The abandoned village where time stopped Poilarocca is a seasonal agricultural settlement of the Ligurian Pre-Alps. Its 35 buildings, made of dry stone and wood, housed from 170 to 200 people from the nearby village of Mendatica during the warm season. The two villages are still connected by a beautiful mule track, also leading to the Arroscia waterfalls.After […]
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Waterfall of Arroscia river
20 meters of beauty Arroscia Waterfalls can be reached from Mendatica by following the ancient trail that brings to the abandoned village of Poilarocca and the highest mountains of Liguria: Cima Garlenda, Monte Saccarello and Monte Fronté. Testo a cura di Federica Sibilla, Corrado Agnese, Claudio Cecchi. Immagini di Nicola Ferrarese.
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Santa Margherita del Borghetto
The ancient church of a disappeared village Santa Margherita was the parish church of the ancient village, called Borghetto di Mendatica, now disappeared.The building is located along the path leading from Mendatica to the Arroscia Waterfalls, to the summer seasonal settlement of Poilarocca and the slopes of the Frontè mountain.Its façade has a portal dated 1512, probably made by the […]
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Military barracks at Passo Frontè
Placed along the supply route The Passo Fronté, located at the foot of the second tallest mountain of Liguria, houses military buildings which has been built in the late nineteenth century together with those at Passo Garlenda. Such barracks, placed along the supply route far from the enemy fire, hosted troops and material to support the artillery […]
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Cima Garlenda
Third peak of Liguria Cima Garlenda, 2141 mt, is the third highest peak in Liguria. It was partially transformed in pasture by the first shepherds. Its top is crossed by the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri and, in the winter season, it is often snow covered. Testo a cura di Claudio Cecchi, Nicola Ferrarese. Immagini di […]
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Monte Frontè
Second tallest mountain of Liguria At 2153 m, the Fronté it is the second tallest peak of Liguria, right after Monte Saccarello. It’s placed between Val Tanaro, Valle Argentina and Valle Arroscia.Its slopes are covered by grass with a calcareous substrate.A statue of the Virgin Mary has been placed on its top to protect the Arroscia […]
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On the wolves’ footprints
Following the super-predator The wolf is a super-predator that, coming from the northern Apennines, has used the mountains of the province of Imperia to start the recolonization of the entire Alpine Arch.In the second half of the 90s, first sporadic sightings began in our territory where, in a short time, stable herds were formed.This is undoubtedly […]
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The Cabotina
Where witches met The “Cabotina” was though to be a refuge for witches, “baggiure” in the dialect of Triora. According to the beliefs, they had the power to cause famine and to dry the milk of the mothers. An important witchcraft inquisition trial was held in Triora during the late 16th century. Testo a cura di Nicola Ferrarese, […]
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The fortifications of Monte Saccarello
Cannons on the top of Liguria Monte Saccarello, 2200 m, is the highest peak in Liguria. In 1896 the Austro-Piedmontese army built on its top a fortified complex, armed with cannons oriented towards the French territory. Testo a cura di Claudio Cecchi, immagini di Fabio Zenoardo, Claudio Cecchi, Nicola Ferrarese, Corrado Agnese.Fonti:-DIFESE MILITARI ED EVENTI BELLICI […]
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Centro Rionard
Part of the Vallo Alpino The Rionard fortification was built in 1938 within the 13th Caposaldo Marta defensive system.Located on the southern slope of the Rionard hill, had its entrance gate armed with a machine gun, a corridor with watertight doors leading to the soldier’s shelter, water deposit and ammunition reserve.From there another corridor led to […]
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