Gabbiano's Liguria

Located between Paradiso Gulf and Tigullio Gulf, the Portofino Regional Natural Park is a protected area of great naturalistic interest thanks to the great variety of microclimates present and its particular geomorphological features...

Known since ancient times, slate has been used and appreciated as a building material throughout Liguria (it is said that the Romans called the tribe that inhabited these areas Tigullii, as they were accustomed to building the roofs of their houses with "tegole" (tiles) made of this stone)...

Within the Aveto Park lies Val di Penna, a charming little valley where human settlement has been skillfully carried out through the synergy between the local inhabitants and the Benedictine monks of the Borzone Abbey...

Like any respected important character, Genoa also has its own bodyguards: the "New Walls" (Mura Nuove) and the Forts. Built in the seventeenth century to better defend the city, this colossal work that encircles Genoa from the Lantern (Lanterna) to the Bisagno Valley measures an impressive 12 km in length, holding the record as the longest city wall in Europe, second only to the Great Wall of China worldwide!

Cinque Terre need no introduction: since 1997 they have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, which has made them famous all over the world...

The sanctuary of “Nostra Signora di Montallegro” has been a pilgrimage destination for centuries, since the Madonna is said to have appeared to a farmer in the area. After this episode, the people of Rapallo decided to build a sanctuary in that place in memory of this apparition...