Day trip to Italy from france

Hi, Has anyone any suggestions for a day trip to italy (not Ventamilla, bad spelling!) from Nice\Monaco please.

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Couple of stops beyond Ventimiglia to San Remo - an interesting half day excursion, including a climb up the medieval rabbit warren that is La Pigna.

If you have the appetite for the distance, Genoa is the nearest practicable major city - you can squeeze it into a day but you must time the trains exactly right to make it worthwhile. Change at Ventimiglia to Trenitalia.

My favourite trip is to get the bus from Ventimiglia (Via Cavour) back towards the border and visit the stunning Giardini Bottanico Hanbury

at Mortola. Its the most breathtaking huge gardens and villa open to the public - if youre at all a plant person its a must.

A trip planned but not done is Dolceaqua, which is a picturesque village inland reachable by bus from Ventimiglia.

And whats wrong with a little shopping in Ventimiglia on the way?

Cheers

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That is great thank you.

Have done the shopping previously and don%26#39;t have much time!

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As the wife tells me, no-one has ever actually finished shopping.

Cheers!

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