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At La Francesca all year round - The Village is situated in a protected area (15 hectares rich in trees and flowers typical of the mediterranean regions). The microclimatic features of La Francesca are due to its favourable position facing south and protected from the North winds. Medium temperatures, in fact, during the coldest months seldom fall below 10° and weather is dry and sunny for most of the year and windy in Summer. Rains, sometimes violent, sharpen underwood’s perfumes, while in Winter citrus fruits grow ripe, and roses come out with no risk of frosts. Tourists, who nowadays are more and more desirous to find unspoilt places, find in La Francesca the ideal place for a holiday in all seasons. There, they can go through old tracks and discover landscapes, scents and natural flavours.
The sea - La Francesca is situated in a bay facing the sea of the Cinque Terre with three beautiful gulfs, between Punta del Carlino and Punta Gone. The wild and charming landscape presents geologic charateristics and remarkable rocky beds. It offers the possibility to enjoy a sea holiday far from noise and crowds, in a bay with crystal-clear water.
In the small coves among the rocks it is nice to swim into the depths, characterized by rares species and meadows of Posidonia, or sunbathe under the gazebo. For children there is a special swimming pool near the sea.
Nature and quietness for a special holiday - Walking through the shaded footpaths of the Village, from the belvedere to the orchard, from the restaurant down to the sea, one feels part of a protected natural landscape. Most of the plants are autochthonous, but all have features that help to understand the environment. They grow in a particularly mild climate in Winter, but an unfavourable one in Summer, when heat and dry weather concur to create difficult conditions. Evergreens predominate, both in the forest vegetation as well as in the characteristic Mediterranean maquis.
They can be found on the rocks close to the sea or in the underbrush of the pinewoods.
This delicate environment can be damaged by human actions.
The natural habitat offers us many pleasant sensations and this is why it is so important to respect and preserve it. For those who want to know this territory, La Francesca often organizes botanical excursions, while fauna route helps adults and children to spot mammals, birds and fish.
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