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Lumarzo

Province: Genoa · Region: Liguria · Population: 1,594 · Postal code: 16024

The name is said to come from Locus Martius, the field of Mars: it has been thought that a temple to the god of war stood here. On the watershed between the Urri and the Lavagna stands the isolated little church of San Martino del Vento, whose bell tower seems to have begun as a watchtower; in June 2000 an arson fire burned its roof and its furnishings, and it has since been restored.

At Pannesi, instead, is the sanctuary of Nostra Signora del Bosco: it was built, tradition says, after the Virgin appeared on 12 September 1555 to a peasant, Felice Olcese. The municipality is a scattered one and the town hall is at Ferriere. The population is 1,594.

The Lumarzo guide

What to see 1

Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena

What to eat here 1

Pesto alla Genovese

Where to stay

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Getting there

Nearest airport: Genova, 24 km away

🎉 Festivals and feasts in Lumarzo 1

Patron saint festival

Saint Camillus de Lellis, patron on the Monday after the feast of the Bosco sanctuary

📅 Every year, on the first Monday after the Feast of the Madonna del Bosco (the first Sunday after 8 September)

Lumarzo celebrates Saint Camillus de Lellis on the first Monday after the Feast of the Madonna del Bosco, which falls on the first Sunday after 8 September; the Marian feast takes its name from the sanctuary of Nostra Signora del Bosco, in the hamlet of Pannesi, linked to an apparition in 1555.

What to see in Lumarzo

Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena Lumarzo's parish church, with paintings older than the building holding them.
What's around

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Near Lumarzo

The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.

Bargagli Bargagli Genoa · 4 km Davagna Davagna Genoa · 4 km Uscio Uscio Genoa · 4 km Neirone Neirone Genoa · 5 km Tribogna Tribogna Genoa · 5 km Moconesi Moconesi Genoa · 7 km

Places to see within 25 km

Outside Lumarzo, but an easy day trip away.

Museo nazionale etrusco Rocca Albornoz 📍 Viterbo · 11 km Etruscan museum in Viterbo's Rocca Albornoz, with Acquarossa terracottas, Ferento's Muses and the Biga Tomb. Lago di Alviano 📍 Alviano · 21 km The Tiber reservoir at Alviano, turned into an oasis by hydraulic accident. duomo di Amelia 📍 Amelia · 21 km The twelve-sided bell tower made of Roman stones, atop the hill of Amelia.