If you keep going along the Aurelia you will get from Bogliasco to Pieve Ligure. The lower part rises over the rocks that plunge into the sea, whilst the upper part can be reached from Via Roma, a winding road climbing its way up to the Poggio, on the Santa Croce mount. A network of houses, linked by steep alleys, is rocked by a warm climate as the mount protects them from the freezing north winds. The name 'Pieve' derives from the ancient Pieve di San Michele around which the populations from the past sought shelter as a defence from the Saracens' assaults. The path leaving Bogliasco (Via San Bernardo) reaches the San Michele church, which was built for the first time before the year 1000. Its bell tower, 41 metres high, reminded the Pieve sailors from a long distance that they had arrived home. If you go down Via Roma you will get to the seaside. Cross the Aurelia and go as far as the cliff, an enchanting oasis, which offers the ideal setting for the most poetic summer swim.