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Valle dell'Angelo

Valle dell’Angelo

Carved by ice On the north side of Monte Garlenda there is a wide valley which, starting from the pastoral settlement of Margheria Garlenda, located at an altitude of 1500 m, extends for about 1 km up to an altitude of 1800 m.The characteristic “U” shape of the valley indicates its origin: it was excavated […]

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Luca Patelli al Parasio

Parasio

Medieval old town overlooking the sea Parasio is the fortified medieval old town, center of Porto Maurizio. The name derives from the Palatium, an ancient building that once stood on the top of the promontory.The typically strategic defensive urban layout is characterized by narrow concentric streets connected by stairways.Porto Maurizio, together with Oneglia, form Imperia, […]

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Luca Patelli davanti al Duomo di Porto Maurizio

Cathedral of Porto Maurizio

On the top of the largest church in Liguria The basilica of Santi Maurizio and Compagni Martiri is the largest church in Liguria. It was founded in 1781, planned by Gaetano Cantoni and completed in 1838. The top of the main dome, almost 50 meters high, offers a spectacular panorama of Oneglia and Porto Maurizio […]

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Neviera Villatalla

Neviera di Villatalla

A snow pit doomed to disappear The “neviera” in the forest above Villatalla is the last one of the Ponente Ligure to still present a stone roof, although badly compromised. In this large well, snow crammed during the Winters of the Little Ice Age could be preserved till the warmer months. Neviera di Villatalla by […]

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Buggio

Buggio

The legend of the three thieves Buggio is the last inhabited village you can find ascending the Nervia Valley. Its origins are very ancient, early medieval at least.A splendid village to visit, it also stands out in the gastronomy: a particular bean with a very delicate skin is grown here, likewise those of Pigna and […]

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Matteo Ramella nel Parco del Beigua

Beigua park

Natural and historical heritage overlooking the sea The Beigua Natural Park is the largest protected area in Liguria. With the Liguria Wow project we brought the Trekker of Google Street View from Pratorotondo to the Faiallo Pass. Testo a cura di Nicola Ferrarese, immagini di Claudio Cecchi e Matteo Ramella.

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Pilone dei Boioli

Wayside shrine of the Boioli

Made to comfort the traveler Near this shrine, whose plaster is decorated with graffiti representing birds, the ancient mule track that connected Borgomaro to Aurigo met the paths that once led up to the church of San Paolo and Monte Guardiabella.The shrines and votive niches stood along the communication routes to comfort the wayfarer or […]

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Corrado Agnese al Ponte di Conio

Conio bridge

An artwork suspended on the water The Ponte di Conio is the most important one-span medieval bridge in the Impero Valley.  It is part of the road network that follows the bottom of the valley, which became fundamental in trades with Piedmont during the second half of the sixteenth century when the Savoy made Borgomaro […]

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Ponte dalla Lonega

Lonega bridge in Conio

A sad legend The bridge called “Della Lonega” is part of an ancient road between the coast, the villages of the Upper Impero Valley and the Via Marenca. It is built entirely in dry stone. Testo a cura di Nicola Ferrarese, immagini di Nicola Ferrarese

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