Largest beechwood in Liguria Bosco di Rezzo is located in the Ligurian Alps. The largest beechwood of Liguria is crossed by the ancient Via Marenca and has traces of millenary human presence. Text by Antonella Piccone, images by Corrado Agnese and Nicola Ferrarese.
A small architectural wonder Along trail connecting Mendatica with the Arrroscia waterfalls and Poilarocca you will pass over an incredible bridge, called Gruppin, or Gropin. Made up of an extremely thin arch, it has stood for centuries above the homonymous river. Testo a cura di Nicola Ferrarese, Fabrizio Sibilla, immagini di Nicola Ferrarese.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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