Pilgrim walks in Molare

The stage crosses the hilly area between Ovada and the hamlet of Madonna delle Rocche di Molare.

Olbicella is the most remote among the hamlets of Molare and lies between two hills: Monte Poggio to the North and Monte Rotondo to the South; it is a small village with its little church dedicated to San Lorenzo and a dynamic Pro Loco that works to enhance the territory. 

Nice route starting from the village and connecting to the Bandita loop (path 561), linking the main town to its hamlet.

Bandita is the main hamlet of Cassinelle and is located on the wooded hills of the Upper Monferrato, between Acqui and Ovada. 

Olbicella is the most remote of the hamlets of Molare and is located between two hills: Monte Poggio to the north and Monte Rotondo to the south; it is a small village with its little church dedicated to San Lorenzo and the old Talin hotel-inn, currently under renovation. 

San Luca, a small hamlet of Molare, is situated at about 500 meters above sea level, immersed in the green of the Alta Valle Orba, on the border with the Liguria region, and its center is represented by the ancient little church, around which over the years a series of scattered houses and farmhouses have arisen; in the small village there is an active Pro Loco.

Trail 531 is a long route, created on the occasion of the Jubilee of 2000 by the Acqui Terme section of the Italian Alpine Club, which connects the spa town to Tiglieto and from there reaches, with two different directions, the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Guardia and the Ligurian Sea. The route is dedicated to Bruno Buffa, a deceased member of the Acqui CAI who was one of the creators of the path. Below is illustrated the section up to the town of Tiglieto; to reach the final destinations it is necessary to refer to specific maps related to the Ligurian territory.

Olbicella is the most remote among the hamlets of Molare and rises between two hills: Monte Poggio to the south and Monte Rotondo to the north; it is a small village with its little church dedicated to San Lorenzo and the old Talin hotel-restaurant, now under renovation. Path 556 traces an ancient route used by the local inhabitants to reach the hamlet of San Luca and the old farmhouses scattered on the now wooded slopes, once cultivated with vines and corn.