Holiday apartment in Campiglia: trails, terraces and far-reaching views

Campiglia combines a striking hillside location with trails, terraced landscapes and far-reaching views. The hamlet was built directly on the rock, with winding streets, and is therefore closely connected to the terrain in its very architectural form.

Trails offering different experiences

Campiglia is an important resting point on the AV5T. Along the route, the Pitone rocky outcrop offers views of the islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto, as well as the Cinque Terre coast. Trail 535 also begins in Campiglia at Vico Codemin and leads to an equipped viewpoint with a wooden bench. Near Trail 535, Trail 504C branches off and leads to Schiara.

Further trail connections complete this picture: Trail 536 reaches a junction with Trail 535, which comes from Campiglia. The area around Campiglia is criss-crossed by numerous trails connecting La Spezia, Porto Venere and the Cinque Terre.

Terraces, saffron and views over the coast

The landscape around Campiglia includes terraces supported by dry-stone walls for growing grapevines and olive trees. Some of the well-preserved terraces along Trail 535 are used for saffron cultivation, which was reintroduced by the Associazione Campiglia. Saffron cultivation thus adds a distinctive feature to the terraced land use described in connection with grapevines and olive trees.

From Campiglia, there are views of the Gulf of La Spezia and the Apuan Alps. The views also extend to the Tuscan Archipelago, Corsica and the Maritime Alps.

Historical and cultural traces in the village

The Church of Santa Caterina di Alessandria in Campiglia has been documented since 1326. The Campiglia mill, located along Trail 598-1 (AV5T 1), is also an ethnographic testament. It was restored between 2003 and 2006 by Cinque Terre National Park together with the Associazione Campiglia. The mill’s external sandstone staircase was restored with missing steps and a steel railing for visitors’ safety.

Another historic route is the ancient Campiglia–Acquasanta mule track, CAI Trail no. 11. It begins in Campiglia’s town centre, was built at the end of the 19th century and was the only connection between the village and the city. The route descends from an elevation of 401 m to 102 m. Its length is 1,480 m; an additional 1,250 m consists of asphalt. The approximate duration is around 30 minutes plus 15 minutes. To walk it, changes in elevation, route length, surface and time required must be considered together. Unlike Trail 535 with its viewpoint and Trail 504C with its route to Schiara, the mule track was the only connection between the village and the city. A probable menhir was also identified in the Tramonti area. The place name Campiglia is first mentioned in a document of Otto II from 991 for the Tramonti area. The first mention of the place name in 991 predates the construction of the mule track at the end of the 19th century.

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