From local to national and international events, our guests can take part, throughout the year, to cultural, sports, music, traditional events which take place in our magnificent region: historical parades, large street parties, concerts, fireworks, taste fairs, concerts and international sport meetings, big international events like the International Boat Show in Genoa or Euroflora, the Science Festival of Genoa and the Mind Festival in Sarzana, the outstanding art exhibitions of Palazzo Ducale. But also great popular festivities to discover our gastronomic and religious traditions.

To learn more and live a busy year of events::
– For regional, national and international events:
www.turismoinliguria.it/it/liguria/scopri-gli-eventi-in-liguria.html  or  www.svdonline.it

To combine art, culture and entertainment we suggest a tour among the historic theaters of Liguria, a chance to visit some of the most picturesque corners of the region and know the traditions. Starting from the splendid theaters of our Finale.

More information:
www.teatristoricidiliguria.it

And in summer, just a few minutes away from Finale Ligure, the charming village of Borgio Verezzi displays since 1967, the prestigious Theatre Festival of Verezzi. The breathtaking view of  the Ligurian coast, the picturesque natural scenery of the Church of St. Augustine, and the starry sky make this event exceptional from year by year.

More information:
www.festivalverezzi.it

LOCAL EVENTS – SUMMER SEASON
Music, theatre, dance, cinema, fireworks, fairs and much more…
www.ifeelgoodfinale.it
www.comunefinaleligure.it

A JOURNEY INTO THE MIDDLE AGES

Take a leap backwards for six centuries. Every year in August the old walled center of Finalborgo organizes “Viaggio nel Medioevo” a real “journey”, which takes you back to the fifteenth century, with shops taverns populated by patrons in period costume, streets and squares with ladies and knights, music concerts Celtic and medieval performances of jesters, jugglers and fire eaters.

To learn more and stay informed on the annual date of the event:
www.centrostoricofinale.it

SPORT, FUN AND SOLIDARITY: FINAL FOR NEPAL
A festival of international scope that takes place in Finalborgo every year in September and welcomes climbing lovers from all over Europe for a common cause: to build, with the funds raised during the event days, projects of solidarity in Nepal, wonderful land with which Finale Ligure has signed a big heart relationship.
Not only climbing during this colorful and smiling event but also ethnic food, live music, cinema, dance, readings and … especially the creation and subsequent destruction of a Mandala made by Tibetan monks.

To learn more and stay informed on the annual date of the event:
www.finalefornepal.org

The area of Savona and “Riviera” boasts more than 30 unique museums with archaeological, artistic, ethnographic and historical importance. Gems to be discovered through natural and cultural itineraries of great charm.

We have selected some of these museums but to discover them all you can access the web site:

www.provincia.savona.it/aree-tematiche/tempo-libero/rete-museale

ARCHAEOLOGY

MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY OF FINALE
Finale Ligure
Tel. 019 690020
www.museoarcheofinale.it

Housed in the Monumental Complex of Santa Caterina in Finalborgo, allows the visitor to discover, through archaeological finds, reconstructions and environmental scale models,  the characteristics of Finale from prehistoric times until today. The Museum has also developed, with the Dipartment of Archaeological Heritage of Liguria, the project “Archeotrekking Finale”, a series of itineraries and guided tours to archaeological sites that are usually not accessible.

ART
PALAZZO GAVOTTI – PINACOTECA CIVICA
Savona
Tel. 019 811520
www.comune.savona.it

The Art Gallery, located in the antique Palazzo Gavotti, offers a route from the fourteenth century to the present day art with paintings, sculptures and ceramics. Among the works of art we recommend  the extraordinary “Crucifixion” by Donato de ‘Bardi, unique in the panorama of Renaissance painting, the altarpiece by Vincenzo Foppa and the altarpieces of the age of Savona Popes Sixtus IV and Julius II. The seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are represented by paintings of the most important artists working in Liguria.

PALAZZO GAVOTTI – CERAMIC COLLECTIONS
The museum presents magnificent examples of local pottery production from the fifteenth to the twentieth century, from the ceramics of the Cinquecento to the works of the twentieth century artists including Locksmiths, Farfa, Jorn, Lam.

FOUNDATION MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART MILENA MILANI IN MEMORY OF CARLO CARDAZZO

Savona
Tel. 019 829592
www.comune.savona.it

The Art Gallery displays works of the Foundation commissioned by the writer and artist from Savona Milena Milani. The collection offers a significant selection of the most important moments of international contemporary art with works by Arp, Campigli, Capogrossi, de Chirico, Delvaux, Dubuffet, Fontana, Jorn, Magritte, Miro, Picasso, Twombly.

