds of flora. It looks out over a butterfly-bejewelled Valley Argentina, across an Iron Age-fortified Valley Capriolo, and up into the mysterious wooded walks of Valley Corte, in western Liguria. These three mountainous, seawards valleys meet at Triora, form where you have a choice of myriad walks and rambles, up or downhill, or along river valley bottoms. The three valleys have at least 26 medieval villages and middle ages citadels to visit, all within 30 minutes drive or a coupld of hours of hiking. From Triora, where the three river valleys converge, southwards the nearby sea is the next stop for this river. No need to go there for swimming though, as summer bathing is a stimulating experience in the many, local waterfall-fed pools and
Other Activities:
Argentine Tango dancing and/or lessons
