Nature and sport in Lavagna
In the municipality of Lavagna you can do sporting activities of all kinds. Immerse yourself in our splendid landscapes on beautiful routes, or practise your favourite sport. You'll find everything you need to spend hours relaxing or having an adventure.
Paragliding
Thanks to Marco, an Aero Club d'Italia-certified tandem pilot, you can feel the magic of paragliding over the enchanting scenery of the Gulf of Tigullio, or give this incredible experience as a present to another person.
Lavagna Aero Club lets you fly over the sea and mountains on the ascending thermal currents, enjoying a breathtaking panorama in absolute safety.
Fishing tourism
The rich, clean Ligurian Sea is ideal for fishing tourism and for snorkelling for sea bass, sardines and octopuses, all typical creatures of our waters.
Choose the municipality of Lavagna for your outdoor activities and sports. Contact us for more information.
Sailing
Lavagna port is the starting point for fantastic tours on splendid sailing boats, led with skill and kindness by young but experienced skippers. You can choose between half-day excursions, evening trips for an aperitif by the sea at sunset, and all-day trips, to magnificent destinations like Portofino and the Cinque Terre. If you love outdoor activities and sports, treat yourself to a weekend on Palmaria island, ideal for walking, see the charm of a sunrise in Portovenere, or contact us to find out more about personalised tours.
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Beaches
With over 20 private beaches and long stretches of public beach, the coast of the municipality of Lavagna is beloved of young and old and an ideal destination for those who love outdoor activities and sports.
Here you can play water polo, take long, relaxing swims, have fun on inflatables, pedaloes, canoes and sailboats, challenge yourself to beach volleyball or simply stroll along the seashore. On our coast you can combine sunbathing with entertainment and water sports.
Regattas
The municipality of Lavagna is brought to life by regattas of all kinds. These include I Quaranta Ruggenti, Coppa Sangermi, Coppa Sciutti and Gulf of Tigullio Winter Championship, a traditional offshore sailing competition organised by Comitato Società Veliche del Tigullio, which includes CN Lavagna, CN Rapallo, CV San Margherita Ligure, the Chiavari, Rapallo, Santa Margherita Ligure and Sestri Levante branches of LNI, YC Sestri Levante and Yacht Club Italiano.
In this sector, the Circolo Nautico Lavagna plays a fundamental role, an Amateur Sports Association that has been involved for years not only in planning regattas, but also teaching everything needed to sail a boat correctly. The club’s sailing school puts on weekend courses throughout the year.
Mountain bikes
If you love outdoor activities and sports, and mountain biking in particular, the municipality of Lavagna offers you many possibilities to feed your passion for two-wheeled fun.
Among the many routes, we recommend a circular route of about 21 milese, with a difference in altitude of 3,747 feet, which starts and ends in Cavi Borgo, via a tarmac road up to Monte San Giacomo, a single track up to Monte Capenardo and a cart track up to Costa Serba. A steep and narrow descent will then take you almost to Sant’Eufemiano and finally on tarmac again up to Cavi Borgo.
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Vie dell'Ardesia, Lavagna
The town of Lavagna dates back to Roman times. It grew in the late Middle Ages, when it was part of the county of the Fieschi, a noble Genoese family. Already in those days it had its modern name, derived from its famous black-gold slate, extracted for over two thousand years from various spots in the area and used for construction. Devoted to tourism, Lavagna offers a long coastline which contrasts rural landscapes with many historical features, where slate is used for paving, walls and houses, but also for water distribution works, mills and olive oil works hidden by the edge of the streams.
