Cabella Ligure is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Alessandria
The Province of Alessandria ( it, Provincia di Alessandria; pms, Provincia ëd Lissandria; in Piedmontese of Alessandria: ''Provinsa ëd Lissändria'') is an Italian province, with a population of some 425,000, which forms the southeastern part o ...
in the
Italian
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region
Piedmont
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, located about southeast of
Turin
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and about southeast of
Alessandria.
Cabella Ligure borders the following municipalities:
Albera Ligure,
Carrega Ligure,
Fabbrica Curone
Fabbrica Curone (Piedmontese: ''Frògna'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located in the upper valley of the Curone stream, about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Alessandri ...
,
Mongiardino Ligure
Mongiardino Ligure is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Alessandria in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre ...
,
Ottone
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,
Rocchetta Ligure, and
Zerba.
Transport
Located deep in the Valley of Borbera, the town can be readily accessed by either private transport or by public bus, the latter operated b
Autolinee Val Borbera Their services operate to the nearest rail link at
Arquata Scrivia and to the large mall complex at
Serravalle.
The road
SP140 is the main road that connects Cabella to the nearby municipalities and to Arquata. It is a popular route by cyclers who look to cross the Apennine section of Piedmonte/Liguria.
Economy
Cabella is a seasonal location for tourism. Across June-September, the inhabitants of the town may well increase three to fourfold. These tourists come from around the world to pay visit t
Shri Mataji's Castle and to visit other locations administered by th
Shri Mataji Foundation.The agriculture sector in the vicinity of Cabella has dwindled over the past decades.
References
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Cities and towns in Piedmont
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