West Coast of Italy
Benvenuti nella meravigliosa Italia. – Welcome to wonderful Italy.
This trip of up to 3 weeks is the biggest one of the year, but you don’t have to do a full 3 weeks, join us for 7 nights or more as we sail South to Naples.
Genoa airport is right by the marina where you will commence your bespoke sailing experience.
Arrival night aboard with Dinner
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Day 1 – Genoa
Genoa (Genova) is a port city and the capital of northwest Italy’s Liguria region. It’s known for its central role in maritime trade over many centuries. In the old town stands the Romanesque Cathedral of San Lorenzo, with its black-and-white-striped facade and frescoed interior. Narrow lanes open onto monumental squares like Piazza de Ferrari, site of an iconic bronze fountain and Teatro Carlo Felice opera house.
Day 2 – Portofino
15nm South East lies the beautiful Portofino.
Portofino is a fishing village on the Italian Riviera coastline, southeast of Genoa city. Pastel-coloured houses, high-end boutiques and seafood restaurants fringe its Piazzetta, a small cobbled square overlooking the harbour, which is lined with super-yachts. A path leads from the Piazzetta to Castello Brown, a 16th-century fortress and museum with art exhibitions and panoramic views of the town and the Ligurian Sea.
Day 3 and 4 – La Spezia
40 Nm further south is La Spezia. A port city in Liguria, Italy. Its 1800s maritime arsenal and the Technical Naval Museum, with ship models and navigational instruments, attest to the city’s seafaring heritage. The hilltop St. George’s Castle houses an archaeological museum with artifacts from prehistory to the Middle Ages. The nearby Amedeo Lia Museum exhibits paintings, bronze sculptures and illuminated miniatures in a former convent.
Day 5 and 6 – Livorno
41 Nm South again. Livorno is an Italian port city on the west coast of Tuscany. It’s known for its seafood, Renaissance-era fortifications and modern harbour with a cruise ship port. Its central Terrazza Mascagni, a waterside promenade with checkerboard paving, is the city’s main gathering place. The bastions of the 16th-century Fortezza Vecchia face the harbour and open onto Livorno’s canal-laced Venezia Nuova quarter.
Day 6 – Pisa (option)
21 Km North from Livorno by taxi is Pisa. We stay in Livorno overnight if you want to visit the world famous Pisa, A city in Italy’s Tuscany region best known for its iconic Leaning Tower. Already tilting when it was completed in 1372, the 56m white-marble cylinder is the bell tower of the Romanesque, striped-marble cathedral that rises next to it in the Piazza dei Miracoli. Also in the piazza is the Baptistry, whose renowned acoustics are demonstrated by amateur singers daily, and the Caposanto Monumentale cemetery.
Day 7 – San Vincenzo
32Nm continuing on our Southerly course is San Vincenzo, a comune in the province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 100 kilometres southwest of Florence and about 50 kilometres by road southeast of Livorno.
Day 8 – Toscano Archipelago
About 20 Nm to the South West is Toscano Archipelego National Park.
Set in the Provinces of Grosseto and Livorno, western Tuscany this land and marine national park is well worth a visit,
Day 9 at Sea and Day 10 – Porto Ecole
A long sailing day today with 70Nm to cover until we arrive at Porto Ercole, so its an early start.
Porto Ecole is an Italian town located in the municipality of Monte Argentario, in the Province of Grosseto, Tuscany. It is one of the two major towns that form the township, along with Porto Santo Stefano. Its name means “Port Hercules”.
Day 11 and 12 – Civitavecchia
32Nm to Civitavecchia. A coastal town northwest of Rome, in Italy. Built in the 2nd century, the Port of Civitavecchia still retains some of its original features, like the Roman Dock. The port area also includes the 16th-century Michelangelo Fort. Nearby, the National Archaeological Museum displays bronze and ceramic artifacts. Northeast of town are the Terme Taurine, the ruins of a Roman thermal bath complex.
Day 13, 14 and 15 – Ostia (Rome)
31 Nm to Ostia which is a large neighbourhood in the X Municipio of the commune of Rome, near the ancient port of Rome, which is now a major archaeological site known as Ostia Antica. Ostia is also the only municipio or district of Rome on the Tyrrhenian Sea, and many Romans spend the summer holidays there.
We overnight here for two nights as we are at the centre of the old Roman Empire. Rome is 25Km to the North east. Is a taxi ride or a train ride. Come back to the yacht for your overnight or spend a night in Rome.
Day 16 – Anzio
23Nm South East lies Anzio. Now a city and commune on the coast of the Lazio region of Italy, about 51 kilometres south of Rome. Well known for its seaside harbour setting, it is a fishing port and a departure point for ferries and hydroplanes to the Pontine Islands of Ponza, Palmarola and Ventotene.
Also famous as the landing beach in WW2, why not visit and honour those who fought and died for our freedom at the American cemetery or the Beachhead museum
Day 17 and 18 – Formia
56Nm to Formia. A city and commune in the province of Latina, on the Mediterranean coast of Lazio. It is located halfway between Rome and Naples, and lies on the Roman-era Appian Way.
Day 19 and 20 – Naples
Ah Napoli. See Naples and die. A saying of unknown origin.
Long sail again to Naples. A whole day at sea and around 70Nm. This city in southern Italy, sits on the Bay of Naples. Nearby is Mount Vesuvius, the still-active volcano that destroyed nearby Roman town Pompeii. Dating to the 2nd millennium B.C., Naples has centuries of important art and architecture. The city’s cathedral, the Duomo di San Gennaro, is filled with frescoes. Other major landmarks include the lavish Royal Palace and Castel Nuovo, a 13th-century castle.
