Holiday apartment in Tavarone: trails, nature and family experiences

Holiday apartment in Tavarone amid trails and experiences

Those who choose a holiday apartment in Tavarone can plan each day around a range of different experiences. For hiking, the CAI Anello di Tavarone circular trail takes centre stage, covering 6.9 kilometres. It starts at a car park in the southern part of Tavarone and leads back to Tavarone. This gives you a clearly defined route for a day spent experiencing the town on a circular walk.

Circular trails with natural highlights

The Anello di Tavarone also includes a 400-metre detour to a monumental holly tree. Here, the focus on nature is centred on a single, striking destination along the trail. The Anello del Benessere offers another perspective: the 37-kilometre route is designed for trekking, mountain biking and horse riding and includes Tavarone as well as all the hamlets of the municipality of Maissana. The different route lengths help you plan active days according to the distance you prefer.

Active days and adventure in the great outdoors

There are also specific places to go for sporting variety. The Centro Sportivo Tavarone has a mountain bike course. Parco Avventura Val di Vara offers a tree-to-tree adventure course with platforms in the trees, Tibetan and Nepalese bridges, vines and zip lines. It also has a 250-metre zip line with a single span. In the Foresta dei Bambini course, the elements are positioned 1 to 1.5 metres above the ground. This means that, alongside longer routes, there are also course experiences with different forms and heights.

Ecclesiastical history, tradition and surroundings

Tavarone’s historical heritage includes the parish of S. Siro, which already existed in 1143. In the church of S. Bartolomeo Apostolo, N. S. della Cintura is the patron saint; his feast day is held on the second Sunday in July. These two ecclesiastical connections give the town its own cultural character, without defining Tavarone solely through its history.

Parco Avventura Val di Vara is located in Località Giandriale in Tavarone, within a Ligurian Sito di Interesse Comunitario (SIC), which is considered ecologically important because of its significant biodiversity. The “Parma Gemma” Museum is also located in the area around Tavarone. This extends the focus beyond the immediate trails and courses into another cultural sphere.

A holiday apartment in Tavarone can therefore be chosen according to your personal holiday pace. Depending on whether you prioritise trails and nature, mountain biking and horse riding, adventure courses, ecclesiastical history or local traditions, your daily rhythm will be different. For families, this mix leaves room for shared activities and different interests, while the Sagra del Fungo creates a special connection with local food culture: it has been held in Tavarone for more than 50 years and is a regular date for lovers of porcini mushrooms.

For additional destinations to include in your travel plans, you can also consider Casale, Carrodano, Cembrano, Vernazza, Piana Battolla, Riomaggiore, Pegui and Bracelli.

For the broader travel overview: La Spezia.