Bergeggi_(island)

Bergeggi (island)

Bergeggi (island)

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Bergeggi is an island which lies in the Ligurian Sea off the coast near the village of Bergeggi in the Province of Savona, Liguria, Italy.

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Geography

The island is around 8 hectares[1] and its highest point is at 53 m.[2] Punta Predani, a promontory on the mainland, is just a few hundreds metres from the island.

History

Bergeggi from Punta Predani

The island bears evidences of a proto-historical Ligures' settlement. On its summit stands a watch tower and remains of a 4th-century church devoted to St. Eugenius.[3]

In 992 the bishop of Savona established a monastery on the island, also devoted to the saint, which was later donated to Lérins Abbey's monks. The monastery's ruins are still visible on the island.

Nature conservation

The island with its surrounding marine area is protected as Riserva naturale regionale di Bergeggi, established in 1985 by the Legge Regionale Liguria n. 10 - Istituzione della riserva naturale regionale di Bergeggi.[4] It is also included in a SIC (Site of Community Importance) called Isola Bergeggi - Punta Predani (code IT1323202).[5]

Among many interesting species living in the maquis shrubland covering most of the small island there are Campanula sabatia and Euphorbia dendroides.

Bibliography

  • Leali Rizzi, Tina. Penco, Adriano. Liguria in blu - Guida alle immersioni subacquee da Ventimiglia a La spezia. Le Mani-Microart'S, 2001. ISBN 88-8012-179-0.
  • A.Maestri. Il culto di San Colombano in Italia. Archivio storico di Lodi. 1939 e segg.
  • Archivum Bobiense Rivista annuale degli Archivi storici Bobiensi (1979–2008). Bobbio
  • Mons. Antonio Giustiniani Annali della Repubblica di Genova Terza Edizione Genovese Vol.1 1854. Genova.
  • Attilio Zuccagni-Orlandini Corografia fisica, storica e statistica dell'Italia e delle sue Isole Volume Duodecimo. 1842. Firenze.

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References

  1. Parchi naturali di montagna, di pianura, di mare, Giuseppe A. Staluppi et al., Grafo, 1994
  2. Carta turistica ed escursionistica - Provincia di Savona 1:50.000 map; publisher: Provincia di Savona
  3. Atti e memorie della Società savonese di storia patria, Società savonese di storia patria; 1974, see books.google.it
  4. Bollettino Ufficiale Regione Liguria nr.13 of 15-7-2009; the Ligurian SIC list is on-line at lrv.regione.liguria.it Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (access: August 2015)

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