Chiavari. Liguria's most authentic & lively seaside town? Hidden gem near Genoa on Italian Riviera.

[@serenadeschoral2268]

You guys are the best! Loved this video, too! Greetings from Conversano where I just recognized as an Italian citizen. Your video of Conversano was very inspiring before coming here at the end of September. Chiavari looks very inviting! Thank you for another wonderful video!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you so much for your wonderful comment and congratulations on becoming an Italian citizen. Evviva Italia!

[@serenadeschoral2268]

@@happygoluckytravel Grazie mille! Keep making wrong turns and great videos!

[@annasc5007]

A lovely vlog, really enjoyed watching, we're staying in S. Margherita in May, but now can't wait to spend a day in Chiavari too!! Thanks for all the info. I've made notes! 😊

[@happygoluckytravel]

How fun that you're going to Santa and Chiavari! Have a great time. Thank you for watching!

[@HasretAcar-c8y]

We were 2 years ago there and it was beautiful there

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching! How fun that you were there!

[@gunillasaving5057]

Wounderful - thank you soooo much for the tour 🙏🏻💓

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching!

[@jimkerritru]

Just arrived in Chiavari from Lerici. Looks like it will be fun. Thanks you two for the great Intel.

[@happygoluckytravel]

Hope you enjoy it! Thank you for watching!

[@annedodd5888]

Another enticing town / city to visit. Thanks for the video

[@happygoluckytravel]

Our pleasure! Thank you for watching!

[@FedeDiver1]

You guys seem to really enjoy Liguria, and it's indeed a beautiful spot, full of gems

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching! So true!

[@stefanosorrentino2368]

i was born in Chiavari, spent 27 years there before moving..thank you for making the video, is rare to find something about my bornplace like this around YT.

[@happygoluckytravel]

How wonderful that you're from Chiavari! Thank you for watching, we love Chiavari!!!

[@angelaberni8873]

I live there and it's fabulous. You did an excellent job with this video,which by the way is the first that I've seen of yours. This gentleman is obviously of Italian origins as his Italian is perfect. Grazie per un video di Chiavari che é veramente bello.❤

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you very much! We appreciate your support and encouragement!

[@SteveFlowers-p6v]

The odd looking hotel at the north end of the promenade was originally from the Mussolini era. We love Chiavari, have spent many days there with great memories of friends who were born and raised there. Returning this summer. Cheers

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching and helping to solve the mystery! Have a great time this summer!

[@angelaberni8873]

I'm so impressed with this first video of yours that i have seen ...that i have subscribed. Viva l'italia ❤

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching and subscribing. You live in a fantastic, authentic place!

[@JuneandSheintheUK]

thank you for the informative tour, we will be visiting Chiavari this coming april. great vlog nice to watch

[@happygoluckytravel]

Have fun! Thank you for watching!

[@jansabistina8227]

Ha! We'll be visiting in April too. Cannot WAIT!

[@JuneandSheintheUK]

@@jansabistina8227 we might see each other we will be doing a vlog of our travel

[@joyaepace]

I am intrigued by Chiavari! I already have Santa Margarita and Portofino on my wish list so possibly adding Chiavari to it!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching -- you have a wonderful list there!

[@frankmontague7544]

You travel like us...but to places I don't already know. ❤️ Now we're eager for CHIAVARI

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching! We're actively hunting for hidden gems, let us know if you ever find one we might like!

[@frankmontague7544]

@@happygoluckytravel HIDDEN is always good but your video of NICE, FRANCE(really well known for good reason ❤️) was what captured my attention. 😋 In Nice is our favorite 'Fine Dining' restaurant--- anywhere, LA VIGNA at the old port.

[@happygoluckytravel]

Gotcha! Thank you so much for the restaurant tip. We'll be back one day soon and will definitely go!

[@angelaberni8873]

​@@happygoluckytravel Visit Bedonia,Compiano,Borgotaro,Bardi. In the val ceno val taro. Beautiful areas with many festivities in August. Not to be missed is the festa del immigrante in Bardi. Its always on the 13th of August. These places are in the province of Parma and they border with Liguria and tuscany.

