Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In summer, Italy’s Riviera is among the country’s most visited destinations, thanks to its splendid coastal scenery, miles of beaches, and easy access from major cities. Here’s a sampling of what’s happening at top hotels, beaches, beach clubs and in Cinque Terre to make a stay in this legendary seaside region even more enticing. NERVI: A Chic Design Hotel Nervi, a suburb of Genoa.

getty An independent village in the past, Nervi is now a lush, villa-dotted suburb of Genoa, one that’s known for its important museums, like the Galleria d’Arte Moderna, the Villa Grimaldi Fassio for Belle Époque art, and the Wolfsonian Museum (Wolfsoniana), whose collection highlights key design movements from the late-19th-to-mid-20th centuries. The Capitolo Riviera opened in July. Alberto Strada.

COURTESY OF CAPITOLO RIVIERA The hotel has 37 rooms, including three suites and two junior suites, most with balconies or ...

[+] terraces. Alberto Strada, COURTESY OF CAPITOLO RIVIERA A new, stylish design hotel, Capitolo Riviera, opened here in early July, after a two-and-a-half-year renovation (previously it had been the Astor Hotel), in time for the peak summer season. Designed by Studio Parisotto + Formenton Architetti with eco-friendly materials and energy-supplying solar panels, the five-star Capitolo Riviera, set in an abundant garden, has 37 rooms, including three suites and two junior suites, most with balconies or terraces.

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