Italian villages
Noli, the Forgotten Fifth Maritime Republic
Noli, an ancient Ligurian maritime republic, guards medieval towers, early Christian churches and quiet beaches far from mass tourism.
Jul 5, 2026Hidden villages and off-the-beaten-path spots in Liguria
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.
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Brugnato: The Borgo of the Salt Road Between Liguria and Lunigiana
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
Italian villages
Varese Ligure: Europe's First Organic Borgo in the Val di Vara
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
Italian villages
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena: A Medieval Borgo Suspended Between Sky and Stone in the Savona Hinterland
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena: a medieval stone borgo among Italy's finest, with the Clavesana castle and sweeping views over the Neva valley.
Jul 5, 2026
Italian villages
Balestrino: The Ligurian Medieval Borgo That a Landslide Emptied in a Single Night
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
Italian villages
Instead of the Cinque Terre: Tellaro, the Fishing Borgo That Byron Loved
A tangle of colourful houses clinging above the sea in the Gulf of Poets. No packed trains, no capped trails — just stone, waves and silence.
Jul 5, 2026
Guides and itineraries
The Alta Via del Sale from Limone Piemonte to Monesi
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
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The Alta Via dei Monti Liguri in the Beigua Backcountry
On the watershed ridge of the Beigua Geopark, between the Savona and Genoa hinterland, the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri offers a double view over sea and Alps. Just a few kilometres from the crowded coast, these trails stay almost deserted.
Jun 30, 2026
Abbeys, hermitages and sanctuaries
The sanctuary on Monte Figogna: climbing to the Guardia on foot, far from the crowds
At 804 metres above Genoa, the basilica of the Guardia on Monte Figogna: a pilgrimage along ancient ridge paths, sea views and silence.
Jun 23, 2026