Holiday apartment in Garlenda: culture, golf and e-bike routes

Culture at the castle and around the Fiat 500

Castello di Garlenda is also known as “della Meridiana” and dates back to the 12th century. Its present appearance is the result of a rebuilding in the 17th century. The Castello serves as a venue for conferences, performances and exhibitions. Admission to Castello di Garlenda is possible only with prior reservation; anyone planning this visit must take the reservation into account before visiting. The Museo Multimediale della 500 Dante Giacosa was established in Garlenda, the home of the Fiat 500 Club Italia. It presents the historic Fiat 500 as a social, cultural and societal phenomenon. The Castello combines its architectural history with conferences, performances and exhibitions; the museum is dedicated to the historic Fiat 500. For those interested in culture, the architectural history of the Castello, its event formats and Fiat 500 culture in Garlenda can therefore be considered side by side. The three event formats range from conferences to performances and exhibitions, giving the Castello different cultural functions. This enables culture enthusiasts to distinguish between the architectural history of a venue and the social, cultural and societal history of the Fiat 500.

Golf in the Lerrone Valley

The Garlenda Golf Club was established in 1964 based on designs by the English planners John Morrison and John Harris. Its golf course is 6,085 metres long. The club is located in the Lerrone Valley and is surrounded by ancient olive groves and pine forests. For planning the day, the golf club therefore combines a specific course distance with the landscape setting of the Lerrone Valley. The distance can be taken into account as a separate sporting focus when structuring the day. Ancient olive groves and pine forests create a different accent from the architectural history of the Castello. In the Lerrone Valley, the 6,085 metres of the course stand in contrast to surroundings of ancient olive groves and pine forests.

Two e-bike circuits with different lengths and levels of difficulty

The Anello delle Vasche e-bike circuit is 8.02 kilometres long, easy and has 226 metres of elevation gain. The Anello Garlenda - Castelli - Paravenna e-bike circuit is 9.66 kilometres long, challenging and has 394 metres of elevation gain. For planning the day, a shorter, easier route with less elevation gain is therefore set against a longer, more challenging route with more elevation gain. A shorter route can give the e-bike day a different rhythm than a longer route with more elevation gain. The choice between the two circuits therefore concerns not only the number of kilometres, but also elevation gain and level of difficulty. The two circuits thus differ in length, elevation gain and level of difficulty.

The Oasi Lerrone as a natural area

The Oasi Lerrone is a river habitat with several tributaries and is home to one of the last populations of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in Liguria. For those interested in nature, this provides a specific river habitat alongside the European pond turtle, whose population in Liguria is among the last remaining ones. The river habitat and wildlife therefore form a nature theme alongside culture and sport. The natural area includes the river habitat, several tributaries and the European pond turtle.

More destinations for your planning

Other destinations for your planning include Bardineto, Carbuta, Celle Ligure, Varigotti, Cairo Montenotte, Pallare, Capitolo-costa and Laigueglia.

For the higher-level travel overview: Savona.