The hike in short
Leave the car at Chiavari c / o San Pier di Canne (9 m). After a few meters of asphalt in the direction of Maxey on the right is the trail FIE and a staircase that rises through the case.Si transits from the parish church of Maxey (153 m) and continue going uphill along the watershed between the Val Fontanabuona and the river by touching the places Senate Camiade Homes (244 m) houses Costa (303 m), M. Castello, M. Anchetta, La Colla (525 m) Passo anchetta, M Groppo, another M. Castle, C. Long Plain, M. Rose, NS Montallegro (612 m).
Al P.so dell'Anchetta intersects the paved road that leads to Oneto, while not far from the restaurant down the path to Zoagli (FIE
a trail red diamond)
The trail, following the watershed between the Val Fontanabuona and the coast, with beautiful views along the coast ranging from Punta Manara Mount of Portofino to the hinterland where over Val Fontanabuona see the chain of M. Ramaceto, M Penn, the M. Maggiorasca, M. Zatta ...
the sanctuary a wide paved road down to Rapallo initially through lush ilex followed further down by olive trees. About halfway you can see Villa Beltrame (339 m) in a state of neglect, you can still see the facade covered with slabs of slate as it used to be. Later we cross the small group of "Case Pilgrim" and the chapel of St. Bartholomew, now at the outskirts of Rapallo.Si continues to fall on the asphalt where possible and cutting down the stairs to the train station.
Segnavia: tracciato ben segnato;
CAI e
FIE , due quadrati vuoti rossi da Chiavari fino a N.S. di Montallegro, poi due croci rosse dal santuario fino a Rapallo
Dislivello totale in salita: 856 m
Tempi netti di percorrenza: da Chiavari al Santuario 3h e mezza di cammino; Santuario stazione ferroviaria di Rapallo 1 h
Giro completo con soste varie e andatura piuttosto tranquilla: 7h e 30
Caratteristiche end: from Chiavari until you climb a staircase Homes Costa concrete
probably built several decades ago to dismantle or burying the original stone staircase, from here almost to the Sanctuary trail narrows because of the vegetation and land that has accumulated over time on the pavement, which was then restricted. Remain upstream of the path of stone slabs embedded along the edge of the street to protect itself and travelers. However, the transition is smooth and you can see the remains of a recent cleaning (perhaps by the local team of hunters).
environments: from Chiavari to meet the Shrine of olive groves, maquis, holm oak, a beautiful wood of hornbeam, chestnut, stain degraded by fire, then again, a beautiful young holm oak.
Notes of Interest, curiosity, natural features
Maxey,
Parish Church of San Martino ; rectory in 1389 already
The Shrine of Our Lady of Monteallegro dates back to 1500, neo-Gothic style has a white marble facade visible from the sea. For centuries, is a destination for sailors who come down here to ask a favor and leave a votive offerings which you all'inteno commercialization of the same sanctuary where there is an unlikely souvenir shop to buy plastic and where even a simple folding of a smaller A4 sheet of paper that shows the brief history of the sanctuary is priced at the modest sum of € 1.
The shrine was built from the outside seems to enhance the vertical distance between the human and the divine
. Who is in the square opposite the front of the sanctuary and feel overwhelmed by the impressive amount of dazzling white marble that adorns, while behind the tower you see only the end part, inclined towards the sky
homes and villages: They meet every so often scattered houses and small groups as semi abandoned houses coast (303 m) next to buildings where new bill you can still see the old farm buildings with the roof stone weep, partly collapsed. Unfortunately, this traditional type of construction for the costs to the low sensitivity is gradually replaced by that of Marseille. Here we find a fountain with a tap but it is dry.
Interesting Villa Beltrame, visible on the trail that descends from the Sanctuary in Rapallo. Interesting the outer slabs of slate.
Dry-stone walls: along the first stretch of the route we stop to admire the way that knowledge was constructed differently than he is in 'extreme east of La Spezia. All the drywall in fact end with a ring of stones laid vertically. We make several assumptions: Castellana supposes that the aim would be to raise barriers to potential entry by thieves as they did to us with the broken glass placed on the walls of the lemon groves of Monterosso, as noted by the poet E. Montale, Franca pensa che si tratti di opere di spietramento dei campi, io ne vedo invece una funzione estetica. Insomma, dateci una mano voi e dite la vostra...
