ヴァレーゼ・リーグレの天然記念物・トップ20

The small sacred monument we encounter on Monte Gottero is perhaps the perfect place for a brief moment of reflection. A few years ago, Christiane Völkel commented on the wonderfully fitting sentence by the Italian poet Francesco Petrarch (who lived in the 14th century), "Everywhere one has heaven above oneself," as follows: "What is the use of prayer? This question moves me (...) I have found for myself the answer and the certainty that when I pray I am with the Lord, or rather, that when I pray he is often noticeably closer to me than usual. Thus, I retain the possibility of pouring out my heart to him (...) This intimacy with him makes me believe in him."

Refreshingly cold fountain water and a small shrine in homage to Marco Pantani; definitely worth a detour

excursion done in winter, very beautiful and panoramic, with a lot of snow, good equipment is needed, gaiters and crampons, and a good shell for the strong winds on the ridge.

More than a mountain, a symbol

Beautiful sea view

a place to rest in the cool and sheltered just below the cross of Monte Gottero.

On the Guaitarola pass, on the slopes of the homonymous mountain, a small fountain seems to be dedicated to those who pedal: it recalls the passage from here of the 2006 Giro d'Italia, in a stage between Livorno and Sestri Levante.

The last stretch of the climb to the statue of the Madonna is equipped with chains to facilitate climbing on the rocks