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Cogoleto
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Cogoleto is a seaside town between Arenzano and Varazze that has claimed for centuries to be the birthplace of Christopher Columbus: a house in town is still pointed out as the one where he was born. There is no shortage of beaches, from rocky coves to stretches of sand, and the Lungomare Europa, built on the old railway line, starts here and runs to Varazze.

The land climbs steeply up to the mountains of the Beigua park, with trails and viewpoints over the gulf. One curiosity is the old Bianchi kiln, a reminder of the town’s industrial past.

What to see in Cogoleto

Beach

Spiaggia da San Sebastiano

  • Free entry

Directions

Beach

Spiaggia dei Pescatori

  • Free entry

Directions

Beach

Spiaggia di Punta Arrestra

  • Dogs welcome
  • Free entry

Directions

Beach

Spiaggia Libera Dai surf

  • Free entry

Directions

Beach

Spiaggia libera dalla chiesa

  • Free entry

Directions

Beach

Società Pesca Sportiva La Nocciola

Directions

Beach

Spiaggia libera "dalla Marchesa"

  • Free entry

Directions

Beach

Spiaggia Libera Europa

  • Free entry

Directions

Beach

Spiaggia Libera Isorella

  • Free entry

Directions

Sight

Area di archeologia industriale Tiziano Mannoni

Directions

Where to eat in Cogoleto

Pizzeria

Il Palazzetto

Pizza cuisine

  • Outdoor seating
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Takeaway

Directions

Restaurant

dayo

Chinese, sushi cuisine

  • Tue–Sun,public holidays 12:00–14:30,18:45–23:15

Directions

Restaurant

Pizzeria La vecchia stalla

  • Via della Madonnina inferiore 16
  • +39 010 9184704
  • Mon–Sun 12:00–14:00,19:00–22:00 · Wed closed
  • Outdoor seating

Directions

Trattoria

Trattoria Castelletto

Regional, Italian cuisine

  • Via Strada di Lerca 21
  • Outdoor seating

Directions

Restaurant

A fainà du Marietto

Regional cuisine

  • Via Cristoforo Colombo 34

Directions

Restaurant

Fresco

Italian cuisine

  • Via Marina Rati 63

Directions

Pizzeria

Pizzeria Cogolitus

Pizza cuisine

  • Piazza capitano Francesco Agnese 1

Directions

Pizzeria

Pomò

Pizza cuisine

  • Via Marina Rati 80

Directions

Café

Bar Andrea

Ice cream cuisine

  • Via Cristoforo Colombo 124
  • Outdoor seating

Directions

Bar

Cafè del mar

  • Via Luigi Parenti 6
  • Outdoor seating

Directions

Pizza by the slice

Farinata da Mira

Pizza, regional cuisine

  • Piazza Martiri della Libertà 6

Directions

Ice cream shop

Fior di Lotte

  • Via Marina Rati 113

Directions

Ice cream shop

Giuliateria

  • Via Aurelia di Ponente 4

Directions

Bar

Surf Bar

  • Mon–Sun 00:00–02:00,20:00–24:00
  • Outdoor seating

Directions

Bar

Bar 553

  • Lungomare Santa Maria 19
  • Outdoor seating

Directions

Bar

Bar della Piazza

  • Piazza Martiri della Libertà 8

Directions

Café

Caffè MEO

  • Piazza Martiri della Libertà 10

Directions

Bar

COGO.

  • Lungomare Alessandro Bianchi 20

Directions

Takeaway

Grill & Kebab

  • Via Cristoforo Colombo 140

Directions

Ice cream shop

Slurp

  • Via Marina Rati 83
  • Outdoor seating

Directions

Bar

Spinnaker

  • Via Cristoforo Colombo 6

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Where to stay in Cogoleto

Hotel

Albergo Aurelia

  • Via Aurelia di levante 1

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Cogoleto on the map

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