#*■'■ INTRODUCTION. 



r\s intending visitors have frequently asked me for 

 information about the Riviera, I will begin by givdng some 

 advice on the subject. If in good health and only anxious 

 to enjoy the charms of Nature, vou can count on finding 

 such cnjovment at anv place on the Rivieras di I^evante and 

 Poneote between Spezla and Toulon. But if sufficient time 

 is at vour disposal ^'ou should extend your journev over the 

 whole of that naturallv favoured coast, beginning with the 

 Riviera di Levante, for the grandeur of the scenerv increases 

 from east to \vest up to the foot of the Esterel mountains. 

 For a visit of this kind, however, the time of vear should 

 also be considered, as the Ri\'iera di Levante, with the cx- 

 cejstion of Nervi, still wears a wintry aspect in early spring. 

 So that a journey undertaken in March, to include both 

 Rivieras and to extend as far as Scstri Levante, should be 



