A Sea of Green Agro-Food Routes
CONTENTS From the Roia valley to the Diano valleys
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The Arroscia valley and the valleys of Albenga
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Valleys of the Savona area and Bormida valley
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The hinterland of the Genoese Ponente
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From Trebbia valley to Fontanabuona valley
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The lands of the Gulf of Tigullio
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From Vara valley to Magra valley
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Milano A7
Alessandria
Isola del Cantone Ronco Scrivia
A26
Gorreto
Vobbia Rossiglione Campo Ligure
Mignanego
Tiglieto Piana Crixia Dego
Torino
Piemonte
Millesimo
Roccavignale
Cosseria
Murialdo
Arenzano
A10
Pallare
Albisola Superiore
Stella
Albissola Marina
Massimino
SAVONA
Quiliano Osiglia
Bormida
Calizzano Rialto Bardineto
Mallare
Vado Ligure Orco Feglino
Calice L.
Vezzi Portio
Magliolo Tovo S. Giacomo Finale Ligure Giustenice Borgio Verezzi Erli Boissano Pietra Ligure Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena Balestrino Nasino Cosio di Arroscia Loano Toirano Armo AquilaCastelbianco Zuccarello Borghetto Mendatica di Arroscia S. Spirito Pornassio Cisano Vendone sul Neva Ceriale Montegrosso Onzo Borghetto d'Arroscia Pian Latte Arnasco Pieve Ranzo Ortovero di Teco Vessalico Villanova Albenga Garlenda d’Albenga Rezzo Cesio Casanova Lerrone A10 Triora Caravonica Testico Stellanello Alassio Aurigo Molini Borgomaro Chiusanico Villa Faraldi di Triora Laigueglia Lucinasco Pigna Carpasio Chiusavecchia Diano Arentino CastelAndora Pontedassio Prelà Montalto L. Diano San Pietro Rocchetta vittorio Vasia Cervo Nervina Diano Badalucco Dolcedo Castello Apricale Bajardo San Bartolomeo Airole Ceriana Castellaro Pietrabruna Diano Marina al Mare Olivetta Isolabona Civezza Cipressa Perinaldo San Michele Pompeiana Costarainera Dolceacqua Terzorio Taggia San Lorenzo al Mare Soldano San Biagio della Cima Santo Stefano al Mare Seborga Camporosso Arma di Taggia Riva L. Vallebona Sanremo Vallecrosia
FRANCIA
Cogoleto
Varazze Celle Ligure
Bergeggi Spotorno Noli
Voltri
Casella Torriglia
Serra Riccò Bolzaneto
Montoggio Davagna
Bargagli Pegli
GENOVA
Fascia
Valbrevenna
Savignone
Sant'Olcese Mele
Carcare Altare
Ceranesi
Sassello Pontinvrea
Cairo Montenotte Plodio
Cengio
A6
Giusvalla
Campomorone
Masone
Urbe
Mioglia
Crocefieschi
Busalla
Propata
Rovegno
Emilia Romagna
Fontanigorda
Rondanina
Rezzoaglio
Santo Stefano d'Aveto
Montebruno Neirone
Favale di Malvaro
Moconesi
Lumarzo Lorsica Borzonasca Uscio Cicagna Avegno Orero Pieve Ligure Boccadasse Tribogna Mezzanego Coreglia Ligure Nervi Bogliasco Sori S. Colombano Certenoli Leivi Recco Rapallo Ne Carasco Varese L. Camogli Zoagli Maissana Santa Margherita Ligure Cogorno Chiavari Portofino Lavagna Casarza Ligure Carro Sestri Levante Castiglione Chiavarese
A12
Toscana Sesta Godano
Carrodano
Moneglia Deiva Marina
Framura
Borghetto di Vara
Bonassola Levanto
Zignago
Brugnato
Pignone
Monterosso al Mare Vernazza
Parma
Rocchetta di Vara
Calice al Cornoviglio
A12
Riccò del Golfo di Spezia Follo
LA SPEZIA Riomaggiore
A15
Beverino Bolano
Santo Stefano di Magra Vezzano L. Sarzana Arcola
Ortonovo
Lerici Porto Venere
Castelnuovo Magra
Ameglia Montemarcello
Livorno
IMPERIA
Ventimiglia
Ospedaletti Bordighera
Montecarlo
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From the Roia valley to the Diano valleys In the land of oil. Where the sun and the passions for farming live.
