A quiet village in Liguria
A square, a church bell, a baker who knows your name.
Ligurian villages are small by design: a church, a square, a few shops or none, and houses stacked up a slope. This page lists homes in places of roughly under 3,000 residents, and many of them have far fewer.
Some villages sit on the water, such as Cervo or those of the Cinque Terre. Others lie inland up a valley road, where the sound at night is a stream and the church bell. Seaside villages are lively in July and August and calm for the rest of the year; hill villages are quiet all year and can feel empty in winter.
We chose the list of villages by hand. If a village you love is missing, tell us and we will check it.
Homes that fit
Appartamento Vani 3,5 in zona Tranquilla con giardino
Villa Bifamiliare con 600 m di Parco Privato
Vicinanze 5 Terre, splendida Villa in vendita a Borghetto Vara
Villetta a Schiera su 2 Livelli con Garage e Giardino Privato
Villetta Bifamiliare in Vendita: Un Angolo di Paradiso nel Verde
Single-family terraced house via San Martino di Noceto 33, San Martino di Noceto, Rapallo
Casa indipendente in vendita in Via Goffredo Mameli s.n.c
CASANO – VILLA INDIPENDENTE CON 4 APPARTAMENTI, BOSCO PRIVATO E ACCESSO AL FIUME
Perlezzi – Dimora Storica Terra-Cielo su 3 Livelli con Terrazzo
Independent Apartment with Private Garden and Garage
Casa Singola in vendita Favale Di Malvaro (GE) - Centro
Rustico in vendita Varese Ligure (SP) - Codivara
Rustico in vendita Favale Di Malvaro (GE) - Centro
Imperia P.M. entroterra appartamento ristrutturato con garage cod. 9040
Villages with homes for sale
Cervo
A medieval village on a hill above the sea, with a castle and a baroque church. A chamber music festival is held there each summer.
Lingueglietta
A medieval hamlet on a hill above the coast road, part of Cipressa.
Pompeiana
A small hill village near Riva Ligure, with views over the sea and olive terraces around it.
Noli
A walled medieval town on the sea, once an independent maritime republic.
Seborga
A small hill village behind Bordighera, known for its mimosa and its self-declared principality.
Dolcedo
A village in an olive valley, with old stone bridges over the stream.
Vernazza
One of the five Cinque Terre villages: a harbour, a castle tower and no through traffic. Very busy in high season.
Vernazza
More places with homes that fit
- Laigueglia
- Castellaro
- Pieve di Teco
- Bargagli
- Romito Magra
- Ceriana
- Riva Ligure
- Pontedassio
- Civezza
- Calice al Cornoviglio
- Garlenda
- Badalucco
- San Lorenzo al Mare
- Fazzano
- Santo Stefano al Mare
- Ceparana
- Beverino
- Villanova d'Albenga
What to check before you buy in a village
- Ask what is open in winter: a bakery, a bar, the doctor, the bus. Some villages have none of these in January.
- Visit at different times. A village can be lively on a summer Sunday and empty on a Tuesday in March.
- Look at the way to the door. Many old centres are lanes with stairs, and parking may be a walk away.
- Village life is friendly if you take part. Learning some Italian makes a real difference.
- Check the renovation rules. Old centres are often protected, and facade colours and windows may need approval.