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you so much, we love tips and appreciate your advice!

[@mariannasulic6380]

I just came across your channel with the video on Lerici. I clicked onto your channel to see where else you’ve been and discovered the video on Chiavari. I live in Chiavari! You depicted the town very well, and caught it at its best.. a sunny winter day! In the summer the lungomare can be overcrowded. I even recognized a lot of people in the video! 😁

[@happygoluckytravel]

You are so lucky to live in Chiavari! It means a lot that you felt it portrayed the place so well. Thank you for your encouragement!

[@angelaberni8873]

I too recognised people.😂

[@mariarossomacha5239]

@@angelaberni8873 we just returned from our trip in Chiavari and I recognized the lady who is selling grilled chicken 😂 Chiavari is a gem ! We loved it so much !

[@sanguinetiannamaria4478]

Thanks for your great video. I live in Chiavari and I. Have seen my town from a different perspective. Great use of Italian! Next time you come, please let me know and I :ll show you some hidden wonders. Anna

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching and your kind offer. We love hidden wonders, Anna!

[@lenmuertegui2662]

You literally visited all these beautiful villages in the Ligurian coastline ❤❤❤

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching from Tuscany! We appreciate the encouragement!

[@stephenvaccarezza4781]

Chavari is always my destination for a vacation when I’m not in California.

[@KarenYouncke-hj9xu]

Wow…so glad we found your video….we are looking to move to Italy and never heard of Chiavari and now it is on our short list! Thank you for a great video filled with helpful information! Happy Adventures…

[@happygoluckytravel]

How exciting that you're moving to Italy, what else is on your short list? Thank you for watching!

[@KarenYouncke-hj9xu]

@@happygoluckytravel We also have Lucca on the list!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Very nice place too! Enjoy your search!

[@PierooriginalItaly]

Thank you for sharing 😉👍

[@nicolelazotravel]

What a cute place! Thx!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching! We love Chiavari!

[@ritarod]

lovely couple

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you. And Thanks for watching.

[@HarplandProductions]

Love your videos! I would love to hear your opinion in regards to Rapallo vs Chiavari in terms of a vacation / 2nd home for retirement

[@happygoluckytravel]

Chiavari in Liguria is probably the most authentic town you'll find. There will be other tourists but not as many as in Rapallo, Santa Margherita, and Portofino. Please let us know where you decide to go!

[@HarplandProductions]

thank you😀@@happygoluckytravel

[@raynoren9185]

Just discover your channel ! Like your "mood" ! Keep on roll in !!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching we appreciate your kind words!

[@thegallivanthropologists]

I love these less visited Italian cities. You guys painted this place in such a pleasent light. I have been enjoying your content and energy while we are researching our carbon-neutral drive around the World. If you are interested in seeing what a father-son team of anthropologists turned park rangers turned travel vloggers does when we are on the road, we would love your support and opinions on how we can improve our efforts to promote eco-tourism, cultural heritage and the amazing people of the World. Cheers, my friends! - Turtle and Bear

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for your encouragement! Your story sounds amazing and we love your vision. Will check out your channel!

[@lolkevandewitte1713]

Thx for this video! We be driving from Holland to this region for two weeks. We’re planning to book a B&B in this region for one week, and one week a bit more south. We consider Chiavari for the first week. Good choice? Amy suggestions? Thanks so much!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching! What time of year are you going to Italy? If it's soon, the town center will be alive since there are a lot of people who live here. The beach and promenade will be a little quiet. It's a lovely place, enjoy your trip!

[@riumudamc4686]

Thank you for the excellent videos! May I ask which of the Liguria coast towns has the best variety of good foods served at cafes and restaurants?

[@happygoluckytravel]

They all have very good cafes and restaurants -- the cuisine in Liguria is very seafood oriented. Portofino is very expensive. In some towns some of the cafes and restaurants close during the winter and early spring. Thank you for watching!

[@tvommy]

my granny lives here !

[@happygoluckytravel]

Your granny is lucky! Do you get to visit often? Thank you for watching!

[@tvommy]

@@happygoluckytravel I dont sadly, flights are too expensive!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Sorry to hear that. Travel prices are shocking these days.

