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Excursion to Monte Gottero from Passo della Cappelletta

Excursion to Monte Zuccone from the Passo di Cento Croci

Sestri Levante (18,6Km)Sestri Levante — sea and legends

Excursion to Monte Gottero from Passo della Cappelletta

Easy and profitable excursion, almost entirely on the ridge, which reaches the summit of Monte Gottero, the highest mountain in eastern Liguria, from which you can enjoy a spectacular view.
Passing the limit of beech trees (about 1500 meters), you walk among relaxing pastures, in a very interesting environment also from a wildlife perspective: it is possible in fact to observe numerous birds of prey, daytime and nocturns, swifts and some red partridge. In the woods, it is also easy to meet the tracks left by the wild boar and badger.

A hint now in Varese Ligure, with its characteristic Borgo Rotondo, so called for its circular structure. An ellipse of small and thin houses, characterized by a low porch, describes a round square still occupied by a core of taller houses.
The whole structure dates back to the fourteenth century, when Varese was already a nerve center for commerce and communication routes, conceived by the Fieschi for military and merchant purposes. On the north side are the Gate and the Castle, dominated by the high circular tower. Not far away, on the Gresino stream, stands a medieval bridge on the back of a donkey. The austere tower is faced by the seventeenth-century church of Saints Teresa and Philip, with its two twin bell towers. Finally, worth noting is the bell tower in the hamlet Buto, which preserves intact ancient sandstone bas-reliefs from the VII-8th century.

From Varese Ligure, in the upper Val di Vara, follow the road to the Passo di Cento Croci. Just before the pass, take a small road on the right, with signs for “Cappelletta”, until you reach the homonymous pass, where there is precisely a chapel (altitude 1085 meters).
After leaving the car, we walk south, always near the ridge of the mountain. The description of the itinerary, in practice, is all here: to stay more or less faithfully on the ridge, with some ups and downs, until you reach the highest point of the ridge, namely the summit of the Monte Gottero: altitude 1639 meters, 2 hours from the Passo della Cappelletta.
The return takes place along the same path as the climb and takes 1.15 hours.

Travel time: 3.15 hours
Starting altitude: 1085 m.
Elevation gain: 700 m approx.
Difficulty: E - Hiking
Recommended period: March - November
Region: Liguria
< strong>Province: La Spezia
Valle/Zone: Val di Vara

scritto da Peter Rackley - ultima modifica il 29/11/2019

Excursion to Monte Zuccone from the Passo di Cento Croci

Easy and profitable excursion, short and without difficulty, which reaches the panoramic summit of Monte Zuccone, on the watershed ridge with Emilia Romagna.
The trip takes us to discover the upper Val di Vara, with its superb woods of chestnut trees, beech and pine trees, alternating with restful pastures.
In this regard, we cannot fail to remember that Varese Ligure can boast of a significant and we think enviable record: it was the first country in Europe to obtain the ISO environmental certification. 14001. In practice, a Municipality that has been able to promote and develop innovative and absolutely cutting-edge policies of the territory and environment.
The certification obtained recognizes the absence of carbon oxide in the air, as well as noise and electromagnetic pollution, guarantees the quality of urban services (waste management, water treatment, business services, transport, landscape protection), underlines the goodness of exploitation of livestock and agricultural crops.
We are therefore in a real “valley of nature and organic”, with dozens and dozens of high quality farms, which produce fruit, cheeses and meats with very high quality “organic” quality levels, with absolute respect for nature and its rhythms. Therefore, the paradise of every lover of nature and good food.
From Varese Ligure, in the upper Val di Vara, you can reach the Passo di Cento Croci, at 1055 meters above sea level, where you leave the car.
We then walk west and then northwest, along a dirt road that crosses the southern slopes of Monte Foppo, until you reach a casing, at 1200 meters above sea level.
Leave the road to follow, on the right, a marked path that climbs along the ridge of the mountain.
Later you enter again on the road, which must be followed faithfully, until you reach the wide and rounded summit of Monte Zuccone, where there is a beautiful chapel dedicated to the Madonna: 1423 meters, 1.15 hours from the Passo di Cento Croci.
The return takes place along the same path as the climb and takes 45 minutes.

