[1] The river rises as the Ruisseau de Fiuminale in Marignana on the north slope of the 1,273 metres (4,177 ft) Capu Sant'Anghiulu.

[3] The lower valley has large beaches and gentle relief, and is urbanized along its coastal fringe, with an almost continuous constructed line.

Behind the seaside resort there are some remains of the city of Sagone, a Roman colony and later the seat of a bishopric, that was abandoned before the 16th century due to malaria epidemics and barbarian raids.

[4] Residential housing estates have been developed on the side of the Capu a u Bellu, the site of the Genoese tower, somewhat spoiling the landscape.

Most of the old cultivated terraces have been abandoned, and the rest of the valley is accessible only by footpaths and is covered by maquis and forest.