Nice
double room with bathroom and private terrace in a quiet place 4 kms from the
sea. The house is a beautiful ancient house in the centre of the village. Street
here are very narrow and you can reach the house only with a small car,
otherwise parking is at 100 mt. In the village there are shops, pharmacy and 2
restaurants.
The
area is ideal either if you like to walk, to visit Albenga, Savona, Alassio, S.
Remo and Cote d’ Azur or to spend your days on the beaches.
You can really make a lot of
excursions
leaving from here. There are also a lot of events.
The
exit is Pietraligure, then you follow Loano. In Loano you see the sign for
Boissano.
When
you reach Boissano we are 200 mt from the center. You see a Restaurant Pizzeria
called “Lo Schicchero”, turn
on your right, then on your left ( 30 mt ) and you find the street called
via Gandolfi.
We
are up this street, number 26, a big green gate. The last 100 meters of the road are quite narrow
and you can reach is by car only if you have a small one, such as a Fiat Panda,
if your car is bigger you have to park before. If you have luggage leave
it in the car, we'll come with our car to collect it.
Things to see in the area
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aces to visit:
GENUA AQUARIUM (140 KM)
The biggest covered aquarium in Europe, with 71 tanks and more than 6000
animals.
Informations: tel 0039/010/2345678
E-mail:
info@acquariodigenova.it
OCEANOGRAPHIC MUSEUM IN
MONTECARLO (25 KM)
One century of oceanographical history, a temple of the sea created by
Prince Albert I one hundred years ago.
Informations: tel. 00377/93153600 fax 00377/92167793
E-mail:
rela@oceano.org
GALIMARD'S PERFUMERY
(50 KM)
Created in 1747, they provided King Louis with ointments and perfumes, and
olive oil.
In the two seats in Grasse and Eze Village you will have the opportunity
to visit laboratories and conditioning rooms,
and to see the production of soaps and fragrances.
Informations: Grasse - tel. 0033/4/93092000 Eze - tel. 0033/4/93411070
www.galimard.com
MARINELAND (ANTIBES, KM
50)
Every day amazing shows with the most wonderful sea mammal: whales,
dolphins and sea lions....
And more: 4 different parks, acqua-splash, the small farm, the butterflies
jungle.....
Informations: tel. 0033/4/93334949
www.marineland.fr
MUSEUM OF OLIVE (IMPERIA,
KM 35)
You will have the opportunity to visit 18 halls containing archeological
finds, and to see in - depth films, everything
on the wonderful peculiarities of olive tree, its history, oil extraction....
Informations: 0039/0183/295762
www.museodellolivo.com
VENTIMIGLIA
In the old town (Medieval
Ventimiglia) , the cathedral of the Assunta - the octagonal baptistery -
the church of San Michele - the Forte dell'Annunziata (housing the
"Girolamo Rossi" archeological museum, managed by the International
Institute for Ligurian Studies in Bordighera - tel. +39/0184/263601).
Guided visits organised by "Cooperativa Omnia" tel. +39/0184/229507.
Turistic office in Ventimiglia tel. +39/0184/351183.
HANBURY BOTANICAL
GARDEN
Leaving Ventimiglia
towards the French border, you meet this botanical garden, extending on 18
hectares swept across the promontory of Mortola, created by Sir Thomas
Hanbury and his brother Daniel.
Timetable: Spring / Autumn: from the last Sunday of March until 14/06 and
from the last Sunday of September until 31/10 open all days from 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
Winter: from 01/11 till the last Sunday of March open from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. - closed on Wednesday.
Summer: from 15/06 till the last Sunday of September open all days from 9
a.m. to 7 p.m.
Informations: phone and fax +39/0184/229507
THE CAVES OF BALZI
ROSSI
Next to the French
border, archeological site where Homo Erectus sought refuge some two
hundred thousands years ago. The Museum is open all days apart from Monday
from 8.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. (phone +39/0184/38113).
Very beautiful in the same area, a few meters far from the museum, the
small, lovely beach called "of eggs", because of its roundish and smooth
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DOLCEACQUA
Visit the oldest part of the village, standing on the left bank of the river;
the Doria Castle and the elegant and harmoniously designed late medieval bridge.
Guided visits organised by "Cooperativa Omnia" tel. +39/0184229507.
Informations: Turistic office in Dolceacqua: tel. +39/0184/206666.
APRICALE
All to be seen also this small ancient fortified village; in the "Castello della
Lucertola" exhibitions and events are organised the whole year round; not to
forget in August the performance of the Teatro della Tosse taking place in the
cobbled alleys and caves of the village.
Informations: Turistic office in Apricale +39/0184/208641.
PIGNA
Built in XI century, offers many architectonical and historical beauties, like
the parish church of San Michele, the chapel of San Bernardo and the loggia,
evidence of business and trades of centuries ago.
Also visit the thermal baths(tel. +39/0184/240011).
See under
Liguria is a narrow strip of land, enclosed between the sea and the Alps and the
Apennines mountains, it is a winding arched extension from Ventimiglia to La
Spezia and is one od the smallest regions in Italy (its surface area is of 5431
Km.).
