Day 4, 2/04/08: rallying through San Remo, Ventimiglia

The road that goes along the coast is called "Via Aurelia", or SP1. Though there was not much time (and places) to stop to enjoy the view of the sea just on my left side, nonetheless i took some pictures.

I was even able to see the grandfather of my Fiat 126P, the much prettier Fiat 500. In fact, while in in Italy i saw maybe 5 or 7 of these true classics in very good condition (some even driven by women).

Before arriving to the border of France, i had the opportunity of finally seeing in San Remo, the typical italian city parking. Scooters, loads of it. Crossing all these cities alongside the coast during day took its time, but i prefered like this, instead of just going by highway. And indeed, this coastline is very, very beautiful (though chaotic). And maybe the only thing that i can remember similar to this in Europe should be Madeira (which i havent visited yet). The photos arent the best ones, but it were the possible ones for someone driving.

Day 4, 2/04/08: Italian Riviera

In the end, i didnt slept the previous night in Genova because i decided to park the car in a bit less busy place. So the night was spent in a place called Spotorno. This time, my mobile-hotel was parked in a nice place (just in front of the beach). Unfortunatelly there was a wall that didnt allowed me to see the sea while inside the car. But, at least i could hear the sound of waves, splashing, splashing, splashing....in the dirty sands of this italian beach.

In the next picture, it can be seen a panoramic view of this small bay. And basically, many of the beach locations are like this: not that much sand, many buildings very close on the bottom of (not that) small hills. I could only imagine the big confusion that this must be during the summer if you need to circulate by car.