Camping Dei Fiori in Albenga
Our destination today was Albenga, Italy near where we are house sitting eight cats in an eight hundred year old house. Sorry to leave our camp site in Villeneuve-Loubet such a beautiful part of the French Rivera. While there we visited Nice, Antibes, Cannes and Monte Carlo. Now it’s time to move on after six weeks camping and exploring the glorious coast line. And thanks again to our hosts, France for allowing us to be vaccinated from the dreaded corona virus thingy.
As you can see from the map it wasn’t a long drive, only a couple of hours. The time shown on google maps doesn’t consider pulling an eight metre caravan which of course slows you down. Max speed on tow for us is 50 miles per hour or 85 km per hour dependent on the weather. It was after our two week house sit that we camped at Camping Dei Fiori. The reason we stay for a couple of weeks after the house sit was to get the second jab in Antibes.
Camping Dei Fiori
Weber Barbecue Night 
Very Quite when we arrived 
Office is open 
Main gate is opposite the beach 
Veal Parmigiana with roast spuds and local vino 
Dont visit this site third week in July, chokka
A bit about the camp site. While we were house sitting we stored the caravan at Ponente Caravan di Pinazzini Davide. David the manager speaks reasonable english so phone call is good to inquire. There is a minimum charges of 85 euros for one month. It was mostly shady, internet was reasonably fast and free. 6 amp power, no grey or freshwater hookups. Bathrooms were a bit hit and miss – if you got there before the hordes of children had a chance to destroy the place (adult supervision isn’t a strong point here). Toilets are BYO paper and showers had nowhere to hang your clothes which is probably why most people went to and from in bathrobes or towels. The owner speaks some English. Which was handy but we still lost a bit in translation, except the bill at the end. We didn’t need google translate for that.
During the house sit we visited most of the camp sites in Albenga. Most are tired and difficult to get in and out of. We found Camping Dei Fioro the most suitable for us. You can see from the pictures the site is well laid out and the pitches are roomy. I wouldn’t stay the third week in July – or I hear for the first half of August – as this is the busiest week of the year and the site is full most of the time. Cost for our pitch was 50 euros a night. Outside of the high season (July/August) would be 20 euros a night. Beware that there is a separate side entrance for motorhomes and caravans. Directions from reception.
Albenga Beach
As far as we could tell, all the campsites, restaurants and hotels have private beaches opposite. Ours did too. For those who don’t want to pay there are public beach areas. This is a little foreign to us as its not something that happens outside of Europe. Can be 10-15 euros for the day – sometimes more. What you get is lounge layback chairs, change cubicle, umbrella and table service.
Old Albenga
The old town of Albenga can be traced back as far as the 4th century BC. It was first inhabited by the Ligurian tribes. the Ligurian were sailor traders who owned land as far away as Sanremo. Then came the Carthaginians who trace their origins to the Phoenicians from western Asia or early Greeks. They weren’t there long till the Romans came and turfed them out. In the 11th Century the Germans visited for a while but it wasn’t till the 18th century that the Italian Royal Family proclaimed it part of the kingdom of Sardinia. Anyway this medieval city is now a thriving holiday destination for locals and international travelers.
Well that’s it from Camping Dei Fiori in Albenga. Planing to leave here Monday next 16 August (2021) and travel up to Milan. See you then.
