Another lovely coastal ride today, up and down as is usual in Liguria, but no major passes to conquer. The mountains abut the coast so there’s very little flat ground except where the river valleys flow into the sea. Consequently there are many tunnels (galleria) along the way. We didn’t used to like tunnels but now we are appreciative of the climbing they eliminate, especially when we’re riding with the heavy paniers.
We passed a few very scenic towns and stopped in one, Alassio, where you can find the famous Cafe Roma where Ernest Hemingway and other notable writers frequented. There is a wall across the street from there that has a collection of tiles with the famous visitors signatures.
Once in Finale Ligure we found our B&B for the next 3 nights, settled in and went out for our evening passiagatta and supper. The B&B is quite lovely, the nicest one this trip. Our bike is parked in a container which is a first. Our host here invited us to use the washing machine for our cycling clothes! What a treat to not have to wash things out in the sink.
The Muretto (wall) in Alassio where many celebrities have signed their names
Last tunnel before Finale, this one named Caprazoppa (lame goat)
We zipped right by this church while riding on the SS1 Via Aurelia, which we were on for most of the trip, one end to the other
Ernesto is reputed to have inspired the tradition of putting up these signed plaques outside the Bar Roma in Alassio
A good spot for an aperativo, no?
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