SURROUNDINGS

Lavagna is located in the middle of the Gulf of Tigullio, on the left bank of the Italian Entella river, and it is one of the most appreciated seaside truistic destination in the Ligurian Riviera. With its nearly 4 km away, Lavagna Beach is the largest beach of the East Ligurian Riviera and, moreover, the town offers the largest Ligurian touristic port with its 1600 moorings and various well-known Scuba Centers (www.dimensionediving.com or www.massub.com).
Lavagna, also known as “Città dei Fieschi” because of the noble Family which dominated it during 1200, has a typical and very impressive historical center. In fact, the city rapresents not only the traditional “Ligurian hamlet” with its narrow street, the “carruggi” and its typical tower-houses but also a village with valuable monuments such as the S. Stefano Basilica, the sixteenth-century Civic Tower, the Brignardello Arcade, and the Santissima Trinità Oratory.
Since 1949, on the evening of August 14th, Lavagna revives with the its special Cake of the Fieschi the wedding between Opizzo Fieschi and the noblewoman from Siena (Tuscany), named Bianca de Bianchi in 1230 with the its special Cake of the Fieschi. This is one of the most beautiful and suggestive events of the Italian folklore. A huge cake (weighing 10 quintals and 6 meters hight) is distributed to the guests through an intriguing “game of couples/dating game”.
Lavagna, this sunny and welcoming town set in the magical Gulf of Tigullio, means history, culture and enjoyment. It offers a thousand points of interest beyond the sea and its activities: green hills and mouintains behind the city for hiking and biking lovers, shops in which you can buy not only local handicrafts, but also new ideas and precious objects for the shopping lovers.