1.
Restrooms – where, toll, dirty, no
restrooms, long queues…
A.
Our villages are very small, authentic
places where real people still live. They are not resorts. This accounts for
some shortages in the management of intense tourism flows, such as few public restrooms,
queues… anyway, if you go to a bar, have coffee or something to drink, you can
ask the owner to use the toilet.
L. proactive.
The best solution if you need a toilet is to go in bar, drink an espresso, pay
1 euro and you can use the toilet there. Public toilets are always very crowded
and you have to pay, too. So it’s better to get a cup of coffee for the service
G. this is high season, so there are many tourists and
everybody needs a toilet. To guarantee service, a toll is needed. Here there no restrooms, of course(wood), just
go in the greenery, but remember not to throw away paper tissues and pick them
up.
2
Unpoliteness of staff
L. people
from Liguria are sometimes rude/blunt because they were used for many centuries
to live a hard life. Being a farmer or a sailor or a fisherman here was not - and
is still isn’t today – an easy life. Besides that, for a long time many places were isolated from
the rest of the world. That explains why people here are not so open.
Especially in
high seasons hotel/restaurant staffs are under pressure because of the enormous
workload. Tourism is a high-touch industry. So sometimes workers are stressed.
3
Too little space (beach…)
Liguria is unique and beautiful
because it has high mountains dropping down to the sea. Everything here is
small, there is lack of space everywhere. We don’t have big sandy beaches
(except in the Riviera di Ponente), but we have wonderful seabed that you can’t
find in other places. If you like nature, snorkelling and scuba diving you are
in the right place. If you want to play beach volley go to the RdP
4
Delays trains
A Train stations are very crowded so trains have to
wait a long time for people to get on and off. So sometimes timetables are not
respected and there are delays.
L the Ligurian railway system is complex. Due to the specific
morphology of the region we don’t have speed train lines, in several places we
just have two tracks or even only one. Furthermore, regional trains have to
wait for fast trains, such IC or container trains.
2
Ferries – adding stops because of
improved weather conditions
A sea
conditions in our region usually change very quickly. So the ferry company may
decide which stops to operate during the day according to them.
