Andora Capomele
Trees, flowers, seagulls, butterflies, and
views... just everywhere... at any time
The Capomele Pinamare residential resort |
The Capomele Pinamare (literally Seapine Applecape) residential
resort is an enchanting green area perched on the cape. The quiet streets lined with trees
give access to the villas and apartments. The weather is surprisingly good all year round.
The photos you are looking were snapped between January 1-4 2000, in the coldest season in
Europe, yet as you can see it looks like spring.
Nice and Montecarlo are resp. 80 and 70 km away (48 and 42 miles) and can be reached in
less than one hour by motorway. You could swim and have lunch in Montecarlo, shop in
Nice in the afternoon, and be back for dinner in one of the many cozy restaurants on the
Italian coast near home. |
Portofino and the Cinque Terre are at two
hours drive in the opposite direction. Florence, Pisa and Siena are at three
hours drive.
Genoa Republic watchtower along the ridge of
Capomele |
The weather is warm also in winter. In summer, when it stifling hot in the
rest of Italy, the Riviera, and particularly Capomele, is just warm, fresh and airy. The
air of the Riviera is famous for being balsamic, with flowers' scent all year round. At the top of the cape, at only 200 meters
(220 yds) from Via Soprana, one can reach through a path the ridge of the cape (left
photo), ending with a Genoa Republic medieval watchtower. |
The ridge and the
watchtower, have been used since ancient times as watch point of the Italian Riviera.
East view from the ridge: bays of Laigueglia,
Alassio, Albenga, Gallinara island, Loano, Pietra Ligure.
Pass the mouse along the coast (and the island), and click on the links: you will
go to the pages presenting the locations.
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In fact from the ridge one can see on one side (East - top photo)
the bays of Laigueglia, Alassio, Albenga, Loano, Pietra Ligure (on clear days one can see
many other bays, up to Genoa). On the other side (west - right photo) one can see the bay
of Andora, ending with Mimose Cape. On clear days, also Corsica can be seen. And this is
not all you see: if you turn behind, you can see also the Maritime Alps covered with snow!
The photos below will show you all this.
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West view from the ridge: bay of Andora,
its tourist port, and Mimose Cape
Pass the mouse on the village, and click on the link:
you will go to the page presenting the village in depth.
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In the following photos you can see a close-up of Alassio (left), and of Andora
(right), taken while walking along the ridge.
Closer view of Alassio
Pass the mouse on the village, and click on the link:
you will go to the page presenting the village in depth. |
Closer view of Andora
Pass the mouse on the village, and click on the link:
you will go to the page presenting the village in depth. |
Mind you, these are not postcards! They are normal photos, and what human eyes can see
is actually much better.
Moreover, apart from the panoramic photo, they were snapped in January, the coldest period
of the year (unfortunately it is only time of the year in which we have some tome to snap
photos). You can hence see that the weather in the Riviera is nice all year round). In
Spring, Summer, and Fall, you simply have more vivid colours, more flowers, and of course
more birds and butterflies, with the creak of crickets as background sound.
Inland view from Capomele: the Valley of Andora
and the Maritime Alps |
Closer view: the Maritime Alps and Stellanello |
If from the ridge one looks towards the inland, and not towards the see, the snow
covered Maritime Alps appear with their majestic undulated profile. In the left photo you
can see a wider photo including the valley behind Andora, where the river with the same
name flows, and with the village Stellanello at its end. In the right photo you can see a
closer view of Stellanello, of the Andora river, and of the Maritime Alps.
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Click to go: Italian Riviera Presentation, Maps Andora Capomele Pinamare
"Lilly" resort Capomele Pinamare presentation
Outside presentation of
the resort Capomele Pinamare Sporting Club Andora presentation
Alassio presentation
Albenga presentation
Mare-Monti
resort
Riviera hinterland presentation
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