Any nice sandy beaches around La Spezia/Genova or Ravenna or Livorno ?

Question

We are off to Bologna later this year and want to spend a few days by the sea on a sandy beach. So looking at map our options seem to be Around La Spezia/Genova or Across to Ravenna area or down to Livorno.

Also Looking for a nice reasonable priced hotel within these areas.
(we have accommodation in Bologna)

Answer 1

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hi fussy, i'm italian and i live not very far from bologna.all along the emilia-romagna (the region of bologna) coast there are sandy beaches.this is the most famous area for holidays because of the beaches, the amusements, the services and accommodations.it is called "riviera romagnola".i suggest you to visit cervia..it's very kind and differently from other seaside resorts on the riviera, it has a great historical centre and it's more cultural.it also has a big spa with a parc.in addiction you can easily arrive there from bologna because it has a station near the centre (while other resorts don't have it).
contact me if you want other details!

Source(s):

cervia http://www.turismo.comunecervia.it/
map http://hotel-italia.cediweb.it/image/cos…
map http://maps.google.it/maps?f=q&source=s_…
trains http://www.ferroviedellostato.it/homepag…

Answer 2

I'm suggesting you only places which got the blue flag for 2009 which means these are clean water beaches.

Around La Spezia /Genova

Varazze (Savona) http://www.immobiliarestudiomarra.com/ne…
Chiavari (Genova)
http://www.ligurianautica.com/img/chiava…
Lavagna (Genova)
http://www.paesionline.it/foto_italia/CA…
Moneglia (Genova)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co…
Lerici (La Spezia)
http://www.prenotazioni-online.info/imma…
Ameglia (La Spezia)
http://www.comune.ameglia.sp.it/img/uplo…

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Around Livorno

Rosignano Marittimo (Livorno)
http://www.vacanze-mare.com/spiagge_bian…
Marina di Cecina (Livorno)
http://www.prontogeometra.it/CECINA.jpg
Marina di Bibbona (Livorno)
http://musci.altervista.org/_altervista_…
Marina di Castagneto Carducci (Livorno)
http://images.johansens.com/cgi-bin/GPAO…
San Vincenzo (Livorno)
http://www.prontogeometra.it/SAN_VINCENZ…

Around Lucca

Forte dei Marmi (Lucca)
http://www.qviaggi.it/images/stories/jre…
Pietrasanta Marina (Lucca)
http://www.pietrasantaresort.com/images/…
Camaiore Lido (Lucca)
http://www.dormireintoscana.it/Litorale_…

Around Ravenna (these two are the closest to bologna)

Lidi Ravennati (Ravenna)
http://www.qviaggi.it/images/stories/jre…
Cervia (Ravenna)
http://www.paesionline.it/foto_italia/CA…

Accomodation:
once you choose where to go, you could check sites like the following:
hosterlworld
tripadvisor
venere
booking

Answer 3

The area is call Cinque terre near La Spezia, Manarola is beatufil.