A green, terraced hillside, the pinks and oranges
of simple country houses: this is your first view of Bergeggi as you round
the headland of Capo Vado from the east.
Standing way up on the hills of Bergeggi, from
the top of which you can see all the way down to the Cinque Terre on a
clear winter's day, Bergeggi has not forgotten its agricultural roots
despite its new vocation as a small but perfect summer holiday resort.
Stretching out at the edge of the town of Bergeggi
there are fine sandy and pebble beaches: on the promontory of Capo Maiolo
stands the more recent tourist resort of Torre del Mare, hidden amid the
lush green Mediterranean vegetation; its name brings to mind the ancient
watchtower that was built, like many of its counter parts along the coast,
to defend the area of Bergeggi from invasion by barbarian people.
