Italian service stations are not like ours

We left Umbria today, heading for the Ligurian coastline that will take us into France tomorrow. Before we leave lovely Italy though, Earl and I felt we had to show people just how fantastic the humble highway roadhouses are here. Below is an action shot of typical roadhouse taken this morning showing the espresso bar serving the BEST coffee for 1.3 euro - unbelieveble!


Fully charged up with Italian coffee, we headed off to the Italian toruist destination we just couldn't drive past without dropping in...


Tor probably won't forgive us for posting this pic BUT we just couldn't help ourselves. This tourist site is actually much more lovely than we'd expected - loads of soft green grass, open spaces - so much so that the 1000's of tourists that were there with us just didn't seem to be too much of a crowd. The tower has been restored and is very white, beautiful and much more intricately detailed than you would think. Quick lunch and off we drove to our final Italian overnight stay - Finale Ligure.


Above and below are some little snaps taken this afternoon at Hotel Florenz - an 18th century former convent that is now a hostel/hotel in this little seaside town. Really friendly staff and just simply lovely place. Only 2 hours from the French border, we're heading for Provence tomorrow...goodbye to 'bella' Italy and 'bonjour' to Apt in Luberon tomorrow.



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Location:Via Marco Filelfo,Finale Ligure,Italy