Poggi is a village within the municipality of Imperia, in Liguria, around ten minutes by taxi from the city. Most homes are mid-sized, gardens are common and some have a private pool.
Poggi is one of the village communes folded into Imperia when that city was created in 1923, so there is no separate town to look for. Imperia's wider setting is olive country: terraced hills with dry stone walls, and short valleys running down to the coast. The city itself has two halves either side of the Impero river: Porto Maurizio, on a promontory above its port, and Oneglia, home to the main shopping streets. A taxi from Poggi to Imperia takes about ten minutes. Homes are mostly for three to five, with a few sleeping ten, and gardens are common.
The older half of Imperia, on a promontory, with the Basilica of San Maurizio, the largest church in Liguria.
The commercial half of Imperia, home to the main shopping streets and the old fishermen's houses at Calata Cuneo.
The former home of the Swiss clown Grock, on the hill above Oneglia, now the Clown Museum.
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo airport serves Imperia, and Imperia station is on the Genoa to Ventimiglia line, with the A10 motorway along the coast. A car is the sensible way to reach Poggi, as local buses into Imperia start from Piani rather than Poggi.
Poggi is a frazione of Imperia, in the Province of Imperia. It was one of the village communes merged with Porto Maurizio and Oneglia to create the city on 21 October 1923.
A taxi covers the trip in about ten minutes over roughly 4.8 miles, and a local bus takes around 23 minutes. Bus services here start from Piani, not Poggi, so check where you board.
Olive oil: the city is called the capital of Mediterranean oil, has an Olive Museum, and holds the Olioliva festival at the beginning of November. Porto Maurizio and Oneglia are its two historic halves.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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