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the other riviera
The Teiro, Sansobbia,
Orba and Erro Valleys
Thick forests and cool mountain streams
You only need to turn your back on Varazze, Celle Ligure
and Albisola along the coast to find yourself in a world
of woods and hills. The true face of the other Riviera
awaits you in the Teiro and Sansobbia Valleys, which
lead down towards the sea, and the Orba and Erro
Valleys, which extend north
towards the River Po:
greenery and panoramic
views, with your head in the
clouds and your feet in the
warm Mediterranean.
THE HAMLETS OF VARAZZE
Casanova, between the green
countryside and the blue sea
The huge forest with many watercourses and plentiful wild
mushrooms that stretches up from the rocky coast of Piani
di Invrea and Varazze towards Mount Beigua is part of the
Regional Natural Park of the same name. It is dotted with
several farming villages, houses and farms. In Cantalupo
the houses are set among the olive groves, whilst in
Casanova the smell of the sea mingles with the aroma of
wild herbs and flowers. Nearby are the Trattoria Fossello,
which offers pizza and barbecued meat, the Trattoria La
Vecchia Fattoria and the Ristorante Pizzeria Pub Claro
de Luna, on the road to Le Faie. You can stay overnight
at the B&B Villa Silvia. The panoramic little church of
Madonna della Guardia stands on a hilltop high above
Varazze, not far from the Chapel of Jacopo da Voragine. He
is Varazze’s most famous historical figure, Bishop of Genoa
and a very famous religious writer, and his works include
the “Golden Legend”.
Varazze
Celle Ligure
Albisola Superiore
Pero: among holm
oaks and chestnut
trees
The landscape becomes wild
and rugged as the road
climbs towards Mount
Beigua. The olive trees
give way to holm oaks
and then chestnut
trees. Pero is home
to the Pasticceria
Artigiana Punto Dolce
(patisserie) and to the B&B
La Rocca. The lively
Ristorante da Carlin and the
sweet honey produced by
Apicoltura Montali
(beekeepers) can be found
along the road that cuts
through the flowers and olive
groves in Campomarzio. Here
a signpost displays geographic
facts and figures (latitude,
longitude…), not least that
New Zealand’s Chatham
Islands lie 12,000 km below
your feet, in the Antipodes.