[@olgasampis9745]

I even found Dr Chiappe Just like my dad and me

[@pietrogalata383]

You speak really good italian!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching Chiavari and the encouragement!

[@tanyatatiana529]

dear couple, could you please tell which program you used for video editing and adding voice? Thank you.

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching! We use iMovie for editing and voice recordings.

[@tanyatatiana529]

@@happygoluckytravel 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺thank you🌞 your video is very nice ☀

[@roelhuisman7150]

In what month did you guys visit Chiavari?

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching. We visited in the off-season. Mostly this is late winter/early spring. All the best!

[@michelleminolli911]

If you had to choose a permanent residency, would it be Chiavari or Conversano?

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching! As slow travelers we typically stay in a destination for a month or two and look for authenticity. For this, if forced to choose, we would pick Chiavari because its slightly bigger and we love the sea but also to hike, which Liguria's mountains offer us. For permanent residency, more practical things come into play depending on each person. We'd want to be very near a well connected airport and a great hospital. On these factors, both locations are a little challenging.😀

[@claudiagalben]

So where in Liguria would you want to live given your criteria for proximity to airport and hospital? My husband and I are planning to buy a place in Italy and we are looking at Liguria… Thank you for your videos and keep them coming! Regards from Canada!

[@happygoluckytravel]

Liguria is absolutely amazing, but until the Genoa airport has better European and international connections the transfer time to Milan Linate/Malpensa or Pisa is too long for us. Many people happily commute to these airports, so its really a personal choice.

[@olgasampis9745]

That’s where my family is from Cognome Chiappe Lavagna and chia ari, next to each other I found villa chiappe Is a known last name there

[@happygoluckytravel]

Wow that's so cool! Thank you for watching!

[@Martin_Daniel]

Chiappe...I know the surname exist, but you know it means buttcheeks?

[@stephenpay8237]

Looks a little chilly out there, any brave souls putting a toe in the ocean at that time of year?

[@happygoluckytravel]

Very chilly. We saw one windsurfer out there! Thanks for watching!

[@paulderyck2573]

It’s not an ocean, just a modest sea. Average depth about 300 mts.

[@angeld3500]

Is it expensive if you were to live in Chiavari?

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching. It's slightly more affordable than some of the more famous villages nearby. The main plus is that even though it also has tourists, its much more authentic. Food products at the outdoor market are much cheaper than Northern Europe and the USA. All the best!

[@olgasampis9745]

Like one of those nice houses I found one Outside said Villa Chiappe I talked to them and exchange emails

[@italy74]

the eyesore XD was an ex fascist summer colony then used for elementary school until the beginning of the '80s (I actually studied there) when it was closed because it was too expensive to maintain it and only two floors were open. I literally ate for 4 yrs where you stopped in front of it our garden was the beach from one side and a fenced garden toward the mountains. Truly a bliss

[@kazaabitboll2026]

The background music is terrible guys, but good video

[@sunmoonwater8]

❤ THANK YOU FOR AL THE INFORMATION MAY I ASK YOU WHAT ARE YOU FAVORITE ??? BECAUSE I CAN'T CHOOSE 😊 I AM GOING TO GENOA AND ARE LOOKING FOR TWO MORE COASTAL TOWNS TO VISIT. I LIKE SWIMMING , WALKING A BEUTIFUL CENTRE , GOOD FOOD AND HAPPY PEOPLE LOTS OF LOVE ❤

[@happygoluckytravel]

Chiavari is a great one for your criteria. You could also test out Camogli to contrast. It's smaller than Chiavari, but has better swimming and is next to the hiking of the Portofino National Park. And while you are in Genoa, Bogliasco is right on the edge of the city limits. For swimming in Bogliasco, we like the beach below the main church.

[@sunmoonwater8]

@@happygoluckytravel THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING 🏵💖

[@goldy9428]

Hey thats where i live

[@happygoluckytravel]

You're so lucky! Thank you for watching!

