The  cantina where wine is produced, stowed and sold.

Back in the thirties when Roberto’s father returned from the United States, where he had emigrated in the twenties because phyloxera that had destroyed all existing  vines, bought a cantina, still called della compagnia from the name of the area in which it is located.  In the cantina della compagnia  white wine was produced for the purpose of selling and red wine for the family to drink.  At the beginning of the fifties he also bought the betiga de la valèita, (so called in dialect) from the name of the lane that leads to the cantina. Named la valèita  from the name of the lane where the water from the rain used to flow down to the  brook. Nowadays the brook has been covered and transformed in the main street in Riomaggiore  named Via Colombo.
Wine has been produced since then in the two cantine. In more recent times la betiga de la valèita was a place for a local group of friends  where to meet and drink until very late at night.  Sometimes also the first adventurous turists were invited in, forerunners of a turist development unthinkable in those times. The ritual continues nowadays with  tourists visiting the cantina  and tasting Sciacchetrà. In one of these encounters we met Anke ed Irina, they provided the German and Russian version of this site!

The renewal of the cantina has connected dinamically the archiect and the operators, mosltly friends. In Chiara’s project the poor stone structure is enhanced  with a daring glass structure next to the stone area. Such structure was  built to make it possible to bottle  wine in accordante with the rules of hygiene.  A brilliant dialogue between old stones and modern requirements.

General Map: route from train station to Bargòn (terrazzamenti).

located in the map: the “cantina”, Lavaccio where you find the path that will take you to  the entrance to the terraced land ( terrazzamenti)  at Bargòn.

We cannot “legally” come with you as we are not guides, take it as an adventure

Option 2. -Wine tasting  in the cantina, how to reach the “cantina” located in Via Gramsci 11 from the station.

From the train station through a tunnel  you reach the center of riomaggiore, you twill find yourself in Via Colombo, the main street. At the first right turning take it, it is via Gramsci, it is a small street under a vault next to Hotel Zorza, a few steps up and then turn right again,  you will find yourself  under another vault,  a few steps forward and you will  find the green doorway of the cantina.

ROUTE FROM STATION TO CANTINA from Terra di Bargòn on Vimeo.

Option 1 – visit to the terraced land of Bargòn and afterwards reach the cantina for wine tasting.

How to reach  the: “entrance to the terraced lands” at Bargòn.

Time required for this solution: something  less  than 2 hours. It includes  hiking  up to the terraces and back down to the cantina if you arrive by train to Riomaggiore. If you arrive by car from La Spezia something less.

Reach Lavaccio where buses  and where there is an Information point, all the way upwards via Colombo.

Hike up taking the rustic trail which starts where the red car is parked. Remember to come with appropriate hiking shoes!

At a certain point the path divides itself : choose the left side, walk up, sooner or later you will see the landscape here below and finally you will reach: strada Provinciale delle Cinque Terre where there is the entrance to the terraced land.

If you choose the left side, no problem when you reach just walk  on to the strada Provinciale delle Cinque Terre and turn left, you will soon find the entrance.

Time needed to reach the entrance to the terraced land. It depends on individual fitness, between 20 to 30mts, elevation is more or less, 500 ft. a similar amount of time to descend down to the cantina where wine tasting takes place. To visit the terraces will take between 20 t0 40mts, wine tasting as much. In all it will take about two hours.

ROUTE FROM STATION TO TERRA DI BARGON from Terra di Bargòn on Vimeo.

The landscape from the path: the terraced land of Bargòn

General Map: route from La Spezia to terrazzamenti Bargòn.