Cesio Caravonica Testico Aurigo Molini Chiusanico Borgomaro di Triora Villa Faraldi Lucinasco Carpasio Chiusavecchia Pigna Diano Arentino Andora Pontedassio PrelĂ Montalto L. Diano San Pietro CastelRocchetta Vasia Cervo vittorio Nervina Diano Badalucco Dolcedo Castello Apricale Bajardo San Bartolomeo al Mare Airole Castellaro Pietrabruna Diano Marina Ceriana Isolabona Civezza Cipressa Perinaldo Pompeiana IMPERIA Costarainera Dolceacqua Terzorio Taggia San Lorenzo al Mare Soldano San Biagio della Cima Santo Stefano al Mare Seborga Camporosso Arma di Taggia Riva L. Vallebona Sanremo Vallecrosia Triora
Ventimiglia
Ospedaletti Bordighera
Artichoke of Perinaldo
STAGES Airole, Dolceacqua, Apricale, Perinaldo, Bajardo, Pigna, Molini di Triora, Badalucco, Taggia, Ceriana, Pompeiana, Terzorio, Civezza, Pontedassio, Chiusavecchia, Borgomaro, Aurigo, Diano Castello, Diano Arentino
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A route that takes you to the light and the colours of lush hillsides that look out to sea. Valleys dotted with olive groves and decorated by vegetable gardens await you. Discover all the nuances of the oil made from Taggiasca olives, the main ingredient of the local cuisine. Then let yourself be delighted by the renowned artichokes of Perinaldo, excellent served raw with an oil-based dipping sauce, by the white beans of the mountains, excellent served with a drizzle of oil and finely chopped chives. You can also taste the genuine flavour of these lands in the sweets, honoured by an excellent brush honey, a mixed flower honey with the scent of Mediterranean nature.
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TYPICAL PRODUCTS Airole - Mediterranean brush honey Dolceacqua - oil Apricale - oil Perinaldo - artichokes of Perinaldo Slow Food presidium, oil Bajardo - oil Pigna - white beans of the Alps Slow Food presidium Molini di Triora - mushrooms and snails Badalucco - white beans of the Alps Slow Food presidium Taggia - oil, beefsteak tomatoes Ceriana - oil Pompeiana - artichokes Terzorio - trombetta courgettes Civezza - miscimin apricots Pontedassio - oil Chiusavecchia - oil Borgomaro - oil, white beans of Conio - Slow Food presidium Aurigo - oil Diano Castello - Genoese DOP basil Diano Arentino - oil
White beans of the Alps - Slow Food presidium
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Micchette di Dolceacqua
Extra-virgin olive oil of the Ligurian Riviera (PDO)
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The Arroscia valley and the valleys of Albenga Amidst the silvery mantles of olives and the pale pink, where you can find fine oil and magnificent peaches.
Giustenice Erli Boissano Pietra Ligure Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena Balestrino Nasino Cosio di Arroscia Loano Toirano Armo Borghetto Aquila Castelbianco Zuccarello S. Spirito di Arroscia Pornassio Cisano Onzo Vendone sul Neva Ceriale Mendatica Borghetto d'Arroscia Arnasco Montegrosso Pieve Pian Latte Ranzo Ortovero di Teco Vessalico Villanova Albenga Garlenda d’Albenga Rezzo Cesio Casanova Lerrone Caravonica Testico Stellanello Alassio Aurigo Borgomaro Chiusanico Villa Faraldi Laigueglia Lucinasco Chiusavecchia Diano Arentino Andora Pontedassio Prelà Diano San Pietro Vasia Cervo Diano Dolcedo Castello San Bartolomeo Diano Marina al Mare IMPERIA San Lorenzo al Mare
Vessalico garlic Set off to enchanted places on a discovery tour of the magical fruits. The valleys framing Albenga are a silvery mantle of olives, where ancient oil mills give life to an excellent extra-virgin olive oil.
