5 Mountain Peaks to Explore in Liguria
Checkout places to visit in Liguria
The Liguria region is a destination recommended both for those who like relaxation and for dynamic people: with its jagged land, its hills, peaks and cliff-hanging villages, is the ideal spot for hiking or bicycling, diving or paragliding, as well as visiting villages rich in history.
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Mountain Peaks to Explore in Liguria
The Melogno hill is a crossing of the Ligurian Alps located in the Province of Savona. It connects the city of Finale Ligure, in the western Ligurian Riviera, to the municipality of Calizzano in the Bormida valley, and then to Piedmont through the Val Tanaro. The pass is located on the main Alpine chain. On its north side, there are extensive beech woods, including the Barbottina state-owned forest, with centuries-old beech trees over 50 meters high. Beside the beech grow the birch, the Scots p
The upstream Antola is the best known and most popular peak of the Monte Antola group and probably of the Ligurian mountain range. Located between the Scrivia Valley, the Trebbia valley, and the Borbera Valley, it is known for its blooms. From its top, easily accessible, you can enjoy a vast panorama.
The Portofino is the highest mountain of the promontory of Portofino and is part of ' Appennino Ligure. On the summit, there is the Rai broadcasting center inaugurated on 20 September 1953. Mount Portofino is 610 m high and is entirely included in the Portofino Regional Natural Park. It is located on the border between the municipalities of Camogli and Santa Margherita Ligure. The flora of the mountain is typical of the Mediterranean, between the species present there is the bracken.
Mount Toraggio is a mountainous relief that rises on the watershed between the Val Nervia and Roia valley, on the border between Liguria and France. Although this relief is located in the mountain range of the Ligurian Alps, the top of the mountain is just over 20 km from the Ligurian Sea as the crow flies, even from its summit, it is possible to see the beaches of Bordighera and San Remo.
The Mount Saccarello is a mountain in the Ligurian Alps high 2,201 m. Together with Mount Frontè, the Missun peak, and Mount Bertrand, it forms the knot of Mount Saccarello: an alpine massif, consisting mainly of flyschoid limestone substrates, which characterized by relatively mild morphologies.