Casa Lenzari lies in the mountain village of the same name, in the fascinating Arroscia valley - popular among both athletes and lovers of ligurian cuisine. The holiday house offers ample room for up to eight people, and comprises a double bedroom, two bedrooms each with two single beds, a comfortable living room with a sleeping couch, a conveniently furnished and equipped kitchen and a bathroom with shower. You can enjoy at your liesure the wonderful view over the mountains on the large balcony, which encompasses the southern side of the house. There are also two fine restaurants in the neighbouring town of Vessalico that be delighted spoil you with the superb regional cuisine.
This is an agricultural town in the upper Arroscia Valley. The old town centre is characterised by a large number of aedicula, capitals, portals and inscriptions dating from the fourteenth and fifteenth century situated along the narrow alleys and vaulted passageways. Its name comes from the Latin word "vexalium", meaning "submissive". In 1232, the inhabitants, who were dedicated to olive cultivation, moved to the left bank of the River Arroscia and joined with other towns to form Pieve di Teco in a strategic position along the mule track that controlled the traffic from the Riviera to Piedmont. In the next century, it was conceded by the Clavesana family to the Republic of Genoa and remained under its dominion for centuries.
Just above the town, among the cultivated olive terraces, you can see the ruins of the beautiful Romanesque church of Sant'Andrea, the oldest in the valley (second century). In the Baroque church of Santa Maria Maddalena (fourteenth century) some frescoes have been discovered that were hidden by whitewash during one of the last epidemics. The original iron bars used for bolting the door of the building have also been preserved. The central-plan eighteenth-century oratory of the Visitazione is also known as the oratory of the Madonna del Ponte, since it is situated where the road passes over the river and enters the town.
Olive and vine cultivation (this is Pigato and Ormeasco wine territory), as well as garlic-growing, are the main activities of the inhabitants of Vessalico, who celebrate delicious-tasting garlic in a centuries-old festival that was initiated by public decree in 1790.
A plethora of
restaurants, pizzerias, osterias, farmer stalls and markets etc.
Aficionados say that because of the quality of olives and diligent processes involved,
Imperia
and the surrounding area is said to have the best olive oil in the world.
Our representative on site will let you know where the best beaches are when you arrive.
Horseback riding
, among others with
Mulino Martino
with special courses for children, beginner course and tours through the Ligurian mountainside on horseback.