Holiday apartment in Ospedaletti: cycle path, art and gardens

Ospedaletti between the coastal cycle path and culture

Ospedaletti combines a distinctive coastal cycle path with art, garden culture and historic buildings. Today, the Ciclovia Riviera dei Fiori can be cycled without interruption from Ospedaletti to Andora over approximately 45 kilometres. This makes the town interesting for you if a holiday apartment in Ospedaletti is intended not only as a place to stay, but also as a starting point for different kinds of holiday days: active hours can be followed by cultural visits, garden excursions or a view over the town.

Holiday apartment in Ospedaletti for active days by the sea

The cycle path from Ospedaletti to San Lorenzo al Mare is approximately 24 kilometres long, almost completely flat and runs along the sea. This makes it a different scale from the longer Ciclovia connection; the different route lengths help you plan your day. In this way, you can compare shorter and longer cycling days as different holiday patterns when choosing your accommodation.

The cycling experience includes the illuminated tunnel at Capo Nero. Information boards there convey historical anecdotes about the famous Milan–San Remo cycle race. Historical re-enactment events for motorcycles and automobiles also take place on the streets of Ospedaletti every two years. The town thus combines a specific route with memories of cycling and recurring events centred on historic vehicles.

Discover art, gardens and architectural history

Another highlight is the Casa e Collezione Laura. It houses a collection of approximately 6,000 works of art and decorative art objects. Admission is possible exclusively as part of scheduled guided tours; all tours take place at set times and are included in the admission price. This fixed schedule is relevant to your daily planning: the collection can be combined as a deliberately scheduled cultural element with cycling and explorations of the town.

In the town centre lies the public Giardino Regina Margherita with old trees, flowers and fountains. The park was home to numerous wild and exotic plant species that had been introduced from all over the world. The Giardini della Société Foncière Lyonnaise were designed in 1892 by the plant grower Luigi Isnart from Nice on behalf of the Société Foncière Lyonnaise. Villa Sultana is a monumental building with three domes and a large garden on Corso Regina Margherita. Until 1924, it housed Italy’s first casino.

The Santuario della Madonna delle Porrine was built between the middle and the end of the 16th century and elevated to the status of a sanctuary in 1858. The elevated Santuario offers a view over Ospedaletti. From there, paths through the Mediterranean vegetation of Monte Nero can be reached.

Getting there and choosing suitable accommodation

From France, you can reach Ospedaletti via the A8 motorway in the direction of Genoa, exiting at Bordighera or Sanremo. Daily train connections to Ospedaletti are available from Nice and Monaco, with a change in Ventimiglia. These two travel options provide a practical framework for choosing accommodation: you can consider a holiday apartment or holiday house based on whether your holiday should be shaped more by coastal cycle paths, scheduled cultural events, gardens or paths on Monte Nero.

More places to choose from

For your further selection: Borganzo, Ciapin, Villatalla, San Remo, Poggi, Moltedo, Costa D'oneglia, Ville San Pietro.

To the higher-level travel overview: Imperia.