Between Pieve di Teco and Villanova d’Albenga, in spring, the peaches of the Arroscia valley show off all the shades of pink, waiting to offer you their juiciest gifts. Come and taste them.
STAGES Pieve di Teco, Borghetto d’Arroscia, Vessalico, Ranzo, Ortovero, Arnasco, Villanova d’Albenga, Cisano sul Neva, Castelbianco, Nasino
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Purple asparagus of Albenga
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Ortovero peaches
TYPICAL PRODUCTS Pieve di Teco extra-virgin oil from Taggiasca olives Vessalico white garlic of Vessalico - Slow Food presidium Borghetto d’Arroscia extra-virgin oil from Taggiasca olives Ranzo extra-virgin oil from Taggiasca olives Ortovero peaches Arnasco extra-virgin oil from Arnasca olives Villanova d’Albenga beefsteak tomatoes, artichokes of Albenga and purple asparagus of Albenga - Slow Food presidium Cisano sul Neva extra-virgin olive oil Castelbianco cherries, rondetti figs Nasino turnips of the Pennavaire valley
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Artichoke of Albenga
Extra-virgin Taggiasca olive oil
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Valleys of the Savona area and Bormida VALLEY A route marked by the woods, coloured by the citrus fruits, enhanced by the scents of nature.
Piana Crixia Dego
Roccavignale
Giusvalla
Sassello Pontinvrea
Cairo Montenotte
Cengio Millesimo
Plodio Cosseria
Carcare Altare
Pallare
Albisola Superiore
Quiliano Osiglia
Bormida
Calizzano Rialto Calice L.
Bardineto Magliolo Tovo S. Giacomo Giustenice Erli Boissano Balestrino
Stella Varazze Celle Ligure
Albissola Marina SAVONA
Murialdo
Massimino
Urbe
Mioglia
Mallare
Vado Ligure Orco Feglino Vezzi Portio
Bergeggi
Bardineto mushrooms A heart beating in the earth, one eye looking at the sea and the other at the mountains. Set off to discover the valleys of the Savona areas, a multi-coloured nature awaits you alongside the nuances of the agro-food products. From the golden extra-virgin olive oil to the warm
brown chestnuts, from the bright colours of the citrus fruits to the pastel colours of the peaches of Valleggia through to the dark - and fragrant - shades of the mushrooms embellishing the centuries-old beech forests.
Spotorno Noli
Finale Ligure
Borgio Verezzi Pietra Ligure Loano Toirano Borghetto S. Spirito Ceriale
STAGES Bardineto, Calizzano, Massimino, Murialdo, Tovo San Giacomo, Quiliano, Carcare, Plodio, Millesimo, Cengio, Dego, Piana Crixia, Giusvalla, Sassello Rocchetta - Cengio pumpkins
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Apricots from Valleggia - Quiliano
Chestnuts from Bormida valley
TYPICAL PRODUCTS Bardineto - chestnuts Massimino - chestnuts Calizzano, Murialdo - chestnuts dried in wood and stone “tecci�, Slow Food presidium Calizzano - mushrooms, mineral waters Tovo San Giacomo - peaches, Pernambucco oranges
Quiliano - apricots of Valleggia - Slow Food presidium, honey Carcare, Millesimo, Dego, Piana Crixia - truffles Plodio - Sieizi water Cengio - Rocchetta pumpkin Giusvalla - mushrooms Sassello - mushrooms Millesimo truffle
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The hinterland of the Genoese Ponente The valleys of milk and of meat, names that evoke the true nature and genuine flavours of the western Genoa hinterland.
