Three Italian Towns You've Never Heard of That Are Worth Visiting This Summer

While the global summer crowds predictably bottleneck into the cliffside pathways of Positano or the tightly packed harbors of the Cinque Terre, a more authentic, slow-paced slice of the Italian Riviera remains hidden in plain sight. Just a short train ride east of Genoa, where the rugged Apennine mountains slide directly into the glassy, deep-blue waters of the Ligurian Sea, lies a trio of contiguous coastal gems: Nervi, Bogliasco, and Sori.