Spighe Verdi
Spighe Verdi in Liguria
4 towns
Liguria holds 4 Spighe Verdi sites inside our catalogue. They cluster in the Savona, Genova, and Imperia provinces.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Borgio Verezzi, Lavagna, and Andora. 1 more town carries the mark alongside them.
Borgio Verezzi
Province: Savona · 30 m
Two villages joined under one comune in 1933: Borgio on the Bandiera Blu beach and Verezzi at 200 meters on the pink-stone hill above.
Lavagna
Province: Genova · 6 m
The Tigullio town that gave its name to slate and to Pope Innocent IV, host each 14 August of the Torta dei Fieschi pageant.
Andora
Province: Savona · 10 m
A Riviera town with two faces, two kilometers of sandy beach on the Aurelia and a ruined twelfth-century castle hidden on a hill behind it.
Sanremo
Province: Imperia · 10 m
The capital of the Italian Riviera dei Fiori — Belle Époque casino and palm-lined Lungomare on the seafront, the medieval labyrinth of La Pigna climbing the hill behind, and a year-round mild climate that built the original Northern European winter trade.
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