Travel time: 2 hours
Starting altitude: m. 1055
Altitude gain: m. 368
< Strong>difficulty: T - Tourist
Recommended period: March - November
Region: Liguria
Province: La Spezia
Valle/area: Val di Vara

scritto da Albert Clifford - ultima modifica il 17/04/2020

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CAMPING VILLAGGIO VALDEIVA

Deiva Marina (17 Km) - Loc. Ronco

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Situated at three Kilometres from the sea, surrounded by the typical Mediterranean vegetation. The campsite has a bus connection all year round to the centre of the town of Deiva Marina, from where it is possible to reach by train the best known sights of the Riviera di Levante: the Cinque Terre, Portofino and its Gulf, Genoa. The campsite offers to its guests pitches for caravans, campers and tents, as well as a wide range of accommodations like bungalows, chalets, caravans or mobilhomes. In the campsite you can find the following facilities: bar, restaurant, pizzeria and market, swimming po

ALBERGO AL CARUGIO

Monterosso al Mare (25 Km) - Via Roma 100

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Albergo Al Carugio is located at the beginning of the historical center of Monterosso Al Mare, is a one star. The distance between the hotel and the beach is about 300 meters (5 minutes walk along the main street of the old town), while to walk from the station, it takes about ten minutes, a quarter of an 'hour (walking along the seafront). Unfortunately there is no sea view rooms have a window from the main street of the village. The price for a double room accommodation varies between 65.00 and 95.00 EUR per night, breakfast is not available. The services offered by the hotel, credit c

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Parco Naturale Regionale dell' Aveto

Borzonasca (17 Km)

The Aveto Regional Natural Park is a natural geological area located in the province of Genoa and rich in a wide variety of flora and fauna. It has an area of 3,018 hectares and has been considered a natural park since 1995. The Park offers many possibilities, including sports, especially for mountain lovers.

Bosco e Spiaggia del Villaggio la Francesca

Bonassola (22 Km)

The green hill where the La Francesca resort stands and the small beach below have been marked several times as 'place of the heart' in the FAI censuses ( http://www.iluoghidelcuore.it/bosco-e-spiaggia-del-villaggio-la-francesca).

Art and culture

Museo Contadino

Varese Ligure

The Farmer Museum located in the municipality of Varese Ligure was built in 1975 and renovated in 2005. Inside we can admire objects that were used by citizens and that belong to the late nineteenth century period.

Borgo Rotondo

Varese Ligure

So called for its circular structure. An ellipse of small and thin houses, characterized by a low porch, describes a round square still occupied by a core of taller houses. The whole structure dates back to the fourteenth century, when Varese was already a nerve center for commerce and communication routes, conceived by the Fieschi for military and merchant purposes.

Castello dei Fieschi

Varese Ligure

The Fieschi Castle consists of two imposing towers, called by Piccinino and Landi. The fortress was the residence of the Podestà from the 16th to the 18th century and then became a private home. Currently you can visit the prisons below, the presentation hall and the walkways of the buttress.

Mostra Permanente Storico-Archeologica

Zignago (14 Km)

The Permanent Historical-Archaeological Exhibition is located within the environments of the school of Pieve di Zignago. The museum is divided into three rooms and displays photographic materials related to the excavation campaigns, inhabited already in prehistoric times.

Pinacoteca "Parmigiani"

Bedonia (15 Km)

The art gallery is located in the interior of the Episcopal Seminary of Bedonia, and consists of a large collection of paintings, part of the private collection of Vittorio Parmigiani, from which it also took its name. The collection of Venetian and Tuscan ecclesiastical works is divided into two major sections: the Parmigiani collection and the Bolognini collection. The museum is open for all interested parties.

Chiesa di San Giorgio

Moneglia (17 Km)

It dates back to 1396 and renovated in the eighteenth century, with a beautiful bell tower in typical Genoese style with black and white stripes and a height that exceeds the roofs of the houses. To the east there is the Oratory of the Disciplinators that dates back to the tenth century, decorated internally with overlapping frescoes dated from the '200 to the '700.

Chiesa di Santa Croce

Moneglia (17 Km)

It was built in 1700 on an ancient parish church dating back to 1100. In its outer wall there are links of the chain of the port of Pisa, as a trophy of the Genoese victory in the Battle of Meloria in 1284. Inside the church there are works by the local painter Luca Cambiaso and the sculptor Anton Maria Maragliano, Genoese.

