Itinerary of the country churches and gullies in the Bormida Valley of Spigno and Erro - CCB

The cycle-excursion itinerary "of the gullies and country churches" offers a journey through the history, culture and landscapes of the Marca Aleramica, and is connected to other itineraries of historical and naturalistic interest in the region. Knowledge of the geomorphological, anthropic, historical and cultural stratification of a territory is also formed by traveling along the ancient roads that cross it. The cycle-hiking itinerary "of the gullies and country churches" crosses part of the Marca Aleramica, retracing ancient road routes connected to a widespread multitude of paths that reach the emergencies of the area and its typical features. The territory presents a significant geomorphological stratification, with hills, gullies and plains crossed by waterways that date back to the Ligurian Apennines. The history of the territory is evident in the vestiges of the conquests of the Roman armies coming from the Ligurian Sea, from the Saracen incursions and from the Spanish, Napoleonic and Savoy dominations, the testimony of which is evident in the villages, in the castles, and along the free roads that dot and plow the ridges, in the parishes and country churches built over the centuries to protect the local populations. The itinerary connects to other cycle-hiking routes, such as the Wine Landscapes of Langhe - Roero and Monferrato, and extends towards the Langa Astigiana, the partisan resistance routes and the Ligurian Apennines, with detours leading to the Alta Via of the Ligurian Mountains and various regional nature reserves.