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Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Guard

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Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Guard

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Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Guard

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Location: Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

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1. Start of Green Route – Guidovia Tunnel loop from Genova San Biagio

23.8km

02:25

760m

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2. Ancient Bridges of Val Varenna – Bar Osteria Pietro & Tizi loop from Genova Pegli

29.4km

02:19

820m

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3. Ponte San Giorgio – Start of Green Route loop from Brin

42.4km

03:23

1,000m

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Dutch Pineapple

May 8, 2021

It was August 29, 1490, while Benedetto Pareto was grazing his flock on Mount Figogna, an extraordinary event happened to him: the Madonna appeared to him. The latter asks the farmer to build a chapel.
At first Benedetto encounters resistance from his wife, who tells him: "Everyone knows that you are a simple man, now they will say that you are also crazy."
And this is how Benedetto gives up.
After a serious accident which left him at the end of his life, the Madonna appeared to him again and healed him, and this is how his family was also convinced and helped him in this undertaking.

Over the years, the sanctuary has been the scene of several stage finishes of the Giro d'Italia, characterized by a challenging climb of 9 km, with an average gradient of 8% and a maximum gradient of 21, and a total height difference of 719 metres.

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Roberto Brandi

October 18, 2021

One of the most classic peaks for Genoese cycling

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Gabriele Cislaghi

December 27, 2023

The sanctuary of Nostra Signora della Guardia, known more simply as the sanctuary of the Guardia or the Guardia - is the most important Marian sanctuary in Liguria and one of the most important in Italy

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Elevation 780 m

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Thursday 18 December

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9°C

44 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Location: Ceranesi, Genoa, Liguria, Italy

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Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Guard

1. Start of Green Route – Guidovia Tunnel loop from Genova San Biagio

2. Ancient Bridges of Val Varenna – Bar Osteria Pietro & Tizi loop from Genova Pegli

3. Ponte San Giorgio – Start of Green Route loop from Brin

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