Cervo
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Coral paid for the finest church on this hill above the Riviera: Cervo's fishermen, who worked the seas off Corsica and Sardinia, helped fund the baroque San Giovanni Battista, still known as the Chiesa dei Corallini. Its concave façade faces the sea above a stepped square, and every summer since 1964 the village has hosted an international chamber music festival.
Highlights
- The Chiesa dei Corallini, with its concave façade and 1748 square and steps (IT)
- Castello Clavesana, home of the Ethnographic Museum of Western Liguria
- The Romanesque Oratorio di Santa Caterina, built in the 13th century
- The summer chamber music festival founded by violinist Sándor Végh
- Palazzo Morchio, the town hall, with its Genoese slate doorway
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Cervo (Italia), Cervo, Liguria), Wikivoyage (Cervo (Italia)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,086
Things to see
Events through the year
- Festival di Pasqua di CervoYoung musicians and their teachers give four concerts in Santa Caterina
- Feast of Saint John the Baptist
- International Chamber Music FestivalEvening open-air classical concerts in Piazza dei Corallini, since 1964
- Fiera di Santa Caterina d'Alessandria
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Cervo (Italia)), Wikivoyage (Cervo (Italia)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
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- PigatoWine
- VermentinoWine
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Where to sleep
55 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 33
- B&Bs and guest houses 15
- Campsites 7
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Nearby member villages
- Diano Castello · 3.8 km
- Laigueglia · 6.5 km
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- Zuccarello · 21 km
- Pieve di Teco · 21 km