Residenza Novi

This is a route to do by bicycle from Piedmont to Liguria. It starts from Novi Ligure in the province of Alessandria and reaches Santo Stefano d'Aveto. The excursion runs along the Spinti Torrent, the Sisola Torrent and the Borbera Torrent with the highest point in Capanne di Cosola (1500m) where there is also a hotel if you want to break the journey into two stages.

The Via Postumia is an ancient Roman military road of about 932 km that crosses the Po Valley and six Italian regions (Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Lombardy, Emilia Romagna, Piedmont and Liguria). The route is divided into 42 two comfortable stages. The departure is in Aquileia and the arrival in Genoa, both port cities of northern Italy and the most important trading centers of the Roman Empire. In fact, this beautiful excursion connects north-eastern Italy to north-western Italy and was...

The track descends from the village to go towards the swimming pool and then reach one of the most beautiful areas of the country which is the golf course. Part of it is private property but it is possible to cross it because from there you can reach a community of priests. Do not disturb only when there are races in progress, there is usually a sign inviting silence, in case you can also detour to an unmarked road near the villa. Once you reach the villa with the community of priests "Villa...

The route starts from a place where you can park easily. It starts with a small climb after leaving the paved part, but generally the road is very well maintained especially in the last part. Once you arrive at the small piece of paved road between San Cristoforo and Caprirata you can decide whether to continue to San Cristoforo on the road where you have a beautiful view of the castle or continue following the indicated path. If you decide to continue on the paved road you can return to the...

The route is for the most part flat apart from the route in the inhabited center. When you are in Predosa on the first dirt road before returning to the road, turning towards Via Ovada, you can also continue towards the center of Predosa, there is a stretch of dirt road that seems almost absent but following it you practically arrive in the center. Returning from Predosa to Capriata, just before the motorway bridge, there is a road on the left which can be an alternative if you want to...