Situated in the Golfo Paradiso (Paradise Bay) on the west side of the Portofino peninsula. On the east is the Golfo Tigullio with the famous resorts of Portofino (“playground of the rich”), Santa Margarita Ligure and Rapallo.

Recco is the gastronomic capital of the region, being famous for it’s focaccia ( a type of bread), especially foccaccia al formaggio. Recco has a selection of good restaurants serving local delicacies, especially fish.
The “4Vele” should be visited at least once for its foccaccia formaggio and “La Villetta”, situated by the bus-stop (your terrace backs on to the restaurant!), serves excellent food.
Please click here and here for more restaurants in Recco.

A new Lido and beach have recently been completed and there are two swimming pools, one of which is Olympic size
(Recco has a championship water polo team) and open year round.
Many beautiful walks can be enjoyed in the area with maps available in the apartment. Tennis can be played locally and of course very good snorkeling. There are two childrens' playgrounds in Recco.
The one on the beach has a merry-go-round
with a nearby ice cream parlour.

Parking space is available for a small car but it should be noted that, particularly in the summer, parking is extremely difficult in most of the towns and cities in the region.
Public transport is excellent. The bus (very comfortable) for Genoa (roughly every half-hour) stops on the main road at the end of the short private road from the apartment. The bus looks like a coach (it even has a luggage compartment underneath).
Trains from Recco to other cities, such as Genoa, Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo, Chiavari, etc. are as frequent. Pleasure boats follow various routes along the coast from Genoa to Sestri Levante calling in at many of the small towns (including Recco) along the way and provide a lasting memory of a romantic day out.
Bus and train timetables can be found in the apartment.

Local Markets
Monday ~ Recco
Tuesday ~ Genova - Quinto and Camogli - Piazza Terralba
Thursday ~ Rapallo and Genova - Piazza Palermo
Friday ~ Santa Margherita and Chiavari
Saturday ~ Genova - Piazza Terralba (large market)