The town of Moneglia is situated on a sliver of land between the sea, the mountain and the skies in the Liguria region of North Italy and more precisely in Tigullio right in the heart of the gorgeous Riviera del Levante, between Portofino and Cinque Terre. This is where you can find the historical Guest House Abbadia San Giorgio.
A Historic Guest House in Liguria
The ancient Romans christened it Monilia (from “monile” meaning a jewel ) because of its beauty. And still today Moneglia, stands in all its glory, looking out over a crystal clear sea halfway between the towns of Cinque Terre and Portofino, dotted with its alleyways that lead the visitor in discovery of doorways, slate black capitals, fourteenth century churches and buildings with a charm that has remained unchanged by time. In the heart of this ancient village, near the church with the same name, rises the Abbadia San Giorgio. The romantic hotel is a delightful, charming guesthouse located in a fifteenth century Franciscan convent.
The Abbadia San Giorgio
As soon as you cross the threshold of the Abbadia San Giorgio hotel, you are plunged into a unique atmosphere, where love for simplicity meets a taste for fine things, helped by a faithful renovation that returns all its ancient splendour to the light. The interior spaces of the romantic hotel in Liguria combine antique furnishings with modern design to create atmospheres of refined elegance. The cloisters, with their beautiful arcaded garden, are the hub of the historic hotel, leading to the communal areas and six bedrooms including doubles, junior suites, suites and the splendid honeymoon suite.
Staying at Abbadia San Giorgio
The historic hotel’s room names, such as the guardian monk’s room, the cardinal’s room or the apothecary’s room are reminiscent of the convent’s past. Their atmospheres are suspended somewhere between state-of-the art comfort, history and tradition: Prepare for sumptuous 17th to 19th century period furnishings, delicate fabrics, bathrooms done in marble and fitted with Jacuzzi showers, green or red travertine from Verona, precious framed mirrors.
The tastes of Liguria
Every morning guests of the Abbadia San Giorgio hotel are served a lavish cold and hot breakfast buffet made, for the most part, of organic products. From June to September, once a week a Ligurian culinary evening is held in the cloister of the monastery. Even more interest in Ligurian specialties? The hotel also organizes cooking courses for small groups, which should be booked in advance.