Noli
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
For six centuries, from 1192 to 1797, this small Riviera town was the capital of its own maritime republic, allied with Genoa and sending ships to the First Crusade. Noli lies in a bay closed by Bergeggi island and its own cape, its old centre still walled and once bristling with over seventy towers. Above it, the round keep of Castello di Monte Ursino looks down on the sea.
Highlights
- San Paragorio, the 11th-century Romanesque church where Noli's independence was signed
- Castello di Monte Ursino, with its 16th-century round keep
- San Pietro dei Pescatori, built with fishermen's holiday tithes
- The Torre and Porta Papone, from the 13th and 14th centuries
- Nemo's Garden, an underwater garden off the coast
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Noli (IT), Noli (EN)), Wikivoyage (Noli). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 2,444
Things to see
- Co-cathedral (IT)
- Nostra Signora delle Grazie (IT)
- San Francesco d'Assisi (IT)
- San Giovanni Battista (IT)
- San Lazzaro (IT)
- San Michele Arcangelo (IT)
Events through the year
- Feast of Saints Peter and PaulProcession of crucifixes at Voze, in the municipality
- Feast of Saint IgnatiusProcession of crucifixes in the hamlet of Tosse, in the municipality
- Feast of Saint EugenePatronal feast with a procession of crucifixes
- Feast of Saints Anne and JoachimProcession of crucifixes
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikivoyage (Noli). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- CicciarelliDishFish-based speciality recognised as a Slow Food Presidium
- Olive oilOlive oil
Adapted from Wikipedia (Noli). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
36 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 25
- B&Bs and guest houses 8
- Campsites 3
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Finalborgo · 7.7 km
- Verezzi · 9.4 km
- Celle Ligure · 18 km
- Millesimo · 24 km
- Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena · 25 km