Rocca Vaccaria

From the Masone toll booth on the Voltri-Alessandria motorway, turn towards Genoa for the Turchino tunnel. After passing the tunnel, turn left, then left again following the signs for the Faiallo Pass where we leave the car. Our Hiking level walk has a total travel time of about 3 and a half hours. We pass in front of the La Nuvola sul Mare hotel where a dirt road begins that descends for a stretch towards the south. We arrive near two obvious houses in the woods, the Palazzina Tassara dates back to 1935 and its history is still unknown. We continue left uphill among the beech trees where the path climbs up to meadows dotted with boulders.
We thus arrive at the Vaccaria Pass, its name derives from an ancient seasonal shelter for cattle. We are just under 5 km from the beaches of Arenzano and it is the point of the Apennine-Alpine chain closest to the sea.

Beautiful view!!