Bargagli - Italy

Bargagli (GE)

Liguria (Italy)

It is the first center on the road to the val Trebbia after Genoa, in the Val Bisagno.
It derives its name from Mount Cross Bragalla that dominates, and is scattered in many localities.
The landscape is characterized by numerous rivers and crops that break the stain of vegetation.
Higher up, the pastures, to Scoffera, woods (acacia and chestnut).
Bargagli has not suffered excessive depopulation due to the proximity of Genoa, providing easy commuting, and some industrial sites, supported by space and the availability of water.
It 's a popular resort.
Agriculture, in addition to the historical collection of chestnuts and the cultivation of maize corn, has the curious tradition of family vegetable gardens: the bisagnine that still come down to Genova to sell the first fruits are mostly here.
The craft of corallieri is very old, and was present throughout the middle and upper valley Bisagno.
The name Bargagli was evidenced by the tenth century, but the center is much older because of the position as a crossroads for those coming from Genoa, between road salt for Emilia and the road to the val Fontanabuona.
Three Roman bridges are still viable in Molino, La Presa and Sottovaxe.
The church of Santa Maria was before thousands and in the Middle Ages was the largest in the area.
The Oratory of San Fruttuoso is the fifteenth century.
Tras fraction is already documented in 916, the church of Saint Ambrose is the thirteenth century.
The favorite destinations for hikers are the village of St. Albert, from where a route that connects through Scoffera High Street, Mount Beak, which meets the main road from Sori, Mount Bregalla, which can achieved starting from the socket, the mountains and Costa Lyon Cross For.