While many Riviera resorts gradually slow down, reduce their services and see numerous seasonal businesses close, Chiavari simply carries on with everyday life – all year round, even in the depths of winter.

I don’t know about you, but for us the most beautiful time to experience Chiavari begins just when summer seems to be coming to an end.

Anyone spending a few days in the Tigullio during the summer soon realises that, particularly at weekends, there is always a village celebrating something. From the coastline to the inland valleys, almost every community organises at least one food festival, patron saint's celebration or traditional village fair

The city market that takes place every morning, from Monday to Saturday, in Piazza Mazzini has its roots in the very history of Chiavari and its growth as the main commercial center of Tigullio.

One of the things that many guests pleasantly discover during their stay in Chiavari is that eating well here is surprisingly easy.

If you ask ten people from Chiavari which bakery makes the best focaccia bread in town, you will probably receive ten different answers. The amusing thing is that they will all be right.