Yacht charter Santo Stefano al Mare is a small fishermen’s village a bit more than 12
kilometres east of San Remo at the Riviera di Fiori (Flowers Riviera), the
well known part of the Riviera di Ponente, the westernmost coastal section of
Liguria.
The very modern yacht charter Marina degli Aregai lies another kilometre more to the
east of yacht charter Santo Stefano al Mare; it is named after the fortified tower Aregai
that once stood there.
At the beginning of the 12th century it was sold to the
Benedictine Order of Saint Stephen, thereby getting its present name of yacht charter Santo
Stefano al Mare. In the Roman Era its name was Porciana and it was known for
its ceramics manufacture.
The small parish church of yacht charter Santo Stefano al Mare is worth be visited by
any yacht charter S Stefano crew because of its pointed arcades and slender
pillars. The baptismal font originates from the 15th century.
The traces of the settlement of yacht charter Santo Stefano al Mare date back to the
Roman Times. In the middle ages the inhabitants created a safe retreat in the
mountains, the “Villa Sancti Stephani”, in order to be able to flee from
predatory incursions.
The regency of Genoa brought back peace to the region around yacht charter Santo
Stefano al Mare, and the place continued to grow and flourish under the
following regencies as well. Yacht charter Santo Stefano al Mare was then reinforced by an octonally
shaped defence. In one of the remaining towers there is now accommodated the
town hall of yacht charter Santo Stefano al Mare.
As everywhere along the coast of Liguria there is a mild climate in
yacht charter Santo Stefano al Mare all over the year. In summertime the winds come from
southwest / south, blowing at about force 4 Beaufort.
The yacht charter Santo Stefano al Mare Marina, Marina degli Aregai (43º 50,35’ N 7º
55,00’ E) is not only one of the best equipped Marinas of Liguria, but it was
also distinguished for environment friendly acting with the Blue Flag.
Thanks to the attached apartment complex there are also purchasing
facilities for the yacht charter S Stefano crew directly at the Marina yacht charter Santo
Stefano al Mare. A special titbit for the friends of the art of shipbuilding
among the yacht charter S Stefano crew is the Maritime Museum in the yacht charter Marine
degli Aregai. The yacht charter S Stefano crew can visit there some wonderful
specimen of past and present times.
Those yacht charter S Stefano crews that come by car have to leave the
Genoa heading A10 (E80) at Imperia Ovest and follow the Via Aurelia Levante in
the direction of San Remo. If approaching on the A10 from Genoa, the exit is
also Imperia Ovest, and on the Via Aurelia the turn is right to San Remo.
Yacht charter Mediterranean Sea Region:
Yacht charter Liguria - Corsica - Tuscany/Elba subregions:
Yacht charter Liguria harbours:
Yacht charter Bocca di Magra
Yacht charter Genoa
Yacht charter La Spezia
Yacht charter San Remo
Yacht charter S. Stefano al Mare
Yacht charter Corsica harbours:
Yacht charter Ajaccio
Yacht charter Porto Vecchio
Yacht charter Proppriano
Yacht charter Tuscany harbours:
Yacht charter Cala Galera
Yacht charter Castiglioncello
Yacht charter Follonica
Yacht charter Etrusca Marina
Yacht charter Piombino
Yacht charter Punta Ala
Yacht charter Viareggio
Yacht charter Elba harbours:
Yacht charter Portoferraio