Val di Vara is located in the Ligurian hinterland, near to the Cinque Terre and it is Liguria's wider valley.

Val di Vara is named after the river which rises on the Zatta mountain, flows through the valley and after 58 kilometres empties into the Magra river. The valley is surrounded by medium and high mountains, among which Monte Gottero is the highest (1640 metres).

Val di Vara is similar to the top part of Val di Magra.
There are small towns on woody tops, medieval towns surrounded by uncontaminated woods, castles, churches, sanctuaries and mills.
In many of those towns, streets and houses gather around the city centre, in a typical medieval round structure.
Pignone, Suvero, Torza and Zignago are the most ancient towns of the valley.

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