Taggia
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Olive groves cover the hills of the lower Argentina valley, and the taggiasca olive is named after this town. The old centre stands on a low hill about three kilometres inland, settled after the Lombards destroyed the earlier villages in 641, while Arma di Taggia is its beach resort. Fifteenth-century palaces line the old streets, and the convent of San Domenico holds paintings by Ludovico Brea.
Highlights
- The convent of San Domenico, with paintings by Ludovico Brea
- Olive oil from the taggiasca variety, named after the town
- Fifteenth-century palaces: Palazzo Curlo, Palazzo Vivaldi and Palazzo Asdente
- The basilica of Santi Giacomo e Filippo, built over an 11th-century church
- The church of San Martino di Tours, with 15th-century frescoes
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Taggia (IT), Taggia (EN)), Wikivoyage (Taggia). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 13,760
Things to see
Events through the year
- Festa di San Benedetto Revelli (i Furgari)Big bonfires, fireworks, music and wine in the old town
- Historical re-enactment of the Furgari originsParade and plays on the feast's origins and 17th-century life
- Feast of the Madonna Miracolosa
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Taggia). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Local food & wine
- Canestrelli di TaggiaSweet
- Fennel biscuitsSweet
- SardenairaBread and pasta
- Taggiasca oliveLocal produceOlive variety named after the town, behind its profitable olive oil
Adapted from Wikipedia (Taggia). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to sleep
10 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 7
- B&Bs and guest houses 3
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Lingueglietta · 7 km
- Ceriana · 7.3 km
- Badalucco · 8 km
- Seborga · 13 km
- Perinaldo · 14 km