The village of Vergemoli is about 8 kilometres from the main road that goes between Borgo a Mozzano and Castelnuovo. You leave the road at Gallicano and drive the very winding road up the mountain to the village. Once you get used to it the drive is incredibly scenic.
The road is a two way road, but it is very narrow in parts, starting at the aquaduct where it is one car at a time.
The road winds its way up the mountain with sharp hairpin turns.
Bike riders love it. We often hear them roaring up or down, leaning into the corners.
On the left hand side of the photo above you can see the extra bit on the side of the road where you have to go if you meet another car.
We have yet to encounter the bus that runs between Vergemoli and Gallicano, or one of the trucks delivering materials to our house. That should be interesting.
If you can drag your eyes from the road, if you are not driving that is, the views all around are spectacular.
We can only just get the toyota around this corner in one movement. Those drivers are amazing.
Work continues at the house, but it is plumbing and electical – not really all that photogenic. I can’t wait to get back there to see the progress.
If you haven’t seen our house grow, look in the New house in Vergemoli category for the whole story.