Framura is an extraordinary village, elected among the Borghi più Belli d’Italia (i.e., the most beautiful villages in Italy) and Les plus beaux Villages de la Terre (i.e., the most beautiful villages on earth), it’s the final stop of the walking and biking path starting in Levanto and running through Bonassola. Actually, Framura does not exist, or rather, if you […]
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Hiking from Levanto to Monterosso
Last week I hiked from Levanto to Monterosso with some friends and our Jenni, as we always do on Friday afternoon 🙂 We didn’t follow the usual trail but passed through Sella Bagari, Colla di Gritta, and the lovely Soviore Shrine. The itinerary Until Punta Mesco, we followed the CAI SVA trail, but once […]
Visiting Cinque Terre
Visiting Cinque Terre from Levanto is the best option! Cinque Terre are a true hiking paradise and excellent food & wine destination and a region any photographer should add to his own bucket list. Cinque Terre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a stretch of rugged coast in eastern Liguria. It’s dotted with five […]
Lovely Bonassola
Bonassola is the first village north of Levanto and is actually always in my heart. I grew up there as the family seafood restaurant used to be there, right on the waterfront. This small seaside village seems to have some special power, forcing its visitors to come back again and again, and this is why […]
Cinque Terre blue path, from Vernazza to Monterosso
Cinque Terre’s blue path is one of the region’s tourist highlights, and a few weeks ago, I hiked it. I walked with my colleagues Raffaella and Jenni to the last section of Cinque Terre blue path blue trail n° 2, connecting Vernazza to Monterosso. Well, it’s not an easy path, with plenty of natural […]
Carrara marble quarries tours
When staying in Levanto for more than one or two days and wanting to relax away from the hustle and bustle of Cinque Terre, we recommend the Carrara marble quarries tours! The quarries are at not even one hour driving from Levanto or 40 to 50 minutes by train, and tours are […]
Happy Hour at the Oasi Hotel means Spritz Cocktail time!
At the Oasi, we serve beers, Cinque Terre wines, and cocktails, but the star surely is the Spritz Cocktail! First of all, one of our favorite Italian traditions is the aperitivo before main meals: friends gathering together to share a relaxing moment while having a drink with lots of tasty small […]
Corniglia, the special one in Cinque Terre
Yes, the village of Corniglia is just different. It’s perched on a steep hill and inaccessible, and from the sea, it looks like a tiny wonderland. It is the third village of Cinque Terre and the only one without docking for boats and Cinque Terre ferry, and probably this detail, far from harming […]
Where to eat in Levanto
Where to eat in Levanto Where to eat in Levanto? This is an essential question as visiting Levanto and not eating out would be a pity! Well, we’re kind of greedy ourselves and when traveling food & beverage experiences are as important as cultural visits and excursions, the same thing […]
About the Oasi Hotel and ourselves
This small hotel realizes my parents’ dream, Lella and Claudio, who have already run their own restaurant since ever… Fruit of immense sacrifices, which sometimes seem never-ending (especially to my brother Fabio and myself) and the source of small and great satisfaction… After a troubled period of design and construction, we […]
Breakfast at the Oasi Hotel in Levanto
Well, let’s start by saying that we love breakfast! I (Silvia) only take a very ristretto espresso and a slice of salted local focaccia, and every few days, I treat myself to a blueberry smoothie. Jenni takes a slightly longer coffee with focaccia, and she loves scrambled eggs at mid-morning. […]
Limoncino or Limoncello?
Among the questions that our guests ask us most frequently, there are two very similar to each other: “It’s called Limoncello or Limoncino?” or “What is the difference between Limoncino and Limoncello?”. Limoncino or Limoncello? In the Cinque Terre only Limoncino! Well, around here there is only Limoncino, while on the Amalfi […]