Borgio Verezzi | |
Official Name: | Comune di Borgio Verezzi |
Coordinates: | 44.1598°N 8.3053°W |
Region: | Liguria |
Province: | Savona (SV) |
Frazioni: | Borgio, Verezzi |
Mayor: | Renato Dacquino |
Area Total Km2: | 2.9 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2197 |
Population As Of: | 30 April 2017 |
Population Demonym: | Borgioverezzini, Borgesi, Verezzini |
Elevation M: | 10 |
Postal Code: | 17022 |
Area Code: | 019 |
Borgio Verezzi (lij|Bòrzi Veresso) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60km (40miles) southwest of Genoa and about 20km (10miles) southwest of Savona. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[2]
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 200m (700feet) 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.