HISTORY OF BOGLIASCO:
Founded in Roman times, Bogliasco was under Byzantine domination between 538 and 641, and then passed under the control of the Lombards. In 733, the Franks of Charlemagne occupied the lands of the ancient Ligurians, including the small village of Bogliasco. Read More [...]
After the year 1000, the Genoese city-state was established, and Bogliasco became part of it. In the 12th century, the village was included in the Republic of Genoa. The first document attesting the presence of the local parish church in Bogliasco, dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, dates back to 1182.
In 1432, in the war between the Genoese Republic and the Republic of Venice, a group of Venetian galleys landed in Bogliasco, where they caused destruction.
In 1797, with the new French domination of Napoleon Bonaparte, the village became part of the Ligurian Republic. Between 1805 and 1814, it was annexed to the First French Empire and included in the Department of Genoa.
After the fall of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna of 1814, Bogliasco was included, along the entire Liguria, in the Kingdom of Sardinia. Starting with 1861, the village became an integral part of the newly established Kingdom of Italy.
GEOGRAPHY OF BOGLIASCO:
Today, Bogliasco is a town of about 4,500 inhabitants, part of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the Italian region of Liguria. On its territory, there is Mount Cordona, with a height of 803 meters, and Mount Rotondo, with a height of 789 meters. Read More [...]
Bogliasco is located 9 kilometers northwest of Camogli, 11 kilometers southeast of Genoa, 17 kilometers northwest of Rapallo, 24 kilometers northwest of Portofino, 36 kilometers northwest of Sestri Levante, 85 kilometers northwest of Monterosso al Mare, the northernmost village of the Cinque Terre National Park, 92 kilometers northwest of La Spezia, 94 kilometers northwest of Riomaggiore, 160 kilometers northwest of Pisa, and about the same distance south of Milan, 170 kilometers southeast of Turin, 230 kilometers northwest of Florence, and about 245 kilometers west of Bologna.
TRANSPORT TO BOGLIASCO:
The closest airport is the Cristoforo Colombo International Airport, in Genoa, located about 18 kilometers to the north, but you can also arrive at the Galileo Galilei Airport, in Pisa, the main airport of Tuscany, located about 160 kilometers to the south. Read More [...]
From Genoa, you can get to Bogliasco by train. The trip take about half an hour, and the cheapest train ticket costs 2.70€. From Pisa, you can also get to Bogliasco by train. The trip takes about 2 hours and a half, and the cheapest ticket costs 14.75€.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN BOGLIASCO:
Bogliasco is a typical Ligurian seaside village known for its beautiful beach and for the pastel-colored houses along its seafront. Read More [...]