Isola del Cantone Ronco Scrivia Vobbia Rossiglione
Busalla Savignone
Campo Ligure
Mignanego Campomorone
Tiglieto Masone
Casella
Ceranesi
Mele
Arenzano Cogoleto
Valbrevenna Torriglia
Serra Riccò
Bolzaneto
Voltri
Crocefieschi
Montoggio Sant'Olcese Davagna Bargagli
Pegli
GENOVA
Lumarzo Uscio Avegno Boccadasse Pieve Ligure Nervi Bogliasco Sori Recco Camogli Santa Margherita Ligure Portofino
, Milk from the Stura valley
STAGES Masone, Campo Ligure, Rossiglione, Ceranesi, Campomorone, Sant’Olcese, Serra Riccò, Mignanego, Busalla, Savignone, Valbrevenna, Montoggio, Davagna
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Saffron from Davagna
Small herds graze free on the green hills of the Stura valley and the Polcevera valley. Not coincidentally, here the “zero kilometres” meat and the fresh milk have the flavour of genuineness. You can also discover quality in the nectar of the wildflowers and chestnut groves, where the bees from the local hives produce a fragrant honey. Then, in October and November you’ll be greeted by the crops of saffron.
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TYPICAL PRODUCTS Masone, Rossiglione, Ceranesi, Campomorone, Serra Riccò, Mignanego, Valbrevenna, Davagna Beef Masone, Rossiglione, Campo Ligure, Tiglieto honey, milk Sant’Olcese - honey, organically grown fruit and vegetables
Serra Riccò, Savignone, Montoggio white Quarantina and Prugnona potatoes Busalla - honey Valbrevenna - organically grown fruit and vegetables, fresh and dried chestnuts and castagnaccio chestnut cake Davagna - honey, saffron, Quarantina potatoes
Organic fruits and vegetables - Sant’Olcese
Beef from the valleys of the Genoese valleys
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Dried chestnuts - Valbrevenna
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From Trebbia VALLEY to Fontanabuona VALLEY
The Genoese Apennines will greet you with organic meat, local varieties of potatoes such as the white Quarantina and the Prugnona.
Mountain farming where quality has always been cultivated. Discover a land of simple, precious resources.
Amongst the pastures and the woods of the upper Trebbia valley and Fontanabuona valley. Where beef and rustic potatoes have all the flavour of genuiness. Gorreto Fascia
Rovegno
Propata Rondanina Montebruno
Torriglia Neirone Bargagli GENOVA
Moconesi Lorsica
Lumarzo Uscio Pieve Ligure
Avegno Sori
Favale di Malvaro
Orero Cicagna
Tribogna Coreglia Ligure
Nervi Bogliasco Recco Rapallo Camogli Santa Margherita Ligure Portofino
Zoagli Chiavari
Quarantina potato
STAGES Torriglia, Fascia, Neirone, Moconesi, Tribogna, Lorsica
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TYPICAL PRODUCTS Fascia - beef, mushrooms Torriglia - fresh and dried chestnuts and castagnaccio chestnut cake
Torriglia, Neirone, Lorsica Genoese mountain potatoes Moconesi, Tribogna - honey
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Porcini mushrooms in Trebbia valley
The lands of the Gulf of Tigullio The extra-virgin oil of the Riviera di Levante and the meat of the Cabannina cow. Two “gems” of the agriculture of the valleys in the Chiavari hinterland.
Set off on the search for the most precious resources of the lands of the Gulf of Tigullio, where agro-food excellences are cultivated. Along the valleys and the plateaus, you will run into the olive trees looking over the sea and grazing herds in the mountains, onions and aubergines grown on the stone terraces and mushrooms hidden in the woods.
