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Stemma di Borgio Verezzi

Liguria · Savona

Borgio Verezzi

Two villages joined under one comune in 1933: Borgio on the Bandiera Blu beach and Verezzi on the pink-stone hill above.

Known for

  • FESTIVAL TEATRALE

    Open-air theater festival in Piazza Sant'Agostino since 1967, one of the longest-running summer theater events in Italy.

  • GROTTE DI VALDEMINO

    Karst caves with an 800-meter visitor route and small underground lakes, opened to the public in 1970.

  • BANDIERA BLU SINCE 1989

    The beach at Borgio has held the Bandiera Blu flag without interruption since 1989, one of the longest unbroken runs on the Italian coast.

When to visit

Best · Apr–Oct

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  • Best
  • Hot or crowded
  • Quiet
  • Mostly closed

Why come

Borgio Verezzi is two settlements stitched together in 1933 under a single comune in the province of Savona. Borgio sits on the coast at the mouth of the Bottassano stream and holds the Bandiera Blu beach: the flag has flown here without interruption since 1989. Verezzi rises 200 meters up the Orera hill above, four old boroughs of stone houses in the warm-pink local rock.

Piazza Sant'Agostino in Verezzi has hosted the Festival Teatrale di Borgio Verezzi every summer since 1967, one of the longest-running open-air theater festivals in Italy, set against the village skyline and the sea below. The Grotte di Valdemino, discovered in 1933 and opened to the public in 1970, run an 800-meter tourist route through karst passages and underground lakes. The Chiesa di San Pietro Apostolo in Borgio dates to 1789, built on the foundations of the old Burgum Albinganeum castle.

The Sunday letter

We haven’t written Borgio Verezzi’s letter yet.

One town every Sunday, with the photo, the food, the festa. Be there when this one comes up. Free, by Peter & Sophia from Pietrasanta.

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Borgio Verezzi — photo 1
Borgio Verezzi — photo 2

What to see

  • Grotte di Valdemino

    Karst caves discovered in 1933 and opened to the public in 1970, with an 800-meter visitor route through chambers and small underground lakes.

  • Piazza Sant'Agostino

    Main square of Verezzi, open-air stage of the theater festival since 1967, framed by pink-stone houses and a view down to the sea.

  • Chiesa di San Pietro Apostolo

    Neoclassical parish church built in 1789 on the foundations of the medieval Burgum Albinganeum castle, with a white façade and two bell towers.

  • Spiaggia di Borgio

    Bandiera Blu beach in the lower town, holder of the flag without interruption since 1989.

  • Verezzi

    Four boroughs of pink-stone houses on the Orera hill at 200 meters: Piazza, Roccaro, Crosa, Poggio.

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Living here

  • Population 2,048
  • Commuter belti
  • Pharmacy in town
  • High school within a 30-minute drive
  • Train station in the comune
  • Nearest airport Genoa, 1 h 4 min drive
  • Regional capital Genova, 1 h 9 min drive
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The numbers

  • Elevation: 30 m
  • Population: 2,048
  • Surface area: 2.73 km²

These figures were compiled from public directories — ISTAT, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata — and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.

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