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22 23RapalloLavagnaCAMOGLIPORTOFINOBOGLIASCORECCOSANTA MARGHERITARAPALLOMunicipality of RapalloPress OfficeTel. +39 0185 6801eventi@comune.rapallo.ge.itwww.comune.rapallo.ge.itLAVAGNATHE TOWNRapallo's municipal territory, which, togetherwith that of other nearby Portofino protectedarea. It offers a real concentration of Liguriannature, and wildlife, and of local history andanthropology.The landscape is the fruit of an original formof co-evolution between that has given riseto a remarkable range of environments andto the convergence societies: those ofseafaring, olive-growing and chestnutgrowing.PLACES TO VISITValle Christi ComplexA Cistercian Gothic-style monument datingback to circa 1204, located in the outlyingvillage of San Massimo.Sanctuary of Our Lady of CaravaggioLocated on Monte Caravaggio, and built in1727, it can be reached along a footpath thatpasses through olive groves, chestnut andoak woods and meadow lands. From thelevel area in front of the church you can enjoyone of the most complete panoramic views ofthe Italian riviera, both eastern and western.Footpath to Montallegro and ridge pathfrom Monte Manico del Lume toMontallegroEnthralling itineraries leading to theSanctuary so dear to the hearts of the peopleof Rapallo. The first, following a cobbledmule-track, is the continuation of the firststretch that takes us from the centre ofRapallo to the little church of SaintBartholomew and the spot known as “IlPellegrino”.The second, a ridge path along thewatershed between Fontanabuona andRapallo's inland territories, slopes gently upand down and offers soul-stirring views of theGulf of Tigullio and the Ligurian Apennines.CAMOGLIPORTOFINOBOGLIASCORECCOSANTA MARGHERITARAPALLOMunicipality of LavagnaTourist OfficeTel. +39 0185 367284turismo@comune.lavagna.ge.itwww.comune.lavagna.ge.itLAVAGNATHE TOWNStanding between the eastern bank of theEntella river and one of Liguria's rarestretches of straight coastline, Lavagna is ahappy exception to the enthralling, but farmore rugged, Tigullio coast.Its historic centre features all the typicalcharacteristics of a Liguria seafaring village,with its narrow, winding streets, arcades andpainted facades. It has strong links with theFieschis, a powerful family in the Republic ofGenoa, to whom the town's history is bound.The famous Torta dei Fieschi festival, anevent that draws thousands of people eachyear on the feast of the Assumption, isnamed after the same family.PLACES TO VISITThe “carruggi” [typical narrow streets] arehome to treasured buildings, including theBaroque church dedicated to Saint Steven,with its elegant porticato del Brignardellocolonnade, the Oratory of Our Lady of MountCarmel, the Torre del Borgo tower, a historicmilitary rampart converted into a residenceby the Ravenna family, and now how to asmall but interesting museum, the Carbonehouse, a FAI property and feather in thecity's cap.Villa Grimaldi - GentileA Baroque aristocratic residence, and nowprestigious location for high-quality culturalevents.Santa Giulia di CentauraAn inland hamlet, amidst the olive grovesand old pathways often originally leading totraditional slate extraction sites.The Entella river, a Province of GenoaWildlife Haven, and one of Liguria's mostimportant wetland areas, is ideal for walkingor cycling trips, a particularly specialexperience during the migration seasons,when numerous species of birds can bespotted, from the very common to the veryrare.