Hidden Liguria lives far from the crowded Cinque Terre: perched inland villages like Apricale and Triora, the Aveto and Argentina valleys, trails among olive groves and bays reachable on foot. Among silent carruggi, country cooking and a little-visited sea, a region awaits you to be discovered without hurry. Set off to explore it.
40 guides in Liguria · 🛏 Dove dormire in Liguria
A Del Carretto castle and a stone village abandoned above Loano: the historic centre has been sealed shut for sixty years, intact and inaccessible.
Jul 5, 2026
Apricale, a gem of the Ligurian hinterland: murals, the Castle of the Lizard, and authentic flavours among olive groves and breathtaking panoramas.
Jul 5, 2026
Varese Ligure, Europe's first certified organic municipality: a perfectly round medieval borgo in the Val di Vara, where sustainability, nature, and genuine flavours meet.
Jul 5, 2026
Brugnato, a bishop's borgo on the ancient Salt Road: a Romanesque cathedral, medieval arcades, and border-country flavours between Liguria and Lunigiana.
Jul 5, 2026
Noli, an ancient Ligurian maritime republic, guards medieval towers, early Christian churches and quiet beaches far from mass tourism.
Jul 5, 2026
Finalborgo, among Italy's most beautiful borghi, enchants with Renaissance cloisters, limestone crags for climbers and authentic Ligurian traditions.
Jul 5, 2026
Campo Ligure, in the Genoese Val Stura, guards a centuries-old goldsmith's art, a Spinola castle and honest mountain flavours of the Ligurian tradition.
Jul 5, 2026
Cervo, a medieval borgo on the Ligurian Riviera di Ponente, enchants with its Coral Fishermen's church, scenic alleyways, summer music and fresh seafood.
Jul 5, 2026
On the border between Piedmont and Liguria, the Alta Via del Sale runs above 2,000 metres along an ancient military gravel road between Italy and France. Open only in the short summer window and with limited entry, it remains one of the wildest and most silent high-altitude routes in the Alps.
Jun 30, 2026