Tellaro
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Legend says a giant octopus once saved this fishing village by climbing the church tower and ringing the bell as Saracen pirates landed. Tellaro sits on a cliff on the eastern shore of the Gulf of La Spezia, reached by a single road high above the sea, and has long drawn painters and writers, Mario Soldati among them. At Christmas, divers carry the baby Jesus out of the water.
Highlights
- The underwater Christmas, with divers, over 8,000 candles and fireworks over the sea
- The Church of San Giorgio, with a plaque recalling the octopus
- The Festival of the Octopus, on the second Sunday of August
- The 17th-century Oratory of Santa Maria and the little harbour
- The Palio del Golfo boat race, which Tellaro enters every year
Text adapted from Wikipedia (Tellaro (Lerici), Tellaro), Wikivoyage (Tellaro (Lerici)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Population: 559
Things to see
- Saint Mary oratory (IT)
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint George
- Festival of the OctopusOrganised by the village sports club
- Natale SubacqueoDivers bring the baby Jesus from the sea amid 8,000 candles and fireworks
Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.
Adapted from Wikipedia (Tellaro). 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
18 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 12
- B&Bs and guest houses 4
- Hostels 1
- Campsites 1
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Montemarcello · 3.1 km
- Vernazza · 21 km
- Brugnato · 26 km
- Mulazzo · 29 km
- Framura · 34 km