Il borgo di Levanto visto dalle colline alle spalle. La mangialonga mi ha dato la possibilità di scattare qualche bella foto panoramica di Levanto. Nella foto in particolare si vede il borgo di Legnaro con sullo sfondo la cittadina di Levanto.
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Il paese di Levanto è di antica fondazione, adagiato in una valle ricoperta da ulivi, viti e pini ed affacciato direttamente sul mare. Le dorsali della vallata finiscono in mare col promontorio del Mesco e la punta di Levanto. Parte del suo territorio rientra inoltre nel Parco nazionale delle Cinque Terre e dell’Area marina protetta Cinque Terre. Continue and learn more on Wikipedia
The village of Levanto seen from the hills behind – Le village de Levanto vu des collines derrière – El pueblo de Levanto visto desde las colinas detrás. – A aldeia de Levanto vista das colinas atrás – Das Dorf Levanto von den Hügeln dahinter aus gesehen – Ngôi làng Levanto nhìn từ những ngọn đồi phía sau
Caribbean Sea… in Liguria. Look at this photo and tell me you thought I took it in the Caribbean (or in who knows what tropical country)! In reality it is our Liguria and to be precise it is a photo of the sea of Corniglia, in the Cinque Terre!
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Caribbean sea … in Liguria – Mer des Caraïbes … en Ligurie – Mar Caribe… en Liguria – Mar do Caribe… na Ligúria – Karibisches Meer … in Ligurien – Biển Caribe … ở Liguria – 加勒比海……在利古里亚 – カリブ海…リグリアで
Well yes, yesterday I went for a swim at the little beach of Guvano known for being a nudist beach. Since before going there I searched a bit on the internet and found some old information that didn't help me much, I decided, in addition to the photos, to put some more information updated to May 14th.
The beach is always there and there are always nudists; I don't think it is authorized by anyone but it is so isolated and not very visible to those who are not interested that I don't think it bothers anyone.
It is located not far from Corniglia, it is visible and can be reached from the path that leads from Vernazza to Corniglia itself (but I don't know if the path is passable from there; there is a homemade sign on the road but the friability of the ground and the wildness of the woods make it a lottery to get there). If you don’t want to climb the mountain, there is the old train tunnel that takes you directly there from Corniglia station.
This is the hardest part.
One, find the tunnel! From the station there is no tunnel or indication…. I will give you a help: when you are at the bottom of the steps that lead from the village to the railway, go right and take the little road that goes down (the tunnel is right next to the one currently in use by the railway). Two, make the tunnel! As already written there is no indication (to tell the truth it is not even written that you cannot enter or that there is danger) nor the phantom green gate where you have to ring that I read on some site (they told us that the gate has been removed/broken). Three, entering the tunnel! This was the hard part; obviously all dark; you enter and you see things abandoned by vagrants (like mattresses, rags, bottles...) but there was no sign of anyone. Inside it is really dark, and luckily I had the flashlight of the new cell phone that saved us otherwise we can't go; without forgetting the return: another 15 minutes of flashlight... Four, we arrived at the exit of the tunnel! No one asked us for money (but I don't know about this because it's not yet "high season"). Five, the beach! There are two: the first one can be reached just after the tunnel with a makeshift metal ladder that seems to be quite solid; the second one on the other side of the bay but we didn't find a way to get there (maybe you have to go down the first one and climb a bit).
Conclusions: – the beach is really worth it even if, like me, you are not a nudist. Obviously if you think it might bother you to see naked men (and women), don't go. – the route is a bit scary and at your own risk; now that I have been there I would go back without fear but yesterday, more than once, in the tunnel we wanted to go back.
Here are the directions on how to find it:
Update August 14, 2014:
I didn't go directly to the beach because the weather wasn't good and the sea was rough but from the path that goes from Vernazza to Corniglia above the beach I saw many people bathing so I can say that everything is still unchanged. I point out that a couple of guys walked along the path (without going through the tunnels) so I assume it is doable. I'll also add a new photo taken that day:
Update June 23, 2016:
Unfortunately today I tried to go back to the beach but… it was no longer possible. From the path, perhaps you could still do it but at the designated point you can see many fallen stones and there will be twenty FS signs that prohibit you from going and remind you of the danger of landslides (I think the ban was there before but today it seems really real to me so much so that you can no longer see the path that was at least traced before). From the railway tunnel… Gate barred and padlocked… in addition to the usual many danger and prohibition signs. I hope someone has better news in the future…
Update July 23, 2017:
Michele writes to me: “Hi, I was there yesterday with my wife, the tunnel is still closed but the path has been reopened and cleaned, there are blue signs to recognize it.”
Update Summer 2018:
I read some updates on the situation on the internet (unfortunately I don't have first-hand news because I don't frequent the area much): the tunnel is closed on both sides. The path, access to which has been closed, has almost completely collapsed and it seems very dangerous to try to go down. At the moment I think the only way to reach the beach is by your own boat. I'm sorry!
Guvano beach, the nudist beach near Corniglia – Plage de Guvano, la plage nudiste près de Corniglia – Playa Guvano, la playa nudista cerca de Corniglia – Praia de Guvano, a praia de nudismo perto de Corniglia – Guvano Strand, der FKK-Strand in der Nähe von Corniglia – Bãi biển Guvano, bãi biển khỏa thân gần Corniglia – Guvano 海滩，Corniglia 附近的裸体海滩 – コルニリア近くのヌーディスト ビーチ、グバノ ビーチ
La piazza e le case di Varese Ligure. Il famosissimo borgo ligure e le caratteristiche casette della piazzetta circolare del centro che, dalla foto forse si vede poco, sono disposte a cerchio attorno al castello.
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La nascita del borgo varesino trae la sua origine dalla posizione strategica posta all’incrocio delle strade transappenniniche dirette verso Parma e Tortona. Le vie che partono da Sestri Levante e Luni a Varese Ligure trovavano infatti facile accesso alla pianura Padana, con la conseguente creazione di un mercato di scambio. Continue and learn more on Wikipedia
The square and the houses in the famous round square of the village of Varese Ligure – La place et les maisons de la célèbre place ronde du village de Varese Ligure – La plaza y las casas en la famosa plaza redonda del pueblo de Varese Ligure – A praça e as casas na famosa praça redonda da aldeia de Varese Ligure – Der Platz und die Häuser auf dem berühmten runden Platz des Dorfes Varese Ligure – Quảng trường và những ngôi nhà ở quảng trường tròn nổi tiếng của làng Varese Ligure – Varese Ligure 村著名的圆形广场的广场和房屋 – ヴァレーゼリグレ村の有名な丸い広場の広場と家々
Monterosso by night. Tu metti una sera di fine agosto a Monterosso… esattamente inquadrato non è il paese ma la passeggiata che va da Fegina al tunnel.
Monterosso il 13 agosto 2012. Ieri “trasferta” a Monterosso per fare un bel bagnetto. Molti turisti, acqua sempre bellissima e soprattutto la soddisfazione di vedere un luogo, devastato non molti mesi fa dall’alluvione, che si è rimboccato le maniche e ora è quasi a normalità: complimenti!