Gorreto Fascia
Rovegno
Propata Santo Stefano d'Aveto
Torriglia Rondanina Fontanigorda Montebruno Davagna
Rezzoaglio Neirone
Favale di Malvaro
Bargagli
Moconesi Lumarzo Lorsica Uscio Cicagna Orero Pieve Ligure Avegno Tribogna
Borzonasca
Mezzanego Coreglia Ligure Nervi Bogliasco Sori S. Colombano Certenoli Leivi Recco Rapallo Ne Carasco Camogli Zoagli Santa Margherita Ligure Cogorno Chiavari Castiglione Portofino Chiavarese Lavagna Sestri Levante
Casarza Ligure Moneglia
STAGES Rovegno, Fontanigorda, San Colombano Certenoli, Leivi, Carasco, Rezzoaglio, Santo Stefano d’Aveto, Ne, Casarza Ligure Strawberries from Casarza Ligure
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Round Genoese aubergine
Hazelnuts from San Colombano Certenoli
TYPICAL PRODUCTS Rovegno honey, mushrooms Moconesi, San Colombano Certenoli, Carasco, Rezzoaglio, Ne honey San Colombano Certenoli red Genoese onion, round Genoese aubergine, hazelnuts
Leivi, Ne “Riviera di Levante” PDO extra-virgin olive oil Rezzoaglio, Santo Stefano d’Aveto - Cabannina cattle milk and beef - Slow Food presidium Fontanigorda, Rezzoaglio, Santo Stefano d’Aveto mushrooms Ne - organic farm production Casarza Ligure - strawberries
Genoese red onion
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From Vara VALLEY to Magra VALLEY From the lands over the sea to the Vara valley, from the light of the olive oil to agriculture that shines with quality. A journey to discover the fruits of the sun.
Varese L.
Maissana Casarza Ligure Castiglione Chiavarese
Carro
Carrodano
Moneglia Deiva Marina
Framura
Sesta Zignago Godano Brugnato Rocchetta di Vara Calice al Cornoviglio
Borghetto di Vara
Bonassola
Beverino
Bolano
Levanto Monterosso al Mare Vernazza
Pignone
Corniglia Riomaggiore Manarola
Follo Riccò del Golfo di Spezia LA SPEZIA
Santo Stefano di Magra Vezzano L. Arcola
Sarzana
Ortonovo
Lerici Porto Venere
Castelnuovo Magra
Ameglia Montemarcello PDO Riviera di Levante extra-virgin olive oil
STAGES Maissana, Varese Ligure, Sesta Godano, Carro, Borghetto di Vara, Brugnato, Rocchetta di Vara, Zignago, Calice al Cornoviglio, Bolano, Santo Stefano di Magra, Sarzana, Castelnuovo Magra, Ortonovo, Follo, Riccò del Golfo di Spezia, Beverino, Pignone, Vernazza - Corniglia, Levanto
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A quality that grows as naturally as the organic products of the Vara valley. Discover the fruits of labour in the lands of the far east of Liguria, a jewel box of excellences to enjoy, from meat to vegetables to honey. But don’t stop there, you can also discover the olive groves on the coastal hillsides from Levanto to Lunigiana, where a fine extra-virgin olive oil is made and the fruit is juicy and fragrant.
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Apples - Beverino
Borlotti beans from Mangia
TYPICAL PRODUCTS Maissana fagiolana beans of Torza Varese Ligure black rooster - Slow Food presidium, chestnuts, meat, fruit, organic products Sesta Godano borlotti beans of Mangia, white cannellini beans Vara valley, Cinerino beans Varese Ligure, Carro, Riccò del Golfo della Spezia porcini mushrooms Borghetto di Vara - black peas of L’Ago Varese Ligure, Brugnato - milk Rocchetta di Vara, Zignago, Calice al Cornoviglio, Ortonovo, Beverino, Vernazza - Corniglia, Levanto - honey
Bolano, Sarzana, Castelnuovo Magra, Ortonovo, Follo, Levanto Riviera di Levante PDO extra-virgin olive oil Santo Stefano di Magra, Sarzana Durone cherries, Birindella peaches, Franchi courgettes, Massina plums Castelnuovo Magra - Castelnovina olives Beverino - Beverino apples Pignone red onions of Pignone, Aquila beans, Lumè beans, Lupinaro beans, “granone” cheese, Pignone potatoes, plums balla d’ase Levanto Bodrasca chestnuts, “collo storto” plums and Fiaschetta salami Honey from Vara valley
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Durone cherries from Sarzana
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