Arbaspaa
Tour operator
The story of Arbaspàa Tour Operator starts with an entrepreneurial idea that combines both the love for travel and for our territory: the Cinque Terre and Liguria.
In July 2001, Eugenio Bordoni and Catherina Unger, the two owners and managing directors began this adventure.
The company, headquartered in Manarola, started to grow thanks to the determination of the founders and their innovative ideas of sustainable tourism in this area, that had just been included in the list of UNESCO Worldheritage sites. Bordoni and Unger started with little seed capital but their formula of quality tourism has proved successful. Since 2005 the team has grown progressively to reach the current number of 25 staff members in high season.
Arbaspàa directly manages a rich selection of accommodations (charming apartments, rooms and guest houses) in the Cinque Terre villages as well as in the town of La Spezia.
The company’s daily tours and excursions in the Cinque Terre and in the province of La Spezia have been created with the intend to offer genuine experiences of our territory. Visitors find a wide range of activities including outdoor sports, art, boat excursions, wine & food.
In 2012 Arbaspàa opened its outdoor shop “Explora“ in order to supply hiking, trail-running and sea-sports lovers with a chosen selection of high quality outdoor gear of some of the world’s most famous brands such as Salomon, Merrell, Teva and Buff. The store also works as “activity centre” where visitors can inquire and book daily tours.
The opening of the second office in La Spezia, in february 2017, sets another milestone in the story of Arbaspàa and reflects the intention of the company to enlarge the range of the offered activities to the surrounding areas of La Spezia including the ancient land of Lunigiana, the valleys of Magra and Vara and the bordering Tuscany region.