Borgio Verezzi ( lij, Bòrzi Veresso) is a ''
comune'' (municipality) in the
Province of Savona
The province of Savona ( it, provincia di Savona; Ligurian: ''provinsa de Sann-a'') is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona, which has a population of 61,219 inhabitants. The province has a total populatio ...
in the
Italian region
Liguria, located about southwest of
Genoa and about southwest of
Savona
Savona (; lij, Sann-a ) is a seaport and ''comune'' in the west part of the northern Italy, Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.
Savona used to be one of the chie ...
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Geography
The municipality of Borgio Verezzi is composed by the ''
frazioni'' (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Borgio and Verezzi.
Borgio's old downtown stands atop a low hill, while the modern expansions cover the coastal plain and the foothills of the Caprazoppa plateau. Verezzi is divided into several very characteristic hamlets on the hillside, at some above sea level. The main borough of Verezzi, Piazza, during summer hosts a theater festival of national relevance.
Borgio Verezzi borders the following municipalities:
Finale Ligure,
Pietra Ligure, and
Tovo San Giacomo.
Main sights
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Borgio Verezzi Caves
The Borgio Verezzi Caves (Italian: ''Grotte di Borgio Verezzi''), also named Valdemino, are a karst cave system located in the municipality of Borgio Verezzi, in the province of Savona, Liguria. They are a show cave.
Overview
Located in the outsk ...
Official website of Borgio Verezzi show caves
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References
External links
Official website
Borgio Verezzi Caves
Cities and towns in Liguria
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