Touristic Itineraries
Lerici, "The pearl of the poet's Gulf" located in the extreme eastern part of the Ligurian Region, greets you with a scenario dear to poets and writers: the splendid hills studded with hamlets and villas, constantly changing waters, and a sea of a thousand faces ideal for a vacationand water sports.Beautiful to see and discover, this coastal and hilly town is a maze of little squares and alleys: here the ancient is reserved, and the new never tends to overwhelm.
Territorial Facts
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Lerici-La Serra-Lerici |
Lerici-Pugliola-Solaro-San Terenzo |
Going up the same "Carpaneta" and reaching the road for Tellaro, cross it and go up an easy mule-track till La Serra with a view of the Gulf's eastern part. Following a network of ancient trails you encounter the evidence of a megalithic civilization with stone constructions called "cavanei" very similar to the Sardinian nuraghis. From La Serra you can descend along the provincial road till Barcola and, by way of the mule-track of via Canata, re-enter comfortably on the sea's promenade, near the gardens. |
Go up via Canata, reach Barcola, where the ancient cart-road from the XVII century leaves the sea panorama, you arrive in Pugliola, ancient XIII century settlement. From there continue towards Solaro where you encounter the "Orto Magno" a complex of terracing and walled-tubs, probably ancient roman hot baths. Coming to the ancient hamlet of Solaro, go over a fly-over bridge that leads to the locality of San Terenzo. |
San Terenzo-Falconara-Santa Teresa-San Terenzo |
Tellaro-Quattrostrade-Punta Corvo |
From the small square at the feet of San Terenzo's Castle you can go up towards the Falconara hill that overlooks the village, till seeing the Gulf, a spectacular marine landscape, indeed. In this place, it's recounted that there might be the tomb of the "Cavaliere" (from the legend of a crusader buried there). From Falconara you can descend on the same road or along the paved road that passes by Pozzuolo. From there you can comfortably continue the walk till Forte di Pianelloni and to the 1500 fortress of Santa Teresa, where the "Scuola di Vela" (Sailing School) is located and where you can admire the nearby "punta dell'Oca Pelata" once probably utilized as a landing during roman times. |
A walk that comes upon splendid views and winds around communication trenches and sheer drops to the sea. Leaving from Tellaro, through the "Via Grande" or "Romana" (ancient road of communication with Luni through Ameglia) you come to a crossroads of "Quattro Strade". |
Lerici-Barbazzano |
Lerici-Maralunga-Lerici |
Going up the "Carpenata"(via Doria of Lerici) you reach the junction for Maralunga. In front of civic number 3 on the provincial road for Tellaro, an easy trail departs and leads to the ancient hamlet of Barbazzano. Inserted in an olive grove of roman recollection, particularly suggestive due to its natural and urban combination. The hamlet of roman origin, reached its most splendid period in the Middle Ages (XII and XIII a. D.): located in a strategic point it had a landing at the sea. The "Sailors of Barbazzano" that participated in historical battles are famous. Barbazzano appears in important treaties between the Pisa and Genoa Republics. |
From Piazza Garibaldi, ancient port of call seat for naval construction, go up the "Carpaneta"(Via A.Doria), you'll pass in front of the Palace where Andrea Doria stayed, and reach the provincial road fro Tellaro. Turn right and continue along the ex military road that leads to the naval coast battery from the 1800's at Maralunga. The road remains at a certain height so you have beautiful views of Lerici and the "Caletta". Returning you can descend from the "Tagliata", visit the Poggio and the Castle and therefore come back by way of the ancient Pisano hamlet or descend at the Calata Mazzini pier (Lerici's wharf). |
Pugliola-San Lorenzo al Carpione-Pugliola |
Pozzuolo-Monte Canarbino(m.300)-Pozzuolo |
Going down by way of the mule-track that leads to the state road near the second Tunnel of the Scoglietti at the Guercio locality, and continuing about a hundred meters in the direction for Sarzana, you come to a dirt road junction on the right, near an ancient furnace. Going up this road, rather steep, but easily walked you reach a plateau, at whose summit you encounter the ruins of the ancient Pieve di San Lorenzo. |
Taking the communal road for Pitelli, you reach the junction of "Tre Strade", continue beyond it for about 10 minutes then go up the mule-track till the Cararbino military road. Continuing along this road with beautiful views of the Gulf's outlet and Lerici, you reach the Cararbino Fort, summit and watershed of the Magra Valley. |
Senato-Fiume Magra
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Tellaro-Spiaggioni-Tellaro |
A strip of the Lerici territory that reaches the Magra river with a fraction of the Senato. In the Middle Ages it was a crossing point for boats. Today it's a waiting place for bird watching whether it be for coots, king fishers or herons (in spring and late autumn). |
For those who love steep trails, from the previous mule-track the trail winds for the Big Beaches, along which you encounter the Torre Groppina, ancient watch and protection tower for the sudden raids of pirates |