サンレモの絶景の山頂・トップ14

There's something mystical about Mount Faudo: a trail of ancient stories, far back in time. Today, it's best known for the marathon trail that climbs from Imperia to its summit and for the antennas dotting it; yet for centuries, it was a contested land between the church, neighboring states, and the villages on its slopes. Since the ancient Ligurians, well before the Romans. It shares this burden with Mount Follia and Mount Sette Fontane. The oldest evidence of human settlement in the Dolcedo area is near Mount Follia, a conical peak on the southern slope of Mount Faudo. Traces of metalworking have emerged there, with furnaces and residential structures, dating back to the Iron Age castellari, fortifications placed high up for observation and defense, in visual contact with other castellari in the area. Today, the site is abandoned: one can still walk and imagine the defensive landscape of the ancient Ligurians.

Upon reaching the summit of Monte Follia, hikers will find a beautiful summit cross crowning the mountain. These are often massive wooden crosses, but this one was designed quite differently. It is made of iron or steel, and decorative ornaments are incorporated between the outlines of the longitudinal and transverse beams that define the cross shape, as well as at the four outer corners of the crossing point.

Start of the descent of the Poggio

This is the point where the final climb of the famous Milan-Sanremo men's cycling race, the Poggio, ends. The runners here at the top make a sharp left turn to undertake the descent towards the Aurelia and head straight towards Sanremo. Inside the curve to the left there is an old telephone booth with a sign indicating the altitude of the climb.

Not so far from the actual summit of Monte Ceppo, located at 1,627 meters above sea level, this point is the highest that can be reached on asphalt. The last kilometers to get here from the southern side are really tough.

Nice roads across the Mediterranean Sea

The surface is lousy in the upper area. When driving up, it is very annoying on the descent and costs a lot of time because there are hardly any roads in many places. landscape great. RECOMMENDATION: Gravel or MTB. Alternatively: schedule time

Here at the invisible Poggio 'summit', MVDP called back home to celebrate his monumental win in 2023! ;-)