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Passo del Faiallo

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Location
  
Liguria, Italy

Province
  
Province of Genoa

Elevation
  
1,044 m

Range
  
Apennine Mountains

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Traversed by
  
Provincial roads nr. 73 and nr. 40

Similar
  
Passo del Turchino, Monte Reixa, Monte Beigua, Forte Geremia, Bric del Dente

Passo del Faiallo (1044 m) is a mountain pass between the Province of Savona (SV) and the Metropolitan City of Genoa (GE). It connects Urbe (SV) with Passo del Turchino (GE), both in Liguria.

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Map of Passo del Faiallo (1.044 m), 16010 Tiglieto, Genoa, Italy

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Etymology

The name Faiallo indirecly comes from latin fagus (beech in English) through the equivalent Ligurian and Piedmontese terms. The woodland surrounding the pass is still mainly composed by beech trees.

Geography

Passo del Faiallo is located in the Ligurian Apennine, on the water divide between the basins of Ligurian Sea (south of the pass) and Po. It can be reached from San Pietro d'Urbe (SV) by the provincial road nr. 40 and from Passo del Turchino (GE) by the provincial road n.73, both asphalted. On its northern side at 1055 metres stands a hotel.

Hiking

The pass is also accessible by off-road mountain paths and is crossed by the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri, a long-distance trail from Ventimiglia (province of Imperia) to Bolano (province of La Spezia).

References

Passo del Faiallo Wikipedia