The city of San Remo is known to everyone for a large extent because of the popular Italian song festival, which is held annually in February. Of course, to go during this period in San Remo is an ungrateful business (many tourists and bad weather), so we chose May, as time for our trip in Italy with a check-in in this city. But, with the weather, I was not lucky, and during the trip, I did not even go into the water because of the strong cold wind.
Traveled to San Remo from Milan (Milano Centrale station), go about 4 hours by train, worth 9 to 29 euros (depending on the day of the week and class of the selected car). Tickets we bought in advance, on the site TRENITALIA, so they were able to take the most inexpensive.
Previously, the song contest was held in the building of San Remo Casino, he was later transferred to the Ariston Theater Building. In my opinion, the casino looked more presentable:
The main site of San Remo walks the embankment and old streets, where you can eat very tasty with dishes of real Italian cuisine. Walking on San Remo It is worth looking at Villa Alfred Nobel and Villa Hanbury, which has its botanical garden.
San Remo is a resort town, so it is worth paying attention to the beaches. Very often, San Remo is also called part of the azure shore, his beginning. But, I would not say ... Personally, I don't like the beaches - stony, sometimes with large stones, sometimes with small pebbles, a little dirty. Paid beaches are certainly equipped better, have sun beds and all the necessary service.
But the city itself deserves praise - the embankment with palm trees, a good selection of clothing stores, a convenient location is not for nothing that it is considered the most gorgeous resort of the Liguria district. Also, from San Remo you can get to Turin in 3 hours (ticket up to 10 euros), and in the hot town of Ventimiglia on the border with France.
You can stop in San Remo as in the chic 5 * Hotel Royal Hotel San Remo (the cost of the double room is 270 euros), or in good 3 * hotels worth from 60 euros for two. But we, in habit, stayed in the apartment, which were found in place for 80 euros per day.