Old medieval structure

Name: Airole
Item: Airole
Author: KarlH

Airole preserves the old medieval structure with concentric circles and, typical of Ligurian towns, an harmonious historic center with houses one against the other in narrow streets, the carugi, until you arrive in the main place, with the parish baroque church of St. Philip and James.

Immersed in an attractive naturalistic path connected by the stone bridges on the Roya river, where you can practice kayak, and on the Bevera torrent, Airole has an ancient history inside and outside its historic center: along paths and ancient mule tracks there are three sighting towers (Tower of Olivè, Tower of Vio and Tower of Garbae), mills and furnaces, the baroque steeple of the parish church, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces.

The cultivation of wine according to the ancient system called “at trench” is still visible in a natural amphitheatre few kilometers away from the historic center, where the ancient dry walls have been retrieved to continue the tradition of the wine cultivation on the rocks.

The Museum of Oil and of the Farming Civilisation and the ancient furnace preserve the ancient farming tradition. Among exhibitions, the National Gathering of Vespa, the Italian motorbike, the first Saturday in August, and the Lavender fair: according to the tradition, the flower is distilled using an ancient alembic.

In and around Airole you will find many wonderful footpaths.

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