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Finale Ligure is a vision in green and blue, a balcony
of city walls founding on ancient history and traditions
and towering over the sea and insinuating towards the
entroterra and the Passo del Melogno.
The immersion into nature and culture is total: the area
narrates the story of man and environment from the
Palaeolithic Age to the 17th century, a celebration of
the local knack for tenacity, hard work and braveness.
This is the Outdoor Riviera, the ideal
destination of 360° active holidays – a must for
families with children, and the right choice for
sports&nature enthusiasts – not to forget
sailing aficionados.
The long-established tourist vocation is evident
in the rich system of accommodation facilities,
composed by quality hotels (several hotels
provide private beach services, accessible also
by the disabled), restaurants and agriturismi.
Finale is made
up by four separate centres: Finalmarina and
Finalpia on the coast and Finalborgo (a
delightful Ali Baba’s cave plenty in art and
culture surrounded by proud city walls) in the
first entroterra. Further east along the
seashore the Comune also includes the amazing
borgo of Varigotti, a Saracen jewel peopled by
fishermen and bon vivants.
Museums and fortifications resound with the echo
of the Prehistoric and Feudal eras. In the late
Middle Ages the independent Marchesi del
Carretto, lords of the area, were defeated by
the powerful Republic of Genoa, which in the
15th century destroyed Finalborgo in order to
punish the rebel household, too close to the
political sphere of Piedmont and Lombardy.
Let curiosity be your guide during your stay in
Finale: the
carruggi of the historical centre of Finalmarina
thrive in show rooms and old-fashioned botteghe,
the sea glimpsing amidst colourful palazzi. The
cloister of Santa Caterina in Finalborgo, a
haven of shade and silence, livens up on a
multitude of cultural exhibitions, events and
concerts. Beaches are at the same time the
paradise of relaxation and the temple of water
activities (from windsurfing to whale watching).
The entroterra, anticipated by a sequence of
fortresses (do not miss the eccentric five bell
towers church), climbs up towards the beech
forests of the Colle del Melogno: enjoy a visit
to Calice Ligure, for more than forty years a
hideout of artists, and a hike in the Mànie
Plateau, the excursionist’s preference.
Last but not least, the area abounds in products
and delicatessen: a cornucopia offering the
pleasure of fresh fish, olive oil, vegetables,
wines (Lumassina and Barbarossa), mushrooms and
chestnuts (both from the woods of Calizzano and
Bardineto). Spring is the season of an important
yearly food and wine expo celebrating the best
of Liguria in the cloister of Santa Caterina in
Finalborgo. |