Badalucco
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Two humpbacked bridges from the late Middle Ages mark the way in and out of Badalucco, a medieval village of bare stone houses strung along its stream in the middle Argentina valley. Olive terraces climb the opposite slope, giving way higher up to the woods and pastures of Monte Faudo. Count Oberto of Ventimiglia chose it as his residence before it passed to Genoa in 1261.
Highlights
- The two late-medieval humpbacked bridges at either end of the village
- Stone lanes, caruggi and small squares of the old centre
- Monte Faudo, wooded and grazed, with traces of Neolithic settlement
- Olive terraces on the slopes facing the village
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Badalucco (IT), Badalucco (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,072
Things to see
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint George
- Stucafì àa BaücȍgnaStockfish festival in the old centre, recalling a Saracen siege
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Badalucco). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Taggiasca olive oilOlive oilSingle-variety oil pressed at local mills
- Rundin white beansLocal produce
Adapted from Wikipedia (Badalucco). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
3 places to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
- Hotels 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
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