The best cycling routes in Val Noci - Torrente Geirato - Alpesisa

Montoggio is a village in the Genoese hinterland, nestled among the woods and hills of the upper Bisagno Valley. It's located about thirty kilometers from Genoa, but the atmosphere is completely different: the landscape here is made up of tranquil valleys, clear streams, and small clusters of houses scattered among meadows and chestnut groves. Dominating the village from above are the ruins of the Fieschi Castle, which controlled the valley in the Middle Ages and was the scene of clashes between ancient Ligurian noble families, leaving behind an aura of history that blends harmoniously with the tranquility of the surrounding nature.

The Church of San Siro di Struppa, located on Via di Creto in the Bisagno Valley, is one of the oldest religious buildings in Genoa. Consecrated in 1025 as a Benedictine abbey, it stands at an ancient medieval crossroads that connected the Bisagno Valley with the Trebbia and Scrivia Valleys. The Romanesque-style building retains a simple and harmonious structure with a single nave and semicircular apses, restored in the 20th century to restore its original appearance. The churchyard, surrounded by cypress trees, offers a serene atmosphere and panoramic views of the valley.

Great to climb to and to descend from. For the most part is a gentle grade with great views

SP13, 16165 Genova GE

February 15, 1945, La Squazza Massacre: On February 14, 1945, an Alpine soldier from Monterosa, a certain Mantovani, was in the La Squazza area (municipality of Borzonasca), heading towards the Forcella pass, where a contingent of Alpine soldiers was stationed. Some partisans recognized him as the one who had seen the mine system being laid around the Forcella stronghold. They then decided to capture him to get him to reveal the operation and exact location of the minefield and organized an ambush. But, while they were ordering him to “put your hands up!”, a group of German soldiers appeared on the road and a firefight ensued, during which Mantovani (probably shot by a Nazi) and a German were fatally shot. The partisans suffered no losses. The Nazi-fascist retaliation was immediate and ferocious and on February 15, ten partisans were taken from the prisons of Chiavari and transported on a truck to La Squazza, where they were murdered. The then deputy commissioner of the “Coduri”, “Miro” recounts that the ten partisans who were shot were left for three days in full view of everyone, with no one being allowed to attend to the funeral. The owner of the hotel in La Squazza, however, had approached the martyrs to try to bring them some, vain, help. "Miro" himself, when the news reached him, was charged, together with "Baffo", sent by the Area Command, to go to the site of the massacre to proceed with the identification of the bodies. Having arrived near La Squazza by chance, after having been targeted by mortar fire from the Alpine troops of Forcella, the two partisans took advantage of the guidance of an elderly local lady and her daughter, whom they met on the path, who collaborated with them until they got closer to the site of the massacre.

Montebruno has a very ancient history, linked to the fact that it is located along the road, running through the Trebbia Valley, which connected Genoa with Piacenza (and therefore the Po Valley). For this reason it has always been at the center of disputes between the potentates who succeeded one another over the centuries. Today it is located in the Antola Park and at the same time on the border of the Aveto Park, therefore in the heart of an area with enormous landscape and natural qualities.

in memory of Vladimiro Colloandro, 65 years old, found unconscious, most likely killed by a heart attack. May 2019

Small hamlet immersed in the greenery of the municipality of Davagna.