Itineraries

Itineraries in and around Bordighera

Seaside walks, old villages and trails among the olive trees: routes on foot or by bike, to discover Bordighera at your own pace. Choose an area or a level.

Cavalletti con riproduzioni dei quadri di Monet tra gli olivi di Bordighera

Intermediate · 1 hour 30 minutes

Town centre and seafront

In Monet’s footsteps

Follow in the footsteps of Claude Monet, who stayed in Bordighera in 1884 and painted dozens of pictures here.

IAT tourist office, Via Vittorio Emanuele II 172

Villa Regina Margherita con facciata color crema, cornici bianche, scalinata d'ingresso, palme e cipressi nel giardino

Easy · About 1 hour

Town centre and seafront

Among villas and gardens

Belle Époque villas, historic gardens and places of culture: the eclectic, international face of Bordighera.

IAT tourist office, Via Vittorio Emanuele II 172

Wisteria in bloom on the façade of a villa, among the palms

Easy · 2–3 hours with stops

Town centre and seafront

Gardens and monumental trees

Twelve stops among monumental trees and historic gardens: Bordighera’s green treasure, en plein air.

Capo pine wood, Capo Sant’Ampelio

Intermediate · 2 days

Ligurian Alps

Bicknell Cycle Route

From Bordighera to the Maritime Alps by mountain bike or e-bike: a 150 km loop in the footsteps of the botanist Clarence Bicknell, between Italy and France.

Bordighera (by train to Tenda)

Vallebona among the olive trees, with the sea in the background

Intermediate · 3 hours 30 minutes – 4 hours

Bordighera hills

On the route of the Marcia delle Palme

The Marcia delle Palme loop to walk whenever you like: from Bordighera Alta along the Beodo and the palm grove up to Sasso, Vallebona and Borghetto San Nicolò, and back along via Romana.

Spianata del Capo, Bordighera Alta

Aerial view of the village of Sasso among green hills, olive trees and scattered houses, with mountains in the background

Intermediate · 3 hours 30 minutes

Bordighera hills

The Andandu: a loop from Sasso to Seborga and Monte Nero

The route of the Sasso Pro Loco walk: from Madonna della Neve to Seborga, then along the hillside to Passo del Ronco, below Monte Nero and down into the Sasso valley.

Sasso di Bordighera, piazza Caprera

Easy · 2 hours 30 minutes

Arziglia

From Bordighera to the Sanctuary of Monte Nero

An easy loop from Capo Sant’Ampelio to Father Viale’s sanctuary, past the harbour, the gardens of Arziglia, the greenhouses and the old sandstone quarries.

Church of Sant’Ampelio

The village of Seborga in the hills behind Bordighera

Intermediate · 3 hours (one way)

Bordighera hills

From Bordighera to Sasso and Seborga

From the old town of Bordighera up mule tracks and lanes among greenhouses and olive groves: the village of Sasso, Madonna della Neve and the Principality of Seborga.

Bordighera Alta

Intermediate · 2 hours 30 minutes (one way)

Bordighera hills

From Bordighera to Madonna della Neve and Vallebona

From Bordighera Alta to Sasso and Madonna della Neve, then down a cart track among mimosas and Aleppo pines to the old village of Vallebona.

Bordighera Alta

Gruppo di escursionisti con bastoncini che sale sulle placche di arenaria del Monte Nero, con il mare sullo sfondo

Intermediate · 4 hours 30 minutes (there and back)

Bordighera hills

From Bordighera to Monte Nero

The climb up Bordighera’s own local mountain: from the Beodo palm grove to 600 metres above sea level, among pines, heather and strawberry trees, with the coast stretching as far as France.

Bordighera Alta

Aerial view of the village of Sasso with the church, the stone houses and the green hills behind

Intermediate · 4 hours (one way)

Bordighera hills

From Sasso to Passo del Ronco and Seborga

From the village of Sasso to Monte Nero through Mediterranean woodland, then to Passo del Ronco and down through dense woods to the Principality of Seborga.

Sasso di Bordighera

Gruppo di escursionisti su un sentiero sterrato del Monte Nero tra la macchia mediterranea, sotto un cielo grigio

Technical · 4 hours (one way)

Bordighera hills

From Bordighera to Ospedaletti

The balcony path above the sea: from Bordighera to the slopes of Monte Nero and then along the hillside beside the pylons, with views from Sanremo to France, all the way to Ospedaletti.

Bordighera Alta

In Monet’s footsteps

Among villas and gardens

Gardens and monumental trees

Bicknell Cycle Route

On the route of the Marcia delle Palme

The Andandu: a loop from Sasso to Seborga and Monte Nero

From Bordighera to the Sanctuary of Monte Nero

From Bordighera to Sasso and Seborga

From Bordighera to Madonna della Neve and Vallebona

From Bordighera to Monte Nero

From Sasso to Passo del Ronco and Seborga

From Bordighera to Ospedaletti

Slow Holiday

Active Holiday

Family Holiday