The guide we propose is not a simple traditional guide: it aims to be a suggestion with a vocation, certainly tourist but above all cultural, social and educational. Wellbeing, knowledge and tourism in a unique and evocative setting that of the Riviera dei Fiori. Western Liguria has been classified by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) as one of the most important sites in the world: the level of biodiversity is considered equal to that of the Amazon.
Not only that: the area between Sanremo and Bordighera is the one in which there is the lowest temperature range in the entire Mediterranean basin. In other words, the one where the climate is most favorable. This is why the Riviera dei Fiori is the best climatic destination for all seasons. Tourism and psychophysical well-being: tourism is increasingly an activity of self-search - and of search for meaning. Based on the imagination, on expectations, on the dream and on the ambitions hidden within us. Here then the search for meaning becomes a search for self.
Often it was precisely the tourists, the permanent or regular ones, who took an interest in and pushed towards the valorisation of the native culture, transforming themselves into powerful agents of renewal and pushing for actions to protect not only the territory but also the local culture.
In recent years we have seen an increase in responsible tourism, sensitive to current issues and values centered on respect and solidarity.
Within responsible tourism, walking routes and urban trekking over medium-long distances, bike routes are among the favorite types: because the extended times allow anyone, even the most shy, to become part of a group and not to feel excluded; because the fatigue of walking or cycling requires rest periods that favor the understanding of the territory, its monuments, its traditions and its history; because it facilitates contact with those who live locally.
Experiences are built that will be remembered and which can be transformed into real training courses. In short, a territory of enormous historical, cultural and anthropological value that is waiting to be valorised. This new tourist identity is aimed above all at this type of "explorer" who will be able to find our culture and bring out stories that tell us who we are.
Perhaps this is what the tourist needs: to seek the essence, the meaning of existence, precisely. In the tourist experience we propose we are referring to a human being who increasingly searches for the internal environment to achieve harmony for himself and for his surroundings and to leave a richer legacy for future generations.
Once upon a time, there was a young couple in love determined to crown their love with the sacred bond of matrimony.
Their families and friends were thrilled with the union, but the evil Count Oberto of Ventimiglia, lord of those lands, claimed the right just primae noctis over all the marriageable girls on his estates, including the young woman in our story.
So, to secure their marriage, the two young lovers fled far away and, joined by friends and relatives, founded the village of Montalto Ligure. These are the origins of Montalto Ligure, known as "The Village of Lovers" precisely because of its legend. A village of rough stone, where history seems to have crowned itself, as if by magic, in the early Middle Ages, Montalto Ligure, with its nostalgic Loggia degli Innamorati and the ancient parish church of San Giorgio, is truly a charming place for a couple in love, perhaps to visit on Valentine's Day.
We have already talked about Triora, because "the town of the Witches" always deserves a separate mention, since its story is both among the most tragic and the most evocative that we could tell.
However, it is worth mentioning it in this list too, because it is one of the hamlets richest in bike routes and, in particular, the most difficult and adventurous ones: will you have the courage to face the challenge of the witches of Triora?
Taggia isn't a village, but a town, but we're listing it among our top reasons to visit the Ligurian hinterland because its unique "zone" division makes it an ideal destination even for the most hesitant. The part of the town close to the sea is entirely dedicated to seaside tourism, as well as hosting one of the most scenic cycle paths in all of northern Italy. Meanwhile, the other—more reserved, perhaps even more Ligurian, we might say with a hint of mischief—part, perched on the ridge of the Argentina Valley, looks with disdain on the revelry of the so-called "Arma di Taggia," the seaside village, and instead devotes itself to cultivating those most typically Ligurian virtues: good food, good wine, and, in every single stone, echoes of history and legend..
Known for the Furgari (Fires) and San Benedetto Revelli, celebrated every year throughout the month of February, with a story to experience, not just read about.
· Villa Nobel 4,9 km
· Piazza Colombo 6 km
· Brescia Square 6 km
· Forte di Santa Tecla 6 km
· Villa Matutia 7 km
· Parco Giacomo Filippo Novaro 8 km
· Parco Naturale di San Romolo 10 km
· Aquariumpark 17 km
· RistoranteLa Margherita 100 m
· Caffetteria/barTorrefazione Caffe' San Marco 100 m
· MontePasso Ghimbegna 12 km
· Monesi-Tre Pini Chair Lift 28 km
· Spiaggia di Bussana 250 m
· Vittoria Beach 350 m
· Spiaggia La Torre 2,2 km
· Spiaggia di Santo Stefano al Mare 3,2 km
· Spiaggia dei Tre Ponti 3,3 km
· Treno Taggia-Arma 1.000 m
· Treno Stazione ferroviaria di Sanremo 6 km
· Riviera Airport 32 km
· Aeroporto di Nizza Costa Azzurra 53 km
· Aeroporto di Cannes Mandelieu 78 km
