Moneglia
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Two links of the chain that once closed the harbour of Pisa hang on the façade of Santa Croce, the reward, tradition says, for Moneglia's galleys at the Battle of Meloria in 1284. The village fills a wide bay between the wooded headlands of Punta Moneglia and Punta Rospo on the Riviera di Levante, guarded by the Genoese forts of Monleone and Villafranca.
Highlights
- Santa Croce, a baroque church with the Pisan chain links on its front
- San Giorgio, with a cloister and a Saint George attributed to Rubens
- The coastal road through old railway tunnels towards Sestri Levante and Deiva Marina
- Local olive oil, celebrated with a festival on Easter Monday
- Summer boats to Portofino, San Fruttuoso and the Cinque Terre
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Moneglia (IT), Moneglia (EN)), Wikivoyage (Moneglia). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 2,528
Things to see
- Disciplinanti (IT)
- San Rocco (IT)
- San Saturnino Church (IT)
- Santa Croce Church (IT)
Events through the year
- Carnevale della ZuccaParade of carnival floats
- Olive oil festival
- Hamlet sagreIn San Saturnino, Bracco and Comeglio, in the municipality
- Doppio GialloCrime and noir fiction week with writers and criminologists
- Feast of the Holy CrossFestival at the Santa Croce church
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Moneglia), Wikivoyage (Moneglia). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Riviera Ligure di Levante PDO olive oilOlive oilMain local product, suited to fish dishes
- Bianco di MonegliaWineWhite wine from hills between San Saturnino and Lemeglio
Adapted from Wikipedia (Moneglia). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
18 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 8
- Campsites 6
- B&Bs and guest houses 4
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Deiva Marina · 3.2 km
- Framura · 6.1 km
- Varese Ligure · 18 km
- Brugnato · 19 km
- Vernazza · 19 km