Cogoleto: St. Anna Golf
Built around a coastal settlement on the Ligurian Sea, Cogoleto grew into a municipality whose territory runs from the shore into the wooded Ligurian Apennines. St. Anna Golf Club stands inland at Lerca, where an 18-hole course follows the folds of the hills rather than a level coastal plain. Fairways, greens and sand bunkers occupy rolling ground among scattered trees, with low-rise buildings along the course edge. It presents a quieter side of Liguria than the busy Riviera seafront, where recreational land meets the terrain of the Genoa hinterland. Cogoleto is linked to the wider coast by the rail and road corridor between Genoa and Savona, while Lerca retains a distinctly inland character.
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