Arma di Taggia suits couples and small families who want a flat, walkable seafront with a coastal cycle path and trains along the Riviera. Homes here are small, mostly one bedroom for three or four. Groups will struggle to find space, and few homes have a pool, so check each listing.
Arma di Taggia is the seaside half of Taggia, a comune of around 14,000 people in the province of Imperia. It sits on one of the few flat stretches of the Riviera di Ponente, and you still hear fishermen here and see them weaving nets. The cycle path of the Riviera dei Fiori coastal park runs through Arma. The tennis club, founded in 1964, counts among the most historic in Italy. The homes are spread around Arma rather than in one spot. Taggia's old town lies inland, in the Argentina valley.
The old town up the Argentina valley, with a castle with long views, 15th-century palazzi and the Convent of San Domenico, holding paintings by Ludovico Brea.
The town that gives the province its name, about 15 km east of Taggia.
Fly to Nice, about an hour away by car. By train, change at Ventimiglia for Taggia-Arma, around two hours in total starting from Saint-Laurent-du-Var station. Genoa airport is another option. The station sits on the Genoa to Ventimiglia line, so a car is optional.
Very. The town lies on one of the few flat stretches of this coast, and the cycle path of the Riviera dei Fiori coastal park passes straight through it.
A fire festival held on the second Saturday of February for San Benedetto Revelli, said to have saved Taggia from Saracen pirates. Bonfires burn and furgari, gunpowder-filled canes, shoot sparks, with a historical parade recalling 1626.
Yes. Taggia-Arma station is on the Genoa to Ventimiglia line. From Nice, change at Ventimiglia, allowing around two hours from Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
For the sea, choose Arma, the coastal resort half of the comune. Taggia proper, inland in the Argentina valley, is the place for its castle, old churches and the olives that carry its name.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed November 2026.
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