Centro storico
Camogli
(12 Km)
The city of Camogli is cited for the first time in a document in the third century before Christ. The Via Aurelia favored economic development in a natural habitat that is not entirely hospitable. Here you can admire numerous attractions, monuments and sights.
Monastero di San Prospero
Camogli
(9 Km)
The Benedictine Monastery of San Prospero was founded in 1883 by Abbot Don Giovanni Schiaffino. Currently the Monastery is inhabited by Fathers. In addition to some paintings of the late nineteenth century, an important library is preserved in the Monastery.
Santuario di Nostra Signora del Boschetto
Camogli
(10 Km)
The sanctuary of Our Lady of the Boschetto is a religious building located in the Gulf of Paradise in Camogli. A place of worship for the believers of the area, it was built in the place where according to popular tradition the Madonna to Shepherdess Angela appeared. A first chapel was then built, followed by the construction of the current sanctuary and convent between 1612 and 1631.
Piazza Cavour
Rapallo
(13 Km)
Piazza Cavour is the heart of the city of Rapallo where there are numerous trendy bars and bars. From here start several streets that make up the historic center.
Museo "V. G. Rossi"
Santa Margherita Ligure
(14 Km)
Museo di Cultura Contadina dell'Alta Val Trebbia
Montebruno
(13 Km)
The Museum of Peasant Culture is located inside the sixteenth-century premises of the former Augustinian Convent. The exhibition is divided into several sections, where objects of past craftsmanship, work cycle in the countryside are exhibited, as well as photographs of the Sacred in Val Trebbia and sacred furnishings.
Museo Alta Valle Scrivia: Sezione Etnologica
Valbrevenna
(14 Km)
This is a museum dedicated to the rooms of the stables and all the tools that make them up. It allows the visitor to better understand mountain life and its customs.
Castello Dragone
Camogli
(11 Km)
The Dragonara Castle or Castel Dragone is a defensive building in Camogli. According to some historical sources, the construction dates from around the first half of the 13th century. The original Castle, perhaps smaller than the current version, was used almost immediately as an excellent sighting and defense center of both the village and the stretch of sea in front of the cliff on the which the manor was erected.
Torre Doria
Camogli
(15 Km)
The Doria Tower was built in 1562 in honor of Andrea Doria as a sign of gratitude for protecting the village from pirates. On the main facade there is the coat of arms of the Doria family. In the twelfth century the Tower was restored by Oreste Spinola.
Castello di Torriglia
Torriglia
(9 Km)
The castle of Torriglia was built in 1153 and belonged to the monastery of San Marziano. In the middle of the 13th century the Castle was purchased by the Doria family. Towards the end of the eighteenth century it was abandoned and from that moment only the ruins remained.
Torre di Ponente
Zoagli
(16 Km)
Zoagli was invaded several times by the Saracen pirates, until in the '500 it was equipped with sighting and defence towers that later became “sanitary towers.” The Western Tower is located on the side of the central beach and is incorporated into the Canevaro Castle, inserted in the circuit of the ancient Patrician villas of the Genovesato.
Torre di Levante
Zoagli
(16 Km)
The Tower of Levante was built in the 18th century. After its construction, the building underwent some restorations until 1800, from which it assumed its present appearance. The building has a square structure built of stone with rectangular windows. The tower has been recently restored and today it is home to artistic and cultural organizations.
Abbazia di San Fruttuoso
Camogli
(15 Km)
This fue abbey was built in front of the sea, in the heart of a bay accessible only by foot or by sea, which was built between the tenth and ninth century and today retains much of its original structures.
Museo Marinaro Gio Bon Ferrari
Camogli
(11 Km)
This is where it is told the story of Camogli and its people. It houses three hundred years of history of Marina Sailing Camogliese, of its owners, its Captains and its Sailors.
Chiesa di San Nicolò di Capodimonte
Camogli
(13 Km)
Built in the Romanesque period in slate, a local stone by the typical black color, it preserves inside traces of medieval frescoes.
Castello di Montoggio - rovine
Montoggio
(174 Km)
It is a castle that belonged first to the Malaspina family and later to that of the Fieschi. The castle was shot down in 1547, currently you can see an expanse of ruins. We find a faithful reconstruction of what the building looked like on wikipedia.
Parrocchia di San Giovanni Decollato
Montoggio
(11 Km)
The seventeenth-century church, rebuilt, in its present forms, in the 17th century, houses an important picture gallery inside it. There are works by authors of the seventeenth century Genoese such as Bartolomeo Guidobono, Domenico Fiasella, Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari, Aurelio Lomi, Orazio De Ferrari, Anton Maria Piola, Giovanni Andrea Carlone.
Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Tre Fontane
Montoggio
(11 Km)
The cult building is divided into two bodies, the first includes an atrium and a cantonia, area of the church in which the singers take place, in which there is a working organ from 1894. The second body consists of three parts, naves. Inside there are about fifty paintings of folk art, presumably from the 19th century, on the altar, located in the central nave, we find a wooden statue depicting the Madonna.
Castello di Rapallo
Rapallo
(13 Km)
The Castle of Rapallo was built in the mid-16th century. Inside there is a small chapel that was dedicated to San Gaetano. Over time, the Castle became an important seat of state bodies and for this reason it was declared an Italian National Monument. Today the Castle is home to renowned artistic and cultural exhibitions.
Castello di Bogliasco trasformato
Bogliasco
(9 Km)