Saturday, 13th August 2022:
Guess what? It’s time for the last hike&swim before summer holidays and, as always, we’ll try to honor it by having one that ends with a box of fried fish.
The weather forecast is a bit uncertain, but according to the latest reports it might be just perfect, with some refreshing rain at night, followed by sunshine in the late morning. As temperature should be not too high, we can start the hike with a scenic walk from Camogli up to the location known as Paradise, via the Semaforo Nuovo and Rock of the Hawks lookout points. From Paradise, we’ll move on to Dolcina and San Lorenzo, where we can check if there’s still something going on, from the festival they are hosting this week.
From S.Lorenzo we’ll head down to S.Michele di Pagana, where we can have a swim (hopefully, without jellyfish) before the fried fish.
Hike is rated as easy/medium, takes around 3,5 hours, offers plenty of water taps and is well described on:
https://portofinotrek.com/it/da-camogli-o-san-rocco/71-189-san-rocco-di-camogli-gaixella-toca-fornelli-san-rocco.html#/5-passante_per-san_rocco_di_camogli
and
https://portofinotrek.com/it/sentieri-principali/15-37-portofino-vetta-san-lorenzo-della-costa.html#/17-passante_per-s_lorenzo_della_costa
As for the fried fish festival, it’s not clear yet whether it will start at 6pm or 7pm, anyway if you aren’t in a rush to go back home, do consider staying in Santa Margherita one extra hour!
How to get to Camogli, and how to come back alive:
On Saturday, August 13th, let’s meet at 10:58am at the entrance of Camogli train station. More precisely, under the “Madonna with Child” relief that’s on the wall opposite the train station entrance.
Suggested trains:
- If you travel eastwards:
REG 12355 – 10:11 Genova Principe (10:20 Genova Brignole) 10:58 Camogli-S. Fruttuoso
- If you travel westwards:
REG 12218 +12354 – 8:15 La Spezia Centrale – 10:08 Camogli-S. Fruttuoso
(unfortunately, Trenitalia cut a lot of trails)
- If you travel southwards:
REG 3015 – 07:25 Milano Centrale-09:55 Camogli-S. Fruttuoso (*)
Return will be from S.Margherita Ligure, somewhere between 6pm (without the fish) and 8pm (with a full stomach).
(*) if you’re coming from afar, you may consider getting the 3 day regional pass for 29 euro. Or the summer ticket (4 weekends) for 39 euro.
As usual, if you have doubts, questions, Hamlet-like dilemmas… feel free to message me ( vidlothianATgmailDOTcom ) or call me (+393297203364)
Liguriah 