A thousand paths, four steps, one destination

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