Villas in Sanremo

About Sanremo

Sanremo has about 53,000 residents and calls itself the City of Flowers, so it works as a proper town all year rather than a seasonal resort. Our homes are spread over a few kilometres around it, mostly small apartments sleeping around four, with only a minority having a garden. The seafront passes the Portosole marina and the Santa Tecla fortress, now a museum, and the Art Nouveau casino has run since 1905. La Pigna, the old quarter, is a maze of alleys with an arcaded square at Piazza dei Dolori, and the Annonario market sells local produce, tuna, pesto and olive oil. Beaches are a mix of paid facilities and free stretches. A 24 km cycle path on the old railway line starts at Ospedaletti and runs east to San Lorenzo al Mare.

Is Sanremo right for you?

Best for

Couples and small groups wanting a Riviera town base

Not for you if

You want a private pool, or a house to yourselves in quiet countryside.

Near Sanremo

• Bordighera

  Known as the city of palm trees, with round-pebble beaches, where Monet painted. Around 16 minutes by car, or about 10 minutes on the train.

• Ospedaletti

  Western end of the 24 km railway-line cycle path, with bike hire kiosks along the route to San Lorenzo al Mare.

• Taggia and Arma di Taggia

  Walled Taggia sits a few kilometres inland with a 16-arch medieval bridge; its seaside district has a shallow sandy shore.

• Cervo

  Village whose main church was paid for by coral-fishing companies, listed among Italy's Most Beautiful Villages, with a chamber music festival in summer.

Getting to Sanremo

Nice Côte d'Azur is the practical airport, about 50 minutes by road. FlixBus runs the route a few times a day and the train via Ventimiglia takes under two hours. Along the coast, trains reach Bordighera in minutes, so a car is optional for sightseeing.

When to go to Sanremo

Events set the calendar: the Flowers Parade in January or February, the Song Festival at the Ariston Theatre in early February, and Milan-Sanremo in March. October is the wettest month and July the driest. La Pigna draws most visitors in the warmer months, though mild winters bring people too, and Piazza di Santa Brigida becomes an open-air cinema in summer.

Sanremo villa holidays: questions answered

Nearby towns to Sanremo

• Imperia (83)
• Genova (58)
• San Lorenzo al Mare (54)
• Diano Marina (46)
• Dolcedo (41)
• Alassio (38)
• All of Liguria Riviera Ponente