Diano Marina: Coast, Culture and Culinary Delights
Diano Marina combines a distinctive coastal landscape with history, festivals, Ligurian culinary culture and a wide range of activities. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Diano Marina, you can tailor your stay to the interests of your travel group: relaxing days by the sea, cultural discoveries, sporting activities or special culinary experiences.
Sandy Coast and Days by the Sea
Diano Marina has 3,500 metres of sandy coastline. This includes numerous bathing establishments, free beaches, equipped free beaches and private hotel beaches. The bathing season in Diano Marina runs from 1 May to 30 September. Activities available for planning your time by the water also include water aerobics, sailing, windsurfing, SUP, beach volleyball and guided dives.
Boat trips to observe whales and dolphins are also part of the offering in Diano Marina. This allows a stay on the Ligurian Sea to be arranged in different ways: peaceful hours on the beach can alternate with sporting activities or a trip on the water, so the focus of the day does not always have to remain the same.
Culture between the Museum and Capo Berta
The archaeological section of the MARM Civic Museum traces the history of the Golfo Dianese across 10 rooms, from Capo Berta to Capo Cervo and from prehistory to the late Roman period. The wreck of Diano Marina holds a special place in the same museum: it is a dolia ship that sank in the Golfo Dianese around the middle of the 1st century AD.
Alpicella's Tower is located at the highest point of Capo Berta, 267 metres above sea level. The Church of the Sacred Heart dates from the late 19th and early 20th centuries and features Neo-Gothic architectural and decorative elements. The cultural spectrum therefore ranges from ancient history to buildings from the more recent local history.
Active Routes and Cycling
Since April 2026, Diano Marina has been part of the Ciclovia Tirrenica “Riviera dei Fiori”. The “Golfo dianese” section allows people to walk and cycle from Diano Marina to Andora for approximately 7 kilometres along a former railway line, passing through the municipalities of San Bartolomeo al Mare and Cervo. Dianese Outdoor also includes trekking, trail running, urban walks, freeride and cross-country activities.
A regular event of particular interest to cycling enthusiasts is the passage of the Milano-Sanremo through Diano Marina before the famous climb to Capo Berta. Depending on your preferred travel theme, you can therefore view a holiday apartment as a starting point for days by the sea, cultural experiences or active pursuits.
Festivals with Ligurian Flavour
The Infiorata del Corpus Domini takes place every year in the evening and night before Corpus Christi in Via Genala and Piazza Martiri della Libertà. Around one million coloured flower petals are used for the designs, supplied by the municipality through a horticultural company in 100 sacks. This also makes the event remarkable because of its unusual scale.
Aromatica is Diano Marina's major event dedicated to aromatic herbs, typical Ligurian products and excellence in food, wine and agricultural and food products. The programme includes cooking shows, workshops, tastings, guided tours and excursions, four-course dinners and a street-food area.
Information for Your Stay
Diano Marina's tourist information office provides tourist assistance, promotional material and the information required for a stay in Diano Marina and the Golfo Dianese. For an additional local idea, you can also discover Mortola.
For the higher-level travel overview: Imperia.
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