[@goldy9428]

@@happygoluckytravel you don't have to thank me. Actually i want to thank you to show to the world more about the city i live in

[@italy74]

The fascist colony was then renewed in mid '10s and around 2018 was opened again and now it truly looks beautiful. What was once a school and a leisure place is now full of offices and even apartments (but try to get one if you dare! Very expensive!) The whole area has undergone a tremendous renewal and has now lost every hint of decay (in the '80s/'90s/'00s was very different)

[@margaritadoscinskaia7365]

That Building at the end of the "promenade" was an old fascist colonia

[@happygoluckytravel]

Thank you for watching and for letting us know the history of the odd looking building!

[@IO-bb9tc]

Colonia Fara in Chiavari, Italy. The tower was built in the nineteen-thirties to plans by engineer Camillo Nardi Greco (1887-1968) in collaboration with architect Lorenzo Castello. Inaugurated in 1935, the building was originally a holiday camp for 400 children on the Tigullio Gulf, consisting of two volumes: a lower, horizontal volume totalling 1300 square metres, with a rounded vertical volume towering 49 metres above it. After its brief service as a holiday camp, Torre Fara was renovated after the war for a variety of different uses, but despite its truly unique position with sea views extending from Portofino to Punta Manara, it had been abandoned since the nineteen-eighties. It took years to achieve the result we may admire today, under the supervision of the Superintendency for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape of the Region of Liguria, which oversaw the choice of colours, the restoration and the completion of the aeropaintings that ornamented the original structure. The renovation project has a long and troubled history, including a number of failed attempts to auction off the building, squatting, and repeated failure to form a group of enterprises to purchase the property, but it finally came to a happy ending when the city of Chiavari approved a proposal put forward by a private group of five entrepreneurs from the Tigullio Gulf area. The group invested almost 30 million euro in the project, with positive repercussions for the local economy, as all the work was performed by local enterprises, creating jobs and preferring materials sourced within the region. The work was performed to plans by architect Enrico Pinna of Pinna Viardo Architetti, a Genoese studio known for its reclamation projects on modern buildings, with architect Sonja Serventi and surveyor Alessio Gotelli of Chiavari. The project represents a socially sustainable choice, going beyond restoration of the building with a plan for reclamation and renewal of the waterfront promenade on Via Preli, also by architect Enrico Pinna, creating a barrier-free walkway along the sea for the local population. While the work was still underway, Società Fara, the company set up to supervise the project, organised three events for local citizens, including the 2018 Le giornate futuriste alla Fara (Futurist Days at the Fara), to share their goals and their experiences on the construction site with the public; after all, the tower is a sort of urban totem for the people of Chiavari, “a lay cathedral and focus of attention”, as Enrico Pinna points out. Redevelopment of the Colonia Fara has given this work of Futurist architecture a new lease on life. The ground floor and the first floor now contain the Grand Hotel Torre Fara, including a spa, restaurant and bar with outdoor seating in the garden. The building’s remaining nine floors contain 18 apartments, a maximum of two per floor, as required by the Superintendency. Talking to the architects, to supervisor of works Alessio Gotelli and to site supervisor Enrico Basso, it is clear how much loving care went into the restoration project. Beginning with historical materials in their original locations, such as slate and travertine, the thick ‘cocciopesto’ finish on the façade, and down to original vintage furniture restored and supplied by Atelier Costa, or the new pergolas on the terraces, mediating between the building and the landscape in the best tradition of the Modernist movement. But this would not be a truly Futurist project without a focus on the future of the technical details: an essential choice for environmental sustainability, achieved by adding a geothermal system that makes Torre Fara a fossil fuel-free building, new generation home automation systems and insulation that does not affect its appearance, earning the building classification in energy class A: a rarity for a reclaimed 80-year-old Rationalist building, which can now be enjoyed in all its splendour, also in the shots taken by architecture photographer Gianluca Giordano.

[@jsafla666]

Not anymore courtesy of AmeriKans

[@valerianocuomo996]

French? The France has italian architecture influence...Nice was italy, the liberty of italian coast influinceted the cost azzur,cannes,nice, Genova is a capolavoro

[@valerianocuomo996]

Only the food in mind,there is the top of club, american they obesy s,no food,