Fortezza di Villafranca

Moneglia (18 Km)

Castello di Compiano

Compiano (14 Km)

The fortification was built in 1141 by the Malaspina family. The castle has an irregular quadrilateral structure, consisting of three towers. Inside the building is decorated with luxurious furnishings. Currently, two important museums are set up in the rooms of the castle: the “Raimondi Gambarotta” Collection and the Museum “Masonic Horizons”. The structure is owned by the Municipality.

Chiesa SS. Concezione

Cavi (20 Km)

Torre Punta Manara

Sestri Levante (19 Km)

The Punta Manara Tower was built in the sixteenth century. Since it was about 140 meters above sea level, it was used as a coastal sighting center. Currently we can see only a few ruins of the Tower.

Food and wine

Azienda Agrituristica Monte Pu'

Castiglione Chiavarese (13 Km)

La Brinca

Ne (16 Km)

La Brinca, nickname of the family of Texinin, that she lived in this agricultural house in the mid nineteenth century, from 1987 it ‘s restaurant and “caneva con fùndego da vin”, that is inn with shop and wine cellar as it was used to say then. Brinca, Brincu, Briccu, in the ancient Ligurian etymology means “steep place”, steep and hard as our land. La Brinca proposes a large variety of traditional local dishes which stem from the peasant heritage of west Liguria, therefore only using on the local farm produces of the season.

Antica Locanda Luigina

Carrodano (15 Km)

La Ricolla

Ne (13 Km)

Azienda Agricola Pino Gino

Castiglione Chiavarese (12 Km)

Ostaia Vegia

Casarza Ligure (15 Km)

"The basic principle we follow is that of seasonality, to combine with the tradition, creativity, love of food, wine, people and the pleasure of us at home all that you can do ". The typical Italian restaurant, pizzeria with wood oven, but also wine tasting , typical salami and cheeses. Book your evening in the pub! The atmosphere is warm, professional and family at the same time.

Sport and fun

Parco Avventura Val di Vara

Maissana (6 Km)

Shopping

Shoppin Brugnato, Outlet Village

Brugnato (328 Km)

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Varese Ligure

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Varese Ligure

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Santo Stefano d'Aveto (22 Km)

Azienda di Promozione Turistica del Tigullio - Lavagna

Lavagna (21 Km)

Azienda di Promozione Turistica del Tigullio - Sestri Levante

Sestri Levante (20 Km)

Azienda di Promozione Turistica del Tigullio - Lavagna

Lavagna (20 Km)

Azienda di Promozione Turistica del Tigullio - Ne

Ne (16 Km)

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Lavagna (21 Km)

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Bonassola (21 Km)

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Brugnato (19 Km)

Gal appennino Genovese

Borzonasca (17 Km)

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Borgo Val di Taro (18 Km)

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Zeri (14 Km)

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Moneglia (18 Km)

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Deiva Marina (19 Km)

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Bedonia (14 Km)

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Lavagna (21 Km)

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Bonassola (21 Km)

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Tornolo (8 Km)

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Sestri Levante (20 Km)

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Zeri (14 Km)

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Bedonia (14 Km)

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Tornolo (8 Km)

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Framura (19 Km)

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Deiva Marina (19 Km)

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Cavi (19 Km)

Iat S.Stefano d'Aveto

Santo Stefano d'Aveto (22 Km)

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Albareto (11 Km)

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Borghetto di Vara (20 Km)

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Borzonasca (17 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Carasco

Carasco (20 Km)

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Carro (12 Km)

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Carrodano (16 Km)

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Casarza Ligure (16 Km)

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Castiglione Chiavarese (13 Km)

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Cogorno (20 Km)

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Compiano (14 Km)

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Maissana (6 Km)

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Mezzanego (17 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Ne

Ne (17 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Rocchetta Di Vara

Rocchetta di Vara (19 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica San Colombano Certenoli

San Colombano Certenoli (22 Km)

I.A.T. Ufficio Informazioni e di Accoglienza Turistica Sesta Godano

Sesta Godano (11 Km)

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Zignago (14 Km)

Porto Lavagna

Lavagna (22 Km)

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Framura (19 Km)

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Sestri Levante (20 Km)

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Excursion to Monte Gottero from Passo della Cappelletta

Excursion to Monte Zuccone from the Passo di Cento Croci

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