The slate carriers in Cogorno.
A monument dedicated to the women who had the hard task of transporting slate slabs from the quarries on the hills down to the valley along the path that is now called the slate path, above San Salvatore di Cogorno.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

While this is the video of the walk:

Videos recorded with Gopro Hero5.

If you want to have more information about the trail I recommend: wikiloc.com.

To see all the photos taken along the climb to Mount San Giacomo and the slate path click here:

Slate is widespread in Northern Italy, it has been extracted for many centuries in Liguria, historically in the coastal area between Lavagna (hence the name) and Chiavari. Later also from the quarries of the Fontanabuona valley (behind Chiavari, Rapallo and Genoa) and in the Imperia area (Argentina Valley).
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The slate carriers in Cogorno in Liguria – Les porteurs d’ardoise à Cogorno en Ligurie – Los pizarreros en Cogorno en Liguria – Os portadores de ardósia em Cogorno na Ligúria – Die Schieferträger in Cogorno in Ligurien – Những người vận chuyển đá phiến ở Cogorno ở Liguria – 利古里亚科戈尔诺的石板搬运工 – リグーリア州コゴルノの石板運搬人