Leivi is not a typical fisherman's village gathered up and dominating a bay along the Ligurian Riviera. It is instead an exception to the hilly local countryside overlooking the sea. Its houses and villas are scattered all over the hills among the olive tree cultivations that cover the entire area from top to bottom (foot) up to the town of Chiavari.

They are linked to one another both by the main winding road which passes by fìve small churches and by old, plcturesque paths made by the local people in the old times and which are still very proudly well maintained up to today. Leivi is mainly well known as a D.O.P. centre for olive oil production and is an interesting alternative for an Italian trip for those who want to reach the inland areas at the back of Chiavari.