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As a counterpoint to the noisy vivaciousness of the coast, on a hill smoothly sloping down towards the sea, we find Cervo. The scenic and majestic parish church of San Giovanni Battista dominates the village. It is one of the most important examples of Baroque architecture in Liguria.
Built by the community of Cervo with the profits earned from their fishing industry and coral trade, based on the design of architect Gio Batta Marvaldi, this church (with valuable eighteenth century stuccoes in the interior) turns into a magnificent background for the concerts of the Festival Internazionale di Musica da Camera, which take place on its splendid parvis during the summer.
On top of the hill, anchored right on the rock, there is the Clavesana's castle, that underwent many modifications during the centuries, and which still today preserves its original aspect of military defense with its ramparts and crenels. It houses the ethnographic museum of the Ponente Ligure.
In the village, the ancient medieval houses, arrayed on two or three floors, follow one another in a fanciful play of narrow and shadowed alleys. Still almost intact notwithstanding the time, they preserve on the ground floor the big arches of the ancient porticoes. From the square of the castle, through olive groves and thick pinewoods, the excursion towards the park of the "Ciappà" finds its reward in a panoramic view of the Diano gulf. At the foot of the hill, for sea lovers, the little bays hidden among the rocks offer peaceful and pleasant shelters.
The little restaurants of the place offer specialties of refined tastes, mainly bound to the local fish catch: i.e. octopus salad, cuttlefish risotto, grilled fish and seafood. |
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Browse through the most evocative pictures of Cervo
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How to get there: Arrivando con l'autostrada dei Fiori A10 uscire al casello di San Bartolomeo al Mare. Giunti sulla SS1 Aurelia svoltare a sinistra. Dopo 500 m eccoci a Cervo.
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Distance from motorway: A 10
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Tourist Information Office
Piazza Santa Caterina,
infocervo |
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Municipal Tourism Association
PRO LOCO CERVO - SALITA AL CASTELLO - -
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Town Hall contact details
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Address:
Salita al Castello
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Post code: 18010
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Web Site: www.cervo.com
Facts and figures
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Population: (source ISTAT December 1999)
1238
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Area: Km2
3
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Altitude: mt
66
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