Italian Riviera - recommendations on where to stay with 7 yr olds?

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Looking at going to the Italian Riviera with 2 7yr old boys in August. Looks gorgeous but kids used to complexes with kids clubs etc - has anyone been that can recommend a town/area that will keep us all happy - Pietra Ligure came up as being nice and would like to visit Genoa and Portofino. Plan to hire a car to get around and happy to stay in a campsite, hotel or sc apartment.

We have previously stayed here in Ceriale. Nice apartments, great pool and 5 mins walk from the sandy beach and restaurants.

At the other end of the riviera we stayed here in Deiva Marina. Again lovely apartments, though no pool. 2 mins to beach but pebbles here. It was really handy for the Cinque Terre villages - absolutely stunning scenery - by train and you could do boat trips up and down the coast as far as Portovenere/Lerici and the Bay of Poets. We got a boat to Portofino from Ste Margherita Ligure. It is gorgeous, but very expensive (a bit like me )

You can walk between all of the Cinque Terra villages though some stretches would be hard going. Via Dell Amore is an easy bit - mostly flat, that even little children could manage. You can get a pass for the train and hop on and off. Watching the sunset over Vernazza is one of my best all time memories.

Another place I have bookmarked for the future is Loano 2. Loano is a lovely little town. Long promenade with bars and restaurants and a sandy beach. One road back from there is the old town.