Varazze
There are many reasons to come to Varazze ... the sea, nature, sports, weather, whatever season you choose to spend your holidays here. Varazze is a typical Ligurian village, situated on the coast, with narrow "caruggi" to the sea and small squares surrounded by the typical colored houses. Varazze is also a city of art and history, to see the church of St. Ambrogio, with its Romanesque-Gothic bell tower, the palace of Beato Jacopo, the church of Saints Nazario and Celso, the church of St. Domenico, the "Oratori", the Church of St. Caterina and Cilea's house. In the west of Varazze are some towers and long stretches of the walls, the "old walls. "
LUNGOMARE EUROPA
The
walk,
which
winds along
the coast
of
Varazze,
continue
for
five
kilometers
between
the "Piani di Invrea"
and the
sea.
A short
walk
from
the center
you
find yourself
in full contact
with
nature
among pines,
mimosa,
oleander,
juniper,
palm trees,
olive trees,
close to
the
cliffs,
with
picnic areas
for
parking
and
playground for
children.
It 's the
ideal
place
for
jogging,
bike,
rollerblade.
THE BEACH
From May to September, the beach is covered with booths, chairs and umbrellas. Beach volley, aerobics, water aerobics, gymnastics, swimming, children's entertainment.
THE INLAND
With
a few
minutes drive
you
reach
the villages
of
Varazze:
Castagnabuona,
Pero,
Cantalupo,
Casanova,
Alpicella
Faje.
There are
many
different
routes
and
trails
that wind
through the woods
of oak,
beech,
oaks,
chestnuts
and
conifers.
To
visit
the
Rural
Alpicella's
Show
and the Path
of
the
Botanical's
"Deserto" Hermitage.
Reached the summit of
Monte
Beigua
immediately struck by
the
incredible
landscape
that
can be seen
in the days
of
clear skies.
We are
at
1287
meters
high
on the
Apennine watershed,
where
the
hiking trail
passes
of the High
Street,
and our
gaze
to
the naked eye
in
the south
embraces
the
view
of
almost
the whole
Ligurian
coast
from
Capo Mele
to the
Apuan Alps.
To
the west
we see
the whole
of
the Maritime Alps.
Then
turning
to
the
north
the "Monviso",
and
then
over
the Po
Valley,
stand
the "Monte Bianco", "Monte Rosa"
and
the
"Cervino".
We are
in the "Beigua"
Natural Park.
THE SPORTS
SURF:
Varazze
is one
of the
best waves
of the Mediterranean and
has seven
spots
as
"secret
",
"nautilus",
"backdoor",
"dry",
"coop",
"Pinuccia",
"port
".
Info:
Wankers
Surf
Club
phone:+3919
931818, mail:
kolours@libero.it
SAILING: Sailing courses and start racing and reparation. Social races in the summer and winter. Info:
Italian Naval league phone:+391995777, mail:Inivarazze@tin.it
Info:
Varazze Nautic Club phone:+3919933273,mail:vcn1919@libero.it
DIVING: courses for beginners and experts. Training center for instructors PADI.
EXCURSIONS BY BOAT: with departures from June to September, tours in San Fruttuoso, Portofino. Whale watching tours. Info:
Coopertativa Battelieri phone: +3910265712,
mail: info@battellierigenovagenova.it
TREKKING: More info about the paths of the inland: www.provincia.savona.it, info about the Beigua natural Park: www.parks.it /parco.beigua .
MOUNTIN BIKE: guided tour, cross-country, freeride, downhill.it
Info:A.S.Mountain bike +3919930575:e-mail: pittafiga@tin.it
PARAGLIDING:
To admire Varazze from above: Albatros phone: +39108398710 mail: abatrpar@tin.it
TENNIS: Tennis Club S.Giacomo phone:+393385353335
Tennis Vontea ai Piani phone:+391990464
A.S. Tie Break phone: +391995943