DIOCESAN MUSEUM AND EARLY CHRISTIAN BAPTISTERY

Albenga
Tel. 0182 50288-8

Inside the old Episcopal Palace you will admire a collection of medieval tables and seventeenth-century paintings, including the Martyrdom of St. Catherine by Guido Reni and tapestries of the sixteenth century. The cathedral leads to the Baptistery, one of the most important early Christian monuments of northern Italy, built in the late Roman period, between fifth and sixth centurie.

WEST GALLERY
Alassio
Tel. 0182 648078
www.comune.alassio.sv.it

The West Gallery presents the works of the painter Richard Whateley West, who lived in Alassio from 1888, and the Libreria Inglese, one of the most important libraries in the English language in Italy.

MUSEUM OF GLASS
Altare
Tel. 019 584734
www.museodelvetro.org

Housed in the Liberty style Villa Rosa, the museum is dedicated to the glass manufacturing, which in  Altare has very ancient roots dating back to the eleventh century

MUSEUM FONDATION GIUSEPPE MAZZOTTI 1903

Albissola Marina
Tel. 019 489872
www.gmazzotti1903.it
www.tulliomazzotti.it

The museum displays ceramics of important artists of the twentieth century: Lucio Fontana, Emilio Scanavino, Asger Jorn, Gianni Dova, Sebastian Matta, Enrico Baj and Sergio Dangelo, among others.

HISTORY
MUSEO NAPOLEONICO
Millesimo
Tel. 019 564007
www.comunemillesimo.gov.it

The museum, in  Villa Scarzella, consists of a significant collection of prints, maps, posters and notices relating to Napoleon’s victorious campaign in Italy.

PALEONTOLOGY
GROTTE DI BORGIO VEREZZI
Borgio Verezzi
Tel. 019 610150
www.grottediborgio.it

A few minutes away from the sea, stalactites and stalagmites, majestic columns, graceful draping and incredible eccentric shapes take place making a visit to this underground world a truly unique experience.

CAVES OF TOIRANO

Troiano
Tel. 0182 98062
www.toiranogrotte.it

The massive gray dolomite limestone that gives rise to the complex of caves Toirano, contains more than 50 natural caves, with evidence of the presence of prehistoric man, dating to the Upper Paleolithic.

Finale Ligure is a strategic starting point for discovering the riches of the Ligurian territory through routes of taste. Following the valuable suggestions of the website dedicated to tourism in the Liguria region, our guests will learn about the great traditions of food products including stands “His Majesty”, pesto, hunt down the tastiest appointments and note down the recipes.

Enthusiasts and experts of the local food cultures can discover the fourteen Ligurian products that have been awarded the “Presidio”: it is a brand recognized by the international association “Slow Food” that protects biodiversity, production knowledge traditional and territories and recognizes the commitment of small producers to adopt sustainable production practices, clean and also develop an ethical approach to the market.

www.turismoinliguria.it/it/liguria/i-sapori.html
www.slowfoodliguria.it

For green tourism enthusiasts, healthy, organic eating, and for those who want to discover the resources of our forests and our sea, a valuable insight address is:

www.agriligurianet.it/it/vetrina.html

TREKKING

The territory of Finale Ligure “outdoor” is full of paths and trails suitable for everyone, from those who want to take a walk to discover its wonders, to top athletes.
We’re showing you three suggestions particularly striking with a hiking degree of difficulty, requiring normal equipment and that you can make throughout the year with some extra caution during the hot summer periods.

THE DISCOVERY OF THE “ALTOPIANO DELLE MANIE”
Overlooking the sea admire vineyards in the “red earth” clay that currently produce excellent wine, holm oak groves, fields, caves and ancient churches, Roman bridges. You will see the flight of the peregrine falcon, the Lacerta ocellata and enjoy the beautiful blue-violet bloom campanula isofilla, endemic species of the Finale stone, a pink limestone that gives shape to the territory. Along the way you will see numerous cliffs that offer climbers from around the world a magnificent rock on which they are equipped thousands of ways. A fascinating journey into an ancient land, already inhabited in prehistoric times and well populated by the Romans.

ALONG THE ROAD OF THE QUEEN, AMONG THE RUINS OF THE MARQUIS “DEL CARRETTO”
The road Beretta, so called from the name of the designer, the military engineer Gaspare Beretta, went into operation in 1666 on the occasion of the passage in Finale of the Infanta of Spain, Margaret, daughter of Philip IV, traveling to Vienna to marry the Emperor Leopold of Austria. The first section of this ancient way of communication, whose middle name was “street of the Queen”, is now a hiking trail that goes from the enchanting Finalborgo which was the capital of the Del Carretto from 1400-1748 to the inland. The route passes by the seventeenth-century Castel San Giovanni, past the imposing ruins of “Castel Gavone” with the elegant Torre dei Diamanti, climb until Perti with his “Church of the five bell towers” and proceeds in suspended Montesordo valley to the meadow of Pian Marino, magnificent valley surrounded by karst forests and limestone walls offers views of wild valleys dominated by oak forests and cliffs and a small deviation permits to visit the ruins of the “Castrum Perticae” Roman and the church of S. Antonino in its crypt there is a cave.

