590 (SVA 10) Monterosso - S.Antonio Mesco

• Forward time:  1 hour 15 minutes
• Return time: 1 hour/s
• Difficulty Level: E - Hiking (level)
• Length: 2.493 km
• Difference in height: 301m

The trail begins with a stairway, beyond a slight uphill slope on the promenade of Fegina nearby the statue called "Il Gigante". With your back to the sea, climb in the north-west direction, at first up a flight of steps, then along a stretch of paved road. Near the junction leading to Hotel Bellevue, still within the Mediterranean scrub, the trail keeps going uphill alternating flights of steps and dirt track, until the fork between the SVA leading towards Levanto and trail 591 northbound. After a few hundred meters, staying on the 590-SVA route, you will find the Sant'Antonio al Mesco hermitage, where the trail ends. In this last part, you could enjoy a wonderful view of the Cinque Terre. A little further on there is the "Semaforo": a military traffic light station in a state of neglect.

Points of Interest:

• Localities crossed: Monterosso, Fegina, Mesco promontory
• Plants: Pinewood of maritime pines, high shrubland with arbutus unedo and heather, holm oaks
• Architectural, historical and artistic Beauties: Statue called "il Gigante", Villa Pastine, Hermitage of Saint Anthony at Mesco, abandoned military building "Semaforo"
• Services and shops: Monterosso
• Points of water: fountain in Fegina

More information at mappe.parconazionale5terre.it:

• Detailed description
• Photos of the path
• Altimetry profile
• Interactive map