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How to get there: exit at Imperia Est or San Bartolomeo al Mare (Highway A10 Genoa-Ventimiglia).
You can reach Diano Marina from the SS1 Aurelia and take one of the two alternative roads that go to Pigna.
The exchange of olive oil has always guaranteed throughout the centuries a certain autonomy of the “Communitas Diani” of the powerful Republic of Genoa.
Among the centers of Diano Marina that have been arranged for defensive purposes, Diano s. Pietro is the last town towards the sea after passing Diano Castello and Diano Arentino.
It was a territory of the Marquis Clavasana during the 12th century and it was the religious center of the entire valley until it was subjected to the Church of Diano Castello through a Bishops Act on behalf of Adalberto, the Bishop of Albenga.
The old Baptistery didn’t lose its importance. In fact, around the Baptistery a new Baroque Church was built that had an elliptical room with two chapels on the transverse axis.
A decorated white marble pulpit was designed by the Lombard sculptor Augustalo Del Paubio and it is an interesting example of 16th century sacred art.
The splendid farming architecture exalts at Roncagli with its Bridge on the S. Pietro Torrent.
The panoramic community of Diano Bergallo has within its Parish Church an extraordinary 1518 polyptych by Antonio Brea dedicated to the Madonna della Consolazione.
The Merula and Cavo Torrents are full of fish fauna and it is a favorite for those who love fishing. In fact, here you can practice the sport far away from the everyday hectic life.
Among the local products there is an extraordinary “Chiaretto of Diano San Pietro,” which is limited in production but its exalts the quality of grapes that are always blessed with sunshine and the smell of the sea.
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