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Lavagna

Sunday, 4th September 2022 – Anyone up for a short post-vacation hike&swim this Sunday? Since the weather forecast doesn’t look so grim anymore (as a matter of fact, it might be sunny all day long), plan is to head to Lavagna and try one of trails that have been restored this year: more spefically, watermill trail #3 on http://www.comune.lavagna.ge.it/sites/default/files/159-cartina_web.pdf

The path to the so called “ancient valley of the watermills” has been cleaned this year, so the idea is to use it to reach Crocetta and the scenic church of S.Giulia.

Hike takes about 2,5 hours, with 250 metres elevation gain, and ends in Cavi. Should we want to extend it, we can walk an extra mile towards Sestri Levante, along the Roman trail that saw a medieval knight lose control of his horse while being spellbound by the landscape (and fall into a cliff, only to be miraculously saved by a bush that stood in the way)

In this case, return will be from Sestri Levante, probably around 5:00pm.

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How to get to Lavagna, and how to come back alive:

On Sunday, let’s meet at Lavagna train station at 11:18 am.

Recommended trains are:

— if you travel eastwards
10:24 Genova Principe (10:32 Genova Brignole) 11:18 Lavagna

— if you travel westwards
9:46 La Spezia Centrale – 10:19 Sestri Levante + bus 7004 to Lavagna

— if you travel southwards
07:32 Milano Lambrate – 10:19 Lavagna (*)

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(*) 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.

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As usual, if you have doubts, questions, Hamlet-like dilemmas… feel free to text me! (at +39 329 7203364)