Holiday apartment in Valloria: Art, Churches and Trails

Valloria combines visible art in the village with churches, a museum and trails through the Ligurian landscape. From Valloria, the view over the greenery of Liguria merges with the blue of the sea, especially at sunset.

Churches and dated art in Valloria

The new Church of Santi Gervasio e Protasio in Valloria was completed in 1713. The church houses a polyptych by Agostino Casanova, whose inscription bears the year 1523. The Oratorio di Santa Croce in Valloria was built in 1587. The different dates make the sequence of Valloria’s architectural and artistic history concrete.

The Museo delle Cose Dimenticate

The Museo delle Cose Dimenticate is located in the former Oratorio di Santa Croce. The museum displays objects from domestic, artisanal and agricultural life and includes tools used for olive growing and olive oil production. It also displays individually designed instruments by the local artist and inventor Giacomo Pisani. As a result, the museum’s focus ranges from everyday and work-related objects to specially designed instruments.

Painted doors and caruggi

The caruggi of Valloria form an open-air art gallery created by dozens of artists who have decorated the village’s old doors. The painted doors depict panoramas, flowers and other motifs. These motifs provide several concrete points of interest during a walk through the caruggi.

The route to the painted doors is clearly signposted and can be walked from door to door. The painted works in the dark passageways and on the staircases have their own lighting so that visitors can see them better.

Trails with different stops

Trails are also part of Valloria’s character. The red trail (Percorso rosso) leads to Valloria and runs there from the church square along a mule track towards San Giuseppe. From the sanctuary, the trail first leads to the rural chapel of Madonna del Piano and then on to Tavole. In addition, the hiking trail begins in Valloria’s main square. This allows you to distinguish in your mind a walk through the village from a trail concept with several stops.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Valloria, this combination is an interesting planning consideration: Would you like to devote the day to the painted doors and the museum, or plan a trail with stops at San Giuseppe, Madonna del Piano and Tavole? The decision can be based on your preferred pace and focus. Valloria offers concrete cultural and hiking-related points of interest for this.

For families with different interests, these themes can be planned clearly side by side: Some will focus on panoramas and flowers on the doors, others will be interested in the polyptych, tools or instruments, while the hiking trail offers another option. When looking for a holiday apartment in Valloria, you can make this personal focus the starting point for your location decision.

Other places to compare

If you would like to compare Valloria with other places, discover Vallecrosia, Civezza, Riva Ligure, Diano Arentino, Diano Marina, Prela, Bellissimi and Pietrabruna.

For the overarching travel overview: Imperia.