If you ever drive from Provence to Tuscany and want to overnight somewhere than try Villa Pagoda-one in the chain of Romantika hotels this is a small hotel on the coast of Genoa. A beautiful building with an excellent dinning room and a lovely 2-kilometer sea walk make for a very elegant stay.
TT1 Be prepared for trains to go very close by and very regularly!!! The only redeeming thing is they seem to go very infrequently at night!! And actually we all slept very well.
TT2 make sure you get clear directions from the hotel- we spent more than an hour battling through the Genoa traffic- first thing only get off the autostrada at the Genove/Nervi exit.