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This is how a tour guide would describe the Rivieria di Ponente staring from Genoa, “continuing along the carriage road we will leave the coast in order to avoid the cliffs of Bric Torretta and we will continue to the valley covered with olives, vines, and ilexes.”
Upon reaching the Caletta there is the valley of the Lerrone torrent that flows into the sea and is covered with bushes.
Cogoleto can be reached after having crossed the torrent as well as passing the railway tracks. Cogoleto has a sandy shore and it is located near the Via Aurelia.
After this brief description one can imagine Cogoleto’s ideal position on the Rivieria di Ponente. In fact, Cogoleto’s ideal position makes it easy to visit Mount Beigua (a natural park) as well as the Alta via of the Ligurian Mountains.
From the top of Mount Beigua you can admire a gorgeous view of the Langhe, the Maritime Alps, and the sea. From an urbanistic point of view Cogoleto has maintained its “vicoletti” (alleys) that united the main street to the sandy shore. However, in the past they were also called depots because they were used for hauling out ships in particular the “leudi” that transported local products as well as lime.
In fact the name Cogoleto seems to have originated from this production and it literally means “cooking the stone.”
According to different sources that have been defended by the local tradition, Christopher Columbus was born in Cogoleto.
Cogoleto doesn’t offer only sea and nature, but also interesting artistic areas such as the Oratorio of San Lorenzo that has a canvas of Carlone assigned to the Martyr San Lorenzo and the parish church that has a 17th century alter-piece.
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