Brigasca culture lives here The town of Verdeggia rises 1100 m in the center of the rocky amphitheater of Mount Saccarello, framed by woods and streams that give birth to the Argentina stream.Probably founded in the sixteenth century, it was partially destroyed on January 30 1805 by an avalanche, causing the death of 16 people. […]
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Boundary stone of Bajardo
Ancient “termine” between municipalities The “termini” are boundary stones used both for private land and municipality or state borders, usually made with a large high and narrow stone, and two reinforcing stones, called “testimoni” (witnesses), to stabilise the large stone avoiding damages or unwanted movement. Sometimes boundary stones are more elaborate, like this beautiful term consisting of two well-squared stones stuck […]
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Neviera del Guardiabella
An unusual, huge snow pit Monte Guardiabella, the last mid-mountain meadow area where haymaking is still practiced, houses a uniquely shaped lneviera”: instead of being completely excavated in the ground, this is largely above ground, insulated by a series of concentric terraces of gradually increasing thickness approaching the base.This snow pit, whose construction has been […]
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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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Monte Acquarone
An enigmatic peak still to be studied Monte Acquarone has been for centuries, perhaps millennia, a strategic point for control over the territory, rising between the Impero and Prino valleys. Crossed by the thousand-year-old Via Marenca, its summit is said to have hosted a pre-Roman castelliere and, later, a castle. The flat top, the presence […]
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Via Marenca
The thousand-year-old highway The Via Marenca is a route that connected Piedmont, France and the northern regions with the coast, allowing people to move and trade, primarily salt. A stretch of great strategic importance connected the villages of the Impero, Maro and Prelà valleys, reaching Oneglia, the landing point of merchant ships even before th […]
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The altar of the Sotto di San Lorenzo
A place of ancient rites The large tabular boulder, interpreted as an altar with natural cups modified by man, rests near the main path, on the eastern side of the Sotto di San Lorenzo. Testo a cura di Alessandro Giacobbe, immagini di Nicola Ferrarese.
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Perinaldo
The village near the stars The medieval village of Perinaldo, located at almost 600 mt above sea level, offers an unbeatable panorama between sea and mountains.Place of birth of the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini, who also served as the court astronomer and astrologer of the Sun King, the village is also known as Poggio delle […]
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Piazza dei Corallini
Balcony on the sea Piazza dei Corallini is the most famous and spectacular vantage point of the medieval village of Cervo. The church of San Giovanni Battista (XVII-XVIII century) overlooks it, also called “dei Corallini” as it was built with the proceeds from the profitable harvesting of the coral. Testo a cura di Corrado Agnese e […]
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Sotto di San Lorenzo
Where civilizations met The Sotto di San Lorenzo is a doline, a closed depression formed due to the karst origin of the soil. It’s on the edge of the Bosco di Rezzo, along the Via Marenca. Since the dawn of time, it hosts a menhir, placed probably to delimit a boundary, and a carved boulder, suitable for […]
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