Monte Santa Croce, Mountain summit in Pieve Ligure, Liguria, Italy

Monte Santa Croce is a mountain summit in Liguria that rises prominently above the surrounding valleys and opens views across the coastal landscape. The slopes feature dense forests and rocky terrain that shift in appearance with the seasons.

On the summit stands the very old Church of Santa Croce, reached by ancient paths, and the mountain belongs to the Ligurian Apennines above Pieve Ligure. The slopes below were built over by Pieve Ligure and by hamlets of Bogliasco and Sori, so the mountain's history is bound to these villages rather than to navigation.

On the summit stands the very old Church of Santa Croce, reached by ancient paths; the mountain is a regular outing for Genoese, especially in summer, when the comune of Pieve Ligure organises events on the top.

Several marked hiking trails of varying difficulty lead to the summit, with easier routes starting from the eastern slope. Spring and fall are the best seasons for walking, when the weather is more stable and paths are easier to navigate.

On clear days the summit view reaches beyond the Ligurian Alps to the Argentera massif, and exceptionally as far as the mountains of Corsica, the islands of Gorgona and Capraia and, eastwards, the Apuane peaks. The summit is also the site of the very old Chiesa di Santa Croce, reached by old footpaths.