Read more and find other routes:
www.cooptracce.org/category/escursioni
www.caifinaleligure.it
www.versantesud.it/shop/sentieri-finale

DISCOVERING THE PAST WITH THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF FINALE

The Archaeological Museum of Finale offers numerous itineraries to discover an area rich landscape, natural and monumental suggestions for a direct knowledge of the environmental contexts of historical and archaeological events of Finale Ligure

For reservations or further information, please contact the ticket office of the Archaeological Museum of Finale:
www.museoarcheologicodelfinale.it/partecipa/archeotrekking
info@museoarcheofinale.it

CLIMBING
Finale is very popular  in Europe and in the world for its high concentration of cliffs. The limestone rock formations spread out  for about 10 sq km, 50 km linear, giving rise to plateau and walls: more than 170 sectors for almost  3000 routes equipped and located  throughout the territory. The paths are above all on the vertical wall, but there are also plaques, cliffs, some roof and they cover all levels of difficulty and enjoy a mild climate even in winter.
In the historic center of Finalborgo you can find the Office of Finale Guides, reference point for outdoor activities related to the “vertical world” and beyond…

Read more:


www.ufficioguidefinale.it
www.finalebythomas.com
www.rockstore.it/climbing/falesie.html

Welcome to bikers’ paradise!
You are passionate explorers all mountain, wild downhillers, sustainable e-bikers or reckless freeriders? Finale Ligure will surprise you and involve you with its 1370 km of trails and ensures an unforgettable vacation.
The extensive network of trails and dirt roads on the magnificent Finale area offers epic descents, technical sections, and traces of ancient history and breath-taking views that repays the effort. Here the keywords are freedom, fun but also organization and services for the enjoyment of all mtb bikers.

And for those who live sport with a competitive spirit in Finale Ligure take place some of the most important world competitions:

“THE 24H OF FINALE”

Born in 1999, since then, housed in the impressive natural scenery of the Altopiano della Manie, takes place every year the legendary “24 Hours of Finale”, the famous international event, a reference point for its unique style that combines fun, sports and pure competition!
Around the race is born the “Mountain Bike Festival”: live concerts, shows, good food, good beer, exhibition and related events stand. The track is the perfect synthesis of local beautiful trails: breath-taking views, winding single tracks in the wild Mediterranean scrub and technical sections alternating with fun tobogganing.
The event annually draws thousands of riders from around the world expressing Finale what for them is the MTB: to have fun, respect for nature and above all fair play.

Rad more:

www.24hfinale.com

ENDURO WORLD SERIES
Finale Ligure is proudly stage of this main sporting event which connects the biggest events in the world, with the most spectacular routes, the more relaxed atmosphere and an organization as much as possible riders-oriented.

Read more:
http://www.finaleoutdoorresort.com/finalenduro/

The territory of Finale Ligure is historically divided into four districts – Marina, Borgo, Pia and Varigotti – each with its own particularities, its treasures and its ancient stories to unveil to our guests which we suggest going to the discovery of the three villages on the sea the lively Finalmarina, the more rural Finalpia and pretty neighborhood of Varigotti and the ancient inland Finalborgo, the domain of the Marquis del Carretto from durable and glorious past, without missing the colorful little areas (non so bene come tradurre il concetto italiano di “frazione”) of Gorra, Monticello, Olle, Perti, Calvisio , Verzi and Le Manie.

www.visitfinaleligure.it

A special note deserves Finalborgo that for years now has been admitted to the National Club of “The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy”. The Club was created to promote the great heritage of history, art, culture, environment and traditions present in these small Italian towns, ancient and fascinating places, chests of immense cultural and environmental heritage often unknown.
An alternative to mass tourism for those who enjoy a quality tourism and want to live slower and more careful to stay an experience.
8 ancient villages in the province of Savona have been admitted to the Club
To our guests the pleasure of their discovery, starting of course from Finalborgo.
The old village had the greatest development during the Middle Ages, when it was the capital of the Marquisate of Finale, ruled by the Del Carretto and in Spain (seventeenth century).
Del Carretto family ruled the Marquis of Finale until 1602. The country then passed under Habsburg rule until 1713. With the extinction of the Habsburgs the Final Marquis was sold to Genoa. After the Restoration the Ligurian republic came under the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1814 and then after the unification of Italy in the Kingdom of Italy since 1861. Finalborgo remained an independent municipality until 1927, when the four municipalities of Finalborgo, Finalmarina and Finalpia and Varigotti were united to form the town of Finale Ligure.

To know more about Finalborgo and all the ancient villages of Savona:

www.finalborgo.it
www.borghitalia.it