apartment - Imperia - Chiusavecchia (Lucinasco) - Casa Mare & Monti 2

Casa Mare & Monti 2

Two bedrooms
Garden with seating
max. occupancy: 5 persons

Description

The charming mountain village of Lucinasco is one of the most attractive places in Italy. It is located off the unique coastal town of Imperia, famous among gourmets for its olive oil. The comfortably furnished holiday flat Casa Mare & Monti 2 is located in the centre of Lucinasco. It has a fine view and offers ample space for five persons; it is divided into into two bedrooms, a bathroom with shower and kitchen / living room with fiver-seater dining table. The house is directly accessible by car. The garden seating with its luxury sun beds is very close the house at just within fifty meters away. A grocery store, children\'s playground and two fine restaurants are within easy walking distance. You can also hike your way through the lovely countryside, enjoy a picnic at the nearby lake or spoil yourself with delicate Ligurian specialties in the nearby restaurant, Dinoabbo.

location details: Chiusavecchia


A rural town on the Impero River, Chiusavecchia belonged to the bishops of Albenga and later to the Doria family and the House of Savoy, like all of the territory around Monte Arosio in the upper Oneglia Valley. It is a valley municipality situated on a wide and important road between the coast and Piedmont. The name Chiusavecchia derives from "chiusa", the Byzantine bulwark (lying on an axis with Chiusanico) that was breached by the Lombards in the seventh century. The occupation by Germanic races is witnessed by the names of places lying closest to the sea: Sarola (from the German "sala", meaning "master's house") and Gazzelli (from "gahagi", meaning "private terrain").


Vineyards, and especially olive trees, have been an important feature of the landscape for centuries in Chiusavecchia, where the ancient olive presses are still working today. Even a sanctuary has been dedicated to the olive, the Madonna dell'Oliveto, which was built in 1564 but restructured down the centuries. Besides the elegant Baroque bell tower and the organ built by Maestro Agati, there is a splendid pebbled parvis outside the church with traditional "rissoi" designs. The view from the sanctuary takes in the entire Chiusavecchia plain as far as the sea.


The parish church of San Biagio and San Francesco di Sales belongs to the Baroque period and has a curious bulb-shaped bell tower. Some fine restoration work on the interior has managed to save a wooden crucifix sculpted by an anonymous craftsman around the fifteenth-sixteenth centuries. The bridge across the Impero goes back to the late Middle Ages. The churches in the districts of Sarola and Olivastri are from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries respectively. Some roads leading out of Chiusavecchia take you through the oak woods and olive groves up to Monte Acquarone (732 m.) and to the towns of Lucinasco, Chiusanico and Torria.



location details: Lucinasco

Lucinasco decided to stop the clock at the time when the only resources were those of the land and when olive cultivation was a year-round occupation. Favoured by the position of the town, on the ridge between the upper and lower Impero Valley, olive-growing is still the pride of this ancient Roman landed estate. This can be seen during the olive-harvest, which is truly a ritual here: Lucinasco is perhaps the only place in Liguria where olives are still picked by hand, without the use of any instruments. This is why the Liguria Regional Council has chosen this little town with a view over the Alps and the sea as the most appropriate area for the promotion of superior-quality olive oil and the creation of an olive-growing exhibition area.

The cultural and everyday life of Lucinasco, which was a feudal estate of the Ventimiglia aristocracy, can be seen in a museum bearing the name of Lazzaro Acquarone (who was born here), which is situated in the Oratorio dei Disciplinati di San Giovanni Battista. It comprises two sections: one is dedicated to an ethnographic collection of traditional manufacturing activities, while the other is dedicated to "countryside dwellings", with a collection of everyday household objects, and religious art, with paintings and sculptures from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

You can continue your cultural visit by seeing the Romanesque church of the Maddalena, a national monument, and the mediaeval parish church of Santo Stefano, hidden away in the middle of a splendid park containing waterfalls and a lake. It is not a very difficult walk if you wish to go through Pantasina and climb up Colle d'Aggia. A slightly longer excursion takes you to Monte Acquarone and the Maddalena woodland. In July, Lucinasco holds the octopus festival. You can practise clay-pigeon shooting from June to September.

special features

This apartment is located directly at the idyllic central area next to the church.

Details

  • premises

    • 1 kitchen-cum-living-room with 5 seats and 1 kitchenette
    • 1 bedroom with double bed and bedcouch
    • 1 bedroom with double bed
    • 1 shower/WC

    external area

      • barbecue allowed
      • small garden
      • outdoor furniture
      • terrace
      • playground

  • kitchen equipment

      • hob
      • fridge
      • espresso cooker

    misc

local places of interest

      • Lucinasco was recently voted as one the top ten most beautiful sites in Italy. It lies on the summit of a knoll with a 360 degree view of the surrounding area. The are also tennis courts available here.
      • distance to the beach: about 17 km
      • distance to restaurant: about 0.2 km
      • restaurant within walking distance
      • grocery within walking distance

Travel links

excursions



These excursions can be recommended: Cultural Excursions:
Other excursions:
  • Shopping on the promenades of Imperia, Diano Marina, Sanremo and Alassio.
  • Prize winning wines of von 'La Rocca di San Nicolao' with Vermentino and Pigato.
  • A plethora of restaurants, pizzerias, osterias, farmer stalls and markets etc.
  • Aficionados say that because of the quality of olives and diligent processes involved, Imperia and the surrounding area is said to have the best olive oil in the world.

  • Our representative on site will let you know where the best beaches are when you arrive.
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07.09.2011 - 17.09.2011, Georg S. (DE)

Zusätzlich zu Ihren Infos eigentlich wenig. Das Restaurant della Etta ist sehr zu empfehlen, auch Dinoabbo, dass aber nur am Wochenende geöffnet hat. Man sollte vielleicht noch mitteilen, wo man gut Wein kaufen kann (z. B. den Pigato), hier haben wir eine Laden in Pievo di Teco gefunden, oder durch Zufall ein Weingut in Pogli. Nein, im Prinzip waren wir zufrieden, abgesehen von kleinen Mängeln bei der Unterkunft.


27.08.2011 - 03.09.2011, Markus W. (DE)

Ein persönlicher Ansprechpartner vor Ort wäre wünschenswert.


23.07.2011 - 13.08.2011, Sidonie R. (FR)

nous pensons retourner en italie l année prochaine ! beaucoup de choses a découvrir et a faire encore !si vous avez des locations a nous proposer des le mois de janvier février nous serons heureux de partir dans l une de vos locations


14.08.2010 - 28.08.2010, Matthias R. (DE)

einfach aber ausreichend


26.08.2009 - 05.09.2009, Susanne H. (DE)

Besuch des Olivenmuseums in Imperia, Altstadt von Porto Maurizio (?) und San Remo z.B. Wir waren zufrieden; Vielen Dank.


15.08.2009 - 22.08.2009, Radek S. (CZ)

Tthe house was perfect. The terrace was excellent for sitting in the evenings and watching the sunrise. The best beach in that area can be found in Noli - an hour's drive on the motorway. The house and the village of Lucinascho are really very nice.


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