A very scenic route that starts from the sea of Sanremo and then penetrates the inland, to discover the medieval village of Perinaldo. A long climb in the woods, a cross passage, a nice descent; the visit to the interesting ancient village of Perinaldo and then again down to the sea. A tiring ring ride that will satisfy all bicycle lovers.
It starts from Sanremo, following the signs for San Bartolomeo, along SS Aurelia.
Going up, on the left you can see on the opposite hill the village of Coldirodi: a gap lets you see a panoramic view towards the port of Sanremo and the old city.
After San Bartolomeo, the road becomes flat and halfway up the hill you go around the valley, going on the opposite side where you take the road to go up to the village of San Romolo.
Once you reach the coast of the hill, you reach a fork: follow the signs for San Romolo and Monte Bignone.
If you remember, three pictures ago you could see the highway from bottom to top, now you reverse the situation and you can see it from above. At the end of the valley, on the coast, there is obviously Sanremo, our starting point.
You have already seen a lot so far, but now you have to climb through the woods to reach San Romolo panoramic viewpoint. The road is beautiful, all curves, you pass some hamlets, between a forest and another, up to San Romolo.
This is the fork: straight, in one hundred meters, you are in the small village of San Romolo: in front of the church there is a panoramic balcony from which you can see Sanremo, overlooking the sea. Returning to the path, descend a few hundred meters to take the fork for Perinaldo.
When you arrive at Galleria Brunego, you will come to a hill, leaving the side facing the sea to go into the hinterland!
A pleasant descent in the shade of the trees accompanies the journey for a long time. When the forest sops blocking the view, a village appears on the other side of the valley: it is Baiardo.
Going down again, you get closer to Perinaldo, the central destination of the ring trail, birthplace of Gian Domenico Cassini, as evidenced by the murals on the walls of the central gallery of the village. After a visit of the village you start again, continuing the descent towards Sanremo, passing this time through the village of Vallecrosia.