Has anyone stayed overnight or stopped in any of the small towns between the French-Italian border and San Remo? Specifically, Bordighera, Dolceacqua or Venitmiglia. I'm going to a friend's wedding in Menton, France in May 2000 and considering staying on the Italian side of the border.

Mia, You must stay in Menton---my favorite location on this entire coast. <BR>We have stayed there twice and love this <BR>town. We drove into San Remo this past <BR>spring and could not believe the difference in ambiance--no comparison. <BR>Menton is as much Italian as French and <BR>totally beautiful. you will love it.

Hi Mia--We haven't spent nights at any of the towns, but really enjoyed Bordighera and Ventimiglia on a day trip from Nice. Especially enjoyed a wonderful lunch at La Reserve restaurant in Bordighera, on a deck overlooking the sea.

<BR>Bob, <BR>I am also considering Menton, but wanted to know a little more about the Italian towns. Now, I'm considering Menton even more! Any suggestions on accomodations? <BR> <BR>And, thanks Byrd, for your helpful comments. If I do stay in Menton, I will still definitely visit Bordighera - that lunch sounds great.

Mia, Menton reminds me of La Jolla only <BR>much older--lovely climate and flora. <BR>We stayed at a 3 star with a great location---The Royal Westminster. Lots of old people but very nice. A Victorian <BR>4 star is named Deus Ambassudeurs[sp] <BR>and Best Western has a nice 3 star <BR>further down the beach named Prince de <BR>Galles. Hard to go wrong in Menton. <BR>Oh yes, I love that campus at UCSD.

<BR>Bob, <BR>Thanks for the suggestions. I will definitely look into staying in Menton. <BR> <BR>La Jolla is beautiful, but I can't wait to see Menton (hopefully, it won't be as pricey as La Jolla!)

Mia, <BR>Menton was the most pleasant stay we had on the Riviera and we also stayed in a couple of the Italian towns your referenced. The Best Western, already mentioned, was extremely clean, convenient and friendly. We were right across the street from the beach, a 10 minute walk to the outdoor market area, and about a 25 minute car ride to Monacco! The outdoor flower markets and overally ambience of Menton was much nicer in our opinion than Nice. Wish we were going with you! Have a great time but our advice is to headquarter in Menton and take day trips elsewhere.--Be sure and take an excursion into the French Alps, which are gorgeous.

Cal & Patty, <BR>I was also thinking about staying in Nice, since I'll be flying in there, but decided to stay closer to Menton and the Italian border. With everyone's comments giving be a better picture, it looks like Menton will be my homebase! <BR>

Is there some reason you are not considering San Remo itself? It really isn't that far from the border, either by car or by train. <BR>. <BR>I stayed at the Nyala Suite hotel (http://nyalahotel.com/nyala.htm) in San Remo last summer with 11 teenagers in tow. I thought the place generally lived up to our expectations. Treated us well in the restaurant; had a nice pool (oddly about 150 meters away, and totally connected to the lobby of the hotel by a tunnel through the hillside under a street and a private residence - weird!), rooms entirely acceptable - - a little small, and for some, the balcony almost bigger than the room itself! <BR>. <BR>It is not very convenient to the train station, if you don't have a car, but there are other hotels in San Remo. There is a website for San Remo which is kinda weak (http://www.sistel.it/subject/index.htm) and one for the Riviera dei Fiori in general with the curiously generic name www.tourism.it - - go figure! <BR>. <BR>By the way, I see you are affiliated with the UCSD medical school in some way - - say hello to Jon Isenberg and Rick Boland (Gastroenterology) if you know them or ever see them. <BR>. <BR>Best wishes, <BR>. <BR>Rex Bickers

I know this is 12 years too late for the advice asked, but I was in Ventimiglie for about an hour while changing trains--I had flown into Nice, France, and was headed by train to Milan, Italy en route to North Eastern Italy on a visit to some old friends for two weeks. The train station was not so large as to feel swallowed up, and the restaurant there was fair sized, modern, and the most important for me, air0conditioned (many places in that area at that time were not air-conditioned, and in summer, it was very hot, even for someone like me from Texas.

We are considering 7 says in Dolceaqua. This would be our base and would visit some of the neighboring hilltop towns. Does this make sense?

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