Still, a beach sojourn in Italy rewards with clear blue waters fringed ... How to get there: From Genoa, it's a one-hour drive around the coast.

Located in Liguria in Northern Italy, Genoa is perched on the Ligurian coast ... It offers everything from breathtaking mountain hikes to gorgeous beaches with crystal-clear waters.

WHILE holidays to Rome, Florence and Venice remain popular, a destination in Italy seems to have flown ... in time', sits just outside the city of Genoa. Its pastel-coloured houses built atop ...