Brugnato
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Monks of St Columbanus from Bobbio founded a monastery here on the alluvial plain of the Vara, and the village grew up around it, becoming a bishop's see in 1133. The old abbey church survives as a co-cathedral, its two naves divided by massive stone columns, an unusual plan in Liguria, with a 15th-century fresco of Columbanus giving his blessing.
Highlights
- The co-cathedral of Santi Pietro, Lorenzo e Colombano, built over an early Christian cemetery
- A Presentation in the Temple fresco, uncovered during the 1994 restoration
- The Montemarcello-Magra-Vara regional park, part of which lies in the commune (IT)
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Brugnato (IT), Brugnato (EN)), Wikivoyage (Brugnato). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 1,283
Things to see
- Museo Diocesano (IT)
- Nostra Signora dell'Ulivo (IT)
- Palazzo vescovile (IT)
- San Bernardo (IT)
- Sant'Antonio (IT)
Events through the year
- Canestrello sagra
- Fiera di San Lazzaro
- Pilgrimage to Nostra Signora dell'Ulivo
- Festa patronale e fiera di San PasqualePatron saint's feast with a fair
- Infiorata del Corpus DominiFlower carpets along the streets of the old centre
- Feast of Saint Bernard
- Chestnut festival
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Brugnato), Wikivoyage (Brugnato). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Specialities of Liguria
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Genoese focaccia (IT)Bread and pasta
- Focaccia di ReccoBread and pasta
- TrofieBread and pasta
- Torta pasqualina (IT)Dish
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Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina ligure, Cuisine of Liguria). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
2 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 2
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Vernazza · 12 km
- Framura · 14 km
- Mulazzo · 16 km
- Deiva Marina · 17 km
- Moneglia · 19 km