A thousand paths, four steps, one destination
A thousand paths, four steps, one destination
A thousand paths, four steps, one destination
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PIana CrIXIa regIonaL naturaL ParK<br />
area: 795 hectares<br />
Description of the territory<br />
The hilly landscape of Piana Crixia, in the valley of the Bormida di Spigno, has traits similar to the nearby<br />
Langhe of Piedmont. Areas with soft slopes, partly cultivated, alternate to rugged landforms, where the<br />
erosion has created typical badlands. The contrast between the gray of the badlands and the colours of the<br />
fields and surrounding woods creates a suggestive picture, unique in its kind in Liguria. A small isolated area in<br />
the hamlet of Borgo is also part of the park, where the spectacular “Fungo di pietra” (st<strong>one</strong> mushroom) rises.<br />
How to get there<br />
By car: A6 highway Turin-Savona (exit at Altare-Carcare or Millesimo), afterwards take S.S. to Acqui Terme.<br />
By bus: Acts lines: Savona-Cairo; Cairo-Piana crixia (www.acts.it)<br />
By train: railway line: Savona-San Giuseppe-Acqui Terme-Alessandria (Piana Crixia station)<br />
Beauties of the Park<br />
the geological site of european value, located in the hamlet of Borgo rises, for about fifteen metres, the<br />
exceptional “fungo di pietra” (st<strong>one</strong> mushroom), gigantic mass of ophiolite st<strong>one</strong>, supported by a column of<br />
conglomerate.<br />
Hospitality<br />
1 hotel, 1 farmhouse, 1 B&B, 1 guesthouse, 1 resting area for campers.<br />
The St<strong>one</strong> Mushroom - Photographed by M. Paola Chiarl<strong>one</strong><br />
Municipalities involved: Piana Crixia<br />
Managed by: Municipality of Piana Crixia (SV) Tel. +39 019 570021 - Fax: +39 019 570022<br />
e-mail: parco.pianacrixia@libero.it - website: www.parks.it/parco.piana.crixia<br />
Information points: The office of the park located inside the town hall. Park Centre located at the ex<br />
elementary school (currently under construction)<br />
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