Attractions and Places To See around Borzonasca - Top 20

It makes the ascent incredibly easy. Great view.

The cable car, built in 1934, connects Rapallo to the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montallegro, with a 2,350-meter-long route that covers 600 meters of elevation gain in just a few minutes through breathtaking landscapes. Ticket Office and Information Piazza Solari, 2 - 16035 Rapallo Phone and Fax 0039.0185.52341 Mountain Station Phone 0039.0185.239017 Email funivia.rapallo@libero.it (c) https://www.funiviarapallomontallegro.it/

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.

Beautiful sea view

Monte Bue m. 1,780 s.l.m. located on the border between the provinces of Piacenza and Genoa. Arrival point of the second section of the chairlift starting from Rocca d'Aveto. There are ski slopes and a take-off point for paragliding.

Very nice mountain hut with a great view

Stupid driveway to the mountain station. No idea who posts such trails. Can only have been an EMTB driver. It goes on a rough cart path with up to 21% 4Km uphill!!!! It is better to take the road to the mountain station and follow the hiking trail to Monte Rosa. Only then go on the route and follow the trail to Chiavari. Even if S3 is entered on the map, it is consistently S2 with a few S3 digits. From Monte Rosa it is a flowing trail if you are not a beginner. Fun is guaranteed and you will hardly find anything better.

Lake Bargone is located in the upper valley of the Petronio torrent, behind Sestri Levante, in the municipality of Casarza Ligure. It is one of the few natural wetlands on the maritime side of the Ligurian Apennines, formed as a result of glacial phenomena. The pond is located in a hollowed basin at the head of the valley of the Bargonasco stream, one of the main tributaries of the Petronio. The area of Lake Bargone is always flooded and occupies just under half of the basin. Lake Bargone, despite its shallowness, never dries up thanks to the constant supply of perennial springs. Obviously it can be reached on foot, via fairly easy and panoramic paths, by bike (via a very bad local shop) exclusively with mtb and car (preferably off-road) even if it would be reserved for those entitled to it. The panorama, especially on clear and clear days, is unmissable with a view of Sestri Levante, Riva Trigoso and Punta Chiappa.