Magliolo is a quiet rural village inland from Pietra Ligure, sitting on the left bank of the stream that shares its name. The economy runs on agriculture and forestry, much as it has for centuries.
The village has medieval roots: it was a possession of the bishops of Albenga in the tenth century before passing to the marchesi Del Carretto of Finale in 1142. The parish Chiesa di San Lorenzo is the obvious landmark; for active visitors, the limestone cliffs above the village host a well-developed network of sport-climbing crags that have made Magliolo a small but steady fixture on the European climbing circuit. Otherwise, not much has changed in the essentials since the Middle Ages — this is a place for walking in quiet hills, not sightseeing.