HOTEL METROPOL

Recently renovated and expanded, the hotel is ready to welcome its guests with a modern, easily accessible and equipped structure with all comforts for an unforgettable stay in the Riviera dei Fiori.

Hotel Metropol is situated on a hill with splendid views of the sea and the Gulf of Diano Marina, only 200 m from the promenade and the center of Diano. In the hotel guests will find different kind of room types to suit all kinds of needs. There is also a restaurant - offering both traditional Ligurian and international cuisine tasty courses - the park, two swimming pools (one for adults and another for children) and a parking.

Moreover Hotel Metropol has got a beautiful private beach located only 200 meters away, accessible also by shuttle bus service.

EXCURSIONS
If you love nature and Mediterranean vegetation, follow the road which joins Diano Marina with Imperia, linking the centres of Calderina, Serreta and Gorleri. And enjoy the wonderful view of Imperia and Diano Gulf from the resorts of Pini del Rosso and Alpicella.

Trips nearby Diano:
- Apricale, little village right on the top of a hill, with a nice civic centre which in summer becomes a well-known open-air theatre.
- Balzi Rossi (Ventimiglia), most important archaeological Liguria area. In these wonderful caves right on the sea, the man lived 200.000 years ago. In the Diano Prehistoric Museum are still preserved the tracks.
- Villa Hanbury; on the cape of the Mortola there is this beautiful garden with olive trees, vines, palms and cactus. The result is a real Paradise , a botanical park unique in the world. Some plants come even from Asia and the Australian Forest .
- Sanremo, with its Middle Age centre (Pigna) and the famous Casino.
- Badalucco, ancient fortified fief with modern ceramics, sculptures and murales placed in the centre lanes (caruggi). Artists like Agenore Fabbri, Treccani, Salino, have realized a real permanent open-air art exhibition.
- Cervo, a wonderful place, a real jewel between present and past, with ancient stairs and narrow lanes which lead to the beautiful baroque church " S. Giovanni Battista ". An enchanting terrace by the sea where every summer an International Chamber Music Festival takes place.
-Whale watching: In front of Liguria there is a stretch of sea which can offer you a really nice meeting. Every summer 200 whales, dolphins and sperm whales cross this warm water. In this way it is possible to see these sea mammals in their natural environment without disturbing them.
During Summer we recommend You trips to Monaco , Nice, Aquarium of Genoa, Rapallo , Portofino and the Water Park "Le Caravelle.