It is limited in size, but not in the variety of its vegetation and wildlife
which is amongst the most diversified and interesting in Italy.
The coast-line, which is geographically divided between the Western Riviera and
the Eastern Riviera at the sides of important centre of Genoa, from the scenic
point of view is characterized by an alternating series of magnificent high
coast-lines and flat, sandy coast-lines, whilst in the interior the steep hills
meet up with the Apennines peaks.
Liguria has an abundance of natural beauty and the various names given to it
such as "Paradise Gulf", "Siren bay", "Bay of silence",
"Bay of fairy tales", "Sea's echo" are all a testimony to
the magnificent beauty of these marine landscapes.
The host of hotels and seaside facilities ensure that the tourist can enjoy the
very best kind of holiday.
As an alternative to a morning spent on the beach there is the possibility of
taking a trip into the hills, that are within easy reach as they sweep right
down to the coast.
There are numerous small villages, which often boast ruined castles that bear
testimony to former glories of noble families, they are strewn arount the
interland, and provide a peaceful authentic setting away from the crowds,
amongst the friendly hard-working local people.
The ring of hills, lying immediately beyond the coast, together with the
beneficial influx of the sea, account for the mild climate the whole year round
(with average winter temperatures of 7-10° and summer temperatures of 25-28°)
which makes for a pleasant stay even in the heart of winter.
Geographical position
Liguria lies between 4058' and 2022'
longitude west (from the Montemario meridian) and 43045'
and 44044' latitude north (Military
Geographical Institute); its surface area is 5416.03 square Kilometres,
corresponding to 1.18% of the whole national surface area, with the following
subdivision: 3524.08 kilometres mountain (65% of the total) and 891.95 square
kilometres hill (35% of the total).
Its shape is that of a thin strip of land, from 7 to 35 Km wide (respectively
above Voltri and in the high mountain area around Imperia), on average about 240
Km long, lying in a semicircle around the Ligurian Sea and with convexity facing
north; comprised between the sea and the watershed line of the Maritime Alps and
the Nothern Apennines, which at some points it crosses (for example in the
Savona and Genoa mountains).
Some mountains rise above 2000 m.; the watershed line runs at an average
altitude of about 1.000 metres.
The main passes are the Colle di Nava (800 m.), the Colle di Cadibona (450 m.),
the Colle dei Giovi (472 m.), the Colle della Scoffera (678 m.) and the Cento
Croci pass (1.033 m.). From the watershed line the terrain slopes down to the
sea much more sharply than it slopes down on the opposite versant.
The continental shelf, which is very narrow, goes down almost immeditely to
considerable marine depths. The coastline is 315 Km long. Except for the
Portovenere and Portofino promontories, it is generally not very jagged, and is
often high and compact. At the mouths of the biggest watercourses there are
small beaches, but there are no deep bays and natural harbours except for those
of Genoa and La Spezia.
The hydrographic system is made up of the short watercourses of a torrential
kind. In the coastal part the most important are the Roja (in its lower course),
the Nervia, and the Magra. On the inland side we find some tributaries of the
Po: the two branches of the Bormida, the Scrivia and the Trebbia; there is not
much water in these rivers, though the quantity increases greatly in rainy
periods.
Administratively Liguria is subdivided into four provinces (Imperia, Savona,
Genoa and La Spezia), and into 235 towns and communes (67 in Imperia province,
69 in Savona province, 67 in Genoa province, 32 in La Spezia province).
(Taken from the Liguria Region publication "La
popolazione in Liguria tra il XIX ed il XX secolo", 1991 edition).
Boissano (ZIP code 17054) belongs to the province of
Savona and is 35 kilometers far from Savona, that is the Chief Town of the
homonymous province.
Boissano has a population of 2.061 inhabitants (Boissanesi)
and a surface of 8,7 square kilometers thus showing a population density of
236,90 inhabitants per square kilometer. It rises 121 metres above the sea level.
The City Hall is located in Piazza Govi 1, phone ++39 0182
98010, fax ++39 0182 98010.
Population: The municipality of Boissano had a
popolation of 1.835 inhabitants accordingly to the results of the national
census made in 1991. After the national census made in 2001 the population was
2.061 inhabitants, thus showing during the years 1991 - 2001 a percentual
variation of 12,32% inhabitants.
The inhabitants are distributed in 853 families with an
average of 2,42 people per family.
The place: The territory of the municipality lies
between 47 and 1.389 metres above sea level.
The altimetric spawn is thus of 1.342 metres.
Work and workers:There are 57 industrial firms
employing 97 people that are the 38,65% of the total of the workers. There are
28 service firms employing 55 people that are the 21,91% of the total of the
workers. There are also 36 firms employing 71 people that are the 28,29% of the
total of the workers. There are also 6 administrative offices emplying 28
workers that are the 11,16% of the total of the workers.
There is a total of 251 workers, that are the 12,18% of the
inhabitants of the municipality
