Holiday apartment in Tiglieto: discover Badia, the Orba and nature

Tiglieto offers you a journey through Romanesque architectural history, forest culture, hiking and protected landscapes. Badia di Tiglieto, the Anello Badia Di Tiglieto circular trail, the ZSC Pian della Badia (Tiglieto) protected area and the Orba near Acquabuona each offer a different focus. If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Tiglieto, you can therefore base your choice of location on the experiences that matter to your trip: culture, activity or observing nature.

Holiday apartment in Tiglieto: culture and local history

Badia di Tiglieto was founded in 1120 and was the first Cistercian abbey built outside French territory. Its Romanesque complex consists of a church, monastery and refectory arranged along three sides of a cloister. The fourth side is bordered by areas used for agriculture. During guided tours of Badia di Tiglieto organised by the Beigua Park administration, you can visit the cloister, the armarium, the chapter house and the church.

Other buildings also give Tiglieto a clearly distinctive cultural profile. The Romanesque bridge is made entirely of serpentinite and has five arches; the central arch is approximately 20 metres high. The Chiesa Parrocchiale N.S. Assunta is characterised by frescoes by Dalle Ceste and has a façade made of exposed local stone. Every year, on the occasion of the commemorative day on 29 August, a novena is held in the Chiesetta della Vrigna, ending at 8 p.m. with a torchlight procession. Tiglieto is considered to be associated with traditional lumberjacks, who are regarded as custodians of forest culture.

Hiking and getting to the area around Badia

The Anello Badia Di Tiglieto circular trail starts at Badia di Tiglieto, is 6.5 km long, takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, and has difficulty level E – hiking. It passes through forests and along the banks of the Orba stream. The starting point is reached after the town centre via Casavecchia and after crossing the bridge over the Orba.

To travel to Tiglieto for the Anello Badia Di Tiglieto circular trail, you can use ATP bus services. Badia di Tiglieto can be reached by two roads: one leads from Genoa via Masone and Campoligure, and the other from Savona via Sassello and Urbe. This allows you to coordinate your choice of holiday apartment with your planned journey and excursions to cultural and natural sites.

Nature in the Pian della Badia protected area

The ZSC Pian della Badia (Tiglieto) protected area covers approximately 250 hectares in the municipality of Tiglieto. It includes an interesting valley with a meandering stream, a floodplain with valuable pools, some of which are of anthropogenic origin, as well as slopes with open coniferous forest. Cerastium utriense occurs in this area, a species of the carnation family endemic exclusively to the western Ligurian Apennines.

Near Acquabuona, a hamlet of Tiglieto (SV), the Orba flows through a series of spectacular gorges. When choosing your holiday apartment in Tiglieto, you can match these cultural, hiking and nature themes to your personal daily schedule.

More places for planning your trip

If you would like to extend your trip beyond Tiglieto, here are some additional places: Coreglia Ligure, Casà, Camogli, Velva, Nervi, Teriasca, La Costa, Mortola.

For the higher-level travel overview: Genoa.