DE PONTREMOLO

VIA DEI MONTI

In medieval times, an ancient route connected the canal port of Levanto to Brugnato and Pontremoli, where it met the Via Francigena, continuing towards the Po Valley. This is the Via dei Monti, known in the Val di Vara and Lunigiana as the Via de Pontremolo. Through the project ``From Levanto to Brugnato along the ancient paths of pilgrims and merchants,`` funded by the Compagnia San Paolo Foundation of Turin, the aim was to restore and enhance the ancient route, which, along its path, encounters, just as it did in the past, parish churches, abbeys, castles, towers, and villages rich in history. Thanks to the contribution of the Municipality of Zignago and the Union of the Municipalities of Lunigiana, it was possible to reopen the entire route from Levanto to Pontremoli.

BY MOUNTAIN BIKE

Next to the walking route, it is possible to cover the Levanto - Pontremoli stretch in either direction by mountain bike. We will climb the mountains and descend the valleys, crossing the Ligurian Riviera.

FEATURES

You can complete the entire route of the Via dei Monti in three or more stages depending on the time available and your training, starting from Levanto or Pontremoli.

THE SIGNAGE

The section of the Via dei Monti currently equipped and provided with white-red CAI signs goes from Levanto to the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri. The route of our walk follows the layout of the paths

How to get

Levanto and Brugnato, whatever the choice of the modern traveler to make the journey in one direction or the other, are easily reachable both by car and by public transport.

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TO WHOM IS THE JOURNEY DEDICATED

Tiziano MannoniTiziano Mannoni was born in Parma on September 3, 1928. As the founder of the ISCUM (Institute for the History of Material Culture) in 1976, he was a renowned archaeologist and lecturer at the University of Genoa. Thanks to a long excavation campaign conducted near Pieve di Zignago, in the province of La Spezia, the remains of a village first documented in 1273 were brought to light, located along the medieval path of the Via dei Monti or de Pontremolo. Further research carried out in Levanto also allowed for the reconstruction of the canal port dating back to the mid-1200s and the original merchant village.