Gli uliveti: quest’anno sarà un anno d’oro per l’olio, dopo l’anno di scarica e l’attacco della mosca degli anni scorsi ! Attraversiamo dei bei uliveti carichi di olive ormai prossime alla maturazione. Reti multicolori sono stese sotto le chiome, una presenza di plastica che per una volta non disturba. Castellana, l’agronomo-forestale della compagnia ci racconta come la varietà locale ligure detta “razzola” sia in realtà un tipo particolare cultivar "Frantoio".
blooms during the period: autumn can present as a second spring for the Mediterranean area, the ivy and stracciabraghe (Smilax aspera) are in full bloom and fill the air of persistent species and honeyed.
supporting points and refreshments along the way: restaurant-trattoria c / p.so dell'Anchetta and later, shortly before arriving at the sanctuary we find the hotel restaurant bar "the Pilgrim place in a villa of the last century is in the city of the Gulf of Tigullio. Here we have a stop on the garden terrace shaded by linden trees pruned pergola, in front of the structure. There were many people, especially foreigners who have spent a few days of vacation here and now warmly greet the managers, a tall, lean and mild-mannered lady at the bar. The atmosphere both inside and outside is that of a typical
démodé nicely underlined by the ways and managers as well as the appearance of the interior decor. For the record, the bitter orange is off the table at 2.5 euros. Just below the forecourt of the Shrine is the Albergo Ristorante Montallegro.
wrong notes and degradation: la scalinata in cemento che da Chiavari sale a Case Costa; nelle
vicinanze di Case Costa c’è una piccola discarica abusiva;
attenzione nei giorni di mercoledì e domenica alle battute di caccia al cinghiale, ben segnalate da cartelli ma i molti spari che abbiamo sentito vicino a noi ci hanno fatto un po' preoccupare
Collegamenti e mezzi di trasporto: noi abbiamo utilizzato l’auto fino a Chiavari utilizzando il treno per rientrare da Rapallo (Rapallo-Chiavari, 8 minuti di treno). Con un minimo di organizzazione è consigliabile arrivare a Chiavari in treno and then starts from Rapallo. The Sanctuary is served by a cable-car from Rapallo (last tour at this time at 17) and the bus.
Trivia: near the shrine a plaque commemorates Guglielmo Marconi made here that some of his experiments in radio transmission between February and September 1935
esenziale Bibliography:
-Cynthia Pezzani and Sergio Grillo A walk in Liguria Vol 1, Ed Guide Iter
2007-M. Mariotti, from the Tigullio Bracco, Ed Erga, Genoa 1996
Map:
Portofino-Tigullio Gulf-Ed Multigraphic-Florence (map of the trails and shelters 1.25000)
No.-2-3-Sestri Levante Graveglia Val-naturalistic study and EdM
FIE (Federation Italian Hiking) (1:25000 map of the trails)
Why you recommend it? It 's a very scenic location with stunning views of the coast from Punta Manara Mount of Portofino and Ligurian Apennines, through agricultural landscapes are dominated by olive trees, areas of Mediterranean holm oak, hornbeam, chestnut, in short, is seen rising switching between different levels of vegetation (from the Mediterranean to the hill-mountain) and the differences between the inner side of this (plus mesophyll) and coastal (more thermophilic).
because the path is basically well maintained and easy practicability.
And finally, because the opportunity to sit in the bar-restaurants along the route at least for our company is a virtually essential!
screenplay, characters, performers and background ...
Stefano C, Stephen N., P. Gabriel, Daniela M., Frank R., David B., Agnes N .
Franca, now did not want to get on some icy mountain and goes to the sea on my mind a long journey decritto dalla guida "A piedi in Liguria" che da Chiavari arriva a Rapallo transitando dal il santuario di Montallegro.
Bene, la meta c'è, non resta che avvertire i soliti amici, con i quali si era già d'accordo di combinare qualcosa. So gia che radunare tutti i componenti della “Compagnia dell’assurdo” e convogliarli verso un’unica meta a un preciso orario sarà dura; inizia quindi il consueto balletto tragicomico. Gabriele (autonominatosi con sottile ironia “membro inutile”) scorda luogo e ora dell'appuntamento, il cel. Ovviamente non prende e così ce lo lasciamo indietro di qualche tesa per poi ripescarlo al casello di Bugnato. Qui invece era ad attenderci in perfetto orario il buon Castellana from Sarzana. A last-minute phone call and also the Family Christmas is the game, giving up the scheduled tour in the Apennines because today is a bit 'covered. Stefano then boarded his wife Daniela and Agnes. Ok we can go, but some delay in bringing vabhè, we start with two cars and one sees at the exit of Chiavari, but not before a stop at the toll booth to get groceries, which of course only the Fam has been careful to make Christmas as the rest of us we have not prepared anything. We share, but the imponderable, however, is lurking and the fam. Christmas engaged in a heated discussion about the color of the shutters to give (or something) jumps out of the Chiavari! We, however, you go out and Pending reunification becomes a walk on the waterfront to admire the remains of the former Colonia Fara (the building is desperately appealing, we decided to come back and purple). These are the 11.15, I. Franca and Gabrielle are walking along the seafront at the foot of Chiavari ... I have hiking boots ... we should not be here, I think ... the last Christmas but still manage to find some misunderstanding Chiavari means that while they, the laggards , San Pier rods are now, where the path, we lose another four there and take the road that leads to Leivi ... finally, thanks to an excited phone as confused bridge between me and Stephen N. we all come together with the parking lot of San Pier rods and we almost feel like hugging
and celebrate ... we all rests on the compassionate eye of the young Agnes. They are "just" the 11.35, and finally began walking path ...
