Canate di Marsiglia

Lost in time... Wonderful

Magical place. A ghost town, with a group of houses gutted by time and neglect. It is possible to meet the only inhabitant, a "hermit" who lives far from civilization by cultivating the vegetable garden and grazing animals. If you go, bring him a bottle of wine, some coffee, some food. He will share it with the next hikers.

Beautiful country, the inhabitant Francesco is very hospitable and kind. You can see various animals including: hens, chicks, geese, goats, cats and a pony. The road that allows you to arrive from Marseille is signposted and easy with a journey time of around 50 minutes, you can also take the high road that passes over Canate which offers a breathtaking view from which you can also see the sea; It is also possible once you have made the climb that from Canate takes you to the high route, go up on the Alpespesisa. It is also possible to get off Canate and get to Cavassolo in about 30 minutes. In short, a unique trip that can have many route variables and that will make you rediscover the ancient traditions of the villages of the Ligurian hinterland. I attach some photos of the high route.

Ghost country that makes you think about how we abandon everything.

After a significant climb (about a thousand steps) we found this village the result of another era. Beautiful experience.