Moneglia
Moneglia
Moneggia ( Ligurian) | |
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Comune di Moneglia | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 16030 |
Dialing code | 0185 |
Saint day | 14 September |
Website | Official website |
Moneglia (Italian:
Geography
Topography
The village is placed on the eastern
The village is located inside a large
The municipality includes, in addition to the main village, the frazioni of Bracco, Casale, Camposoprano, Comeglio, Crova, Facciù, Lemeglio, Littorno, San Lorenzo, San Saturnino and Tessi.
It is bordered to the north by the municipality of
Climate
Moneglia has a Mediterranean climate. The Climatic Classification is "zone D, 1547 GR/G". The summers are quite hot during the day and fresh in the night. The winters are usually quite warm and the temperature rarely goes below zero.
Main sights
- Church of San Giorgio, built in 1396 by Benedictine monks, who were replaced by Franciscans in 1494. The interior houses a wooden sculpture by Anton Maria Maragliano, a canvas of St. George Killing the Dragon attributed to Peter Paul Rubens, a Madonna with Saints by Carlo Dolci and an Adoration of the Magi by Luca Cambiaso. It has also a cloister.
- Church of Santa Croce, built, according to some sources, in 1130, but probably pre-existing. The modern church, in Baroque style, dates to 1725, and houses a statue of Madonna by Maragliano and a Byzantine Crucifix.
- Oratory of the Disciplinanti, known from the 10th century. It houses frescoes of stories of the Madonna and Jesus.
- Villafranca Tower, built by the Republic of Genoa around 1130, but later rebuilt during the struggle between the Genoese and the Malaspina family.
- Monleone Fortress, constructed in 1173 by the Genoese. In 1174 it was besieged by Count Obizzo Malaspina. It houses now an Art Nouveau-style residence, dating to the early 20th century.
Economy
Tourism
The most important economic resource is tourism. It has wide sandy beaches, many rocky beaches and a large number of small bays accessible only by sea. There are numerous nature trails in the hills around the town. The rocky coast is also home of several a climbing wall systems.
History
The village, already inhabited in pre-Roman times by
Culture
Cuisine
The main product of this land is Ligurian olive oil, which has obtained in recent years the PDO "Riviera Ligure di Levante". The cultivation of olive trees has allowed, over the past decades, the emergence of several mills where the production, especially a family, is now widespread. Moneglia oil goes well with fish dishes and Mediterranean diet, of which the Ligurian cuisine is perhaps the ultimate expression.
People
- Nicolò Caveri (also Canerio) who draw in 1502 a map of the "New world", discovered 10 years before by Christopher Columbus: the map is now held at Musee hydrographique de la Marine in Paris.
- Sandro Giacobbe (1951), Italian singer.
- Luca Cambiaso (1527–1585), artist.
- Giuseppe Domenico Botto (1791–1865), physicist.
- Gerolamo Bollo (1866–1931), admiral of the Italian Navy.
- On 29 September 2002 Gianluca Genoni, Italian diver, obtained in the waters of Moneglia the world record (132 m or 433 ft below sea level) in variable weight.
Main events
- "Carnevale della zucca", in February, a parade of carnival floats.
- "Festa delle Feste" at the end of February.
- Olive oil festival, on the Easter Monday.
- "Sagre" of San Saturnino, Bracco and Comeglio in summer.
- "Santa Croce" festival in the Santa Croce church in September.
Transports
Roads
The village center of Moneglia is crossed by the main coastal road that allows the connection to the west with
Further links are the provincial roads n° 55 "of Moneglia" and n° 68 "del Facciù", which are connected, on the hills behind the village, both to the north with the SS1 Aurelia.
National rail
Moneglia has a railway station on the railway line Genoa-La Spezia-Pisa. Convenient connections with
Twin towns
Moneglia is
- Engen, Germany, since 2009
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
- ^ "Liguria" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.