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Bardineto is an ideal destination for those who love spending their holidays by making decisions on the spur of the moment, choosing from a variety of activities to which they can dedicate themselves every single day. TIME FOR RELAXATIONSurrounded by the greenery and silence you can relax engrossed in your book, catch the sun, meander across the meadows and woods, go looking for mushrooms, or just doze off in the cool shade of a great big tree. SPORT IN THE LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPE
If you fancy going for "mountain bike" rides, you are in the right place.the outskirts of the village are waiting for you with their forest-tracks and paths, which can cater for all tastes and bikers at all levels. Many of the itineraries link Bardineto to the Riviera and in particular, to the Finale Ligure area. There is an ample choice too for those who prefer to ride their bikes on the roads. There are quite a few wide roads without much traffic on them, connecting Bardineto with the coast or lower Piedmont. You will have a lot to choose from among itineraries of varying lengths at different altitudes, with a guarantee of being in contact with a fascinating natural environment. It's only a matter of a few kilometres between the Mediterranean bush and mountains in all their glory. Bardineto is only a stone's throw away from the western tip of the Ligurian Riviera, and this particularity of its position permits you to spend splendid days at the beach and get back for dinner in the cool and quiet of the hinterland. A 25-minute drive and you are in Loano; add 10 minutes to that and it's Finale, and it only takes less than 40 minutes to get to Alassio. The beaches in Liguria are waiting for you! www.whalewatch.it A STROLL AMIDST HISTORY, ART AND CULTURE You can join in the many excursions that start from Bardineto. These are half-day or day trips on which you will be able to visit places of great interest and beauty. Here are some examples: GENOA AQUARIUM : www.acquariodigenova.it TOIRANO GROTTOES : www.toiranogrotte.it BORGIO VEREZZI GROTTOES : www.grottediborgio.it HANBURY GARDENS : www.amicihanbury.com DUCAL PALACE IN GENOA : www.palazzoducale.genova.it VICOFORTE SANCTUARY IN MONDOVI' : www.alpidelmare.net/inglese/cuneo/gal_mongioie/guida/arte/santvico/intro.htm VARIGOTTI : www.varigotti.it FINALBORGO : www.finalborgo.it CASTELVECCHIO DI ROCCA BARBENA :www.comunecastelvecchiodirb.net GASTRONOMY & WINESIf your idea of a holiday is something that goes hand in hand with good food and wine, you are in the right place. Bardineto is renowned for its mushrooms : you will be able to try them, cooked with care and know-how of our own cuisine. You will also have an opportunity to go looking for mushrooms, accompanied by a local connoisseur, not to mention the convenience of buying them at the local shops that sell all sorts-freshly picked, desiccated and preserved in olive oil. There is also a village dairy where milk is processed to make cheese, butter and other products , which are sold at a shop on the premises. Visitors are welcome if they want to go and see certain phases in the functioning of the dairy plant. www.frascheri.it Our region is rich in chestnut woods yielding great quantities of what used to be called " poor man's bread" : the chestnut. It is precisely for this reason a co-operative society came into being and a "slow-food" organization has been set up in defence of the chestnut, both with the aim of rediscovering this fruit. Very special products made from the chestnut are : flour, jam and sweets. www.slowfood.it Olive oil is among the various things that are the pride and joy of the Ligurian Riviera just around the corner. You can't even think of leaving Liguria without taking a small provision of our most prestigious olive oil with you. Then there are also the very highly rated gastronomic specialities that go only too well with our olive oil. www.frantoiomagnone.com Liguria can also boast of its production of quality wines, above all the white ones; Vermentino, Pigato, Dolceacqua, Rossese, Lumassina, Ormeasco : these particular wines are produced and marketed by several producers that are certainly very competent if not too well-known. www.liguriafoods.it If you are wine enthusiasts and fond of visiting wine cellars, you can get to the famous vineyards in and around Alba and Asti in the region of Piedmont , only an hour's drive from Bardineto. There the typical lovely landscapes of the Langhe will keep you enchanted while you are tasting and buying the various red and white wines such as Barolo, Nebbiolo, Barbaresco, Barbera, Dolcetto, Arneis, Moscato and what have you. www.barbaresco.itBoth Alba and the Langhe are very well-known for one of their products which is a highly esteemed delicacy greatly desired all over the world : the Truffle. The local restaurants use it to make their most delicious specialities, and if that isn't enough for you, you can buy it at a local shop and try to cook it yourself. |
