In a valley that saw the beginnings of the Ligurian civilization Tavole is an hamlet of Prelà, whose valley was colonized by tribes of the Ligurian Montani and Epanteri, followed in 205 BC. by the Ligurian Ingauni, coming from Albingaunum (Albenga) and by the Roman colonization. Built along an important communication route, which connects Val […]
U paise di balui Bellissimi is an hamlet of the municipality of Dolcedo, surrounded by olive trees, whose cultivation was started by the monks of Lerins in 1119, the year of foundation of the Church of San Martino. The village is also called “U paise di balui” (the village of the balloons): here the ancient […]
Small village in the Prino Valley Dolcedo is the oldest village in the Prino Valley, appearing for the first time in a document dated 1103, addressed to the monks of Lerins, in which the bishop from Albenga, Adelberto, grants the separation of the church of San Tommaso from that of Santa Maria Assunta ai Piani. […]
Beautiful and chilling frescoes The church of San Bernardino in Triora dates back to the 15th century and stands along an ancient mule track. The building preserves splendid and chilling frescoes representing the Last Judgment. Initially erroneously attributed to Giovanni Canavesio, the paintings are probably the work of a Tuscan Renaissance artist. Testo a cura […]
The ancient access to the township The medieval tower and the Romanesque church of Saints Giacomo and Filippo, erected in the 13th century, stand in the hamlet of Castello, a high medieval residential nucleus from which the town of Andora originated.The tower served as a northern access during the Genoese domination. Testo a cura di […]
The village of the Vescino family Ville San Pietro, nowadays an hamlet of the municipality of Borgomaro, “is made up of the villages of Garsi, Barca, Case Soprane, Chiapparolo, Costa, and Marpere. There are plenty of municipal pastures, and therefore the number of cattle remains fairly high, it is more than 400 sheep. ” (quote […]
The sanctuary and Roman remains The sanctuary of Nostra Signora della Rovere, in San Bartolomeo al Mare, is one of the oldest in Liguria. Although the first document referring to the building dates back to 1353, the discovery of an earthenware pavement in its subsoil and a Roman “mansio” a few meters away, both dating […]
The monumental oak of Dr. Gandolfo The Ruve du Megu is a monumental oak, believed to be the largest in Europe, located near the ancient road connecting Conio and Borgomaro.The name comes from the owner, Dr. Gandolfo, who was a doctor. It is said that the tree risked being cut to make a “fuetto” (whip) […]
The main outlet to the sea for Piedmont The most reliable hypothesis on the origin of Oneglia sees an early pre-Augustan settlement on the Castelvecchio hill, which then developed into the “pagus Unelia”, accompanied on the coast by Ripa Uneliae.In 1298 Oneglia became part of the possessions of the Doria family who, in 1488, founded […]
Sighting and defense tower against Barbary corsairs Following an incursion in July 1562 by the Barbary, coming from present-day North Africa, the community of the Prino valley obtained consent from Genoa for the construction of a defensive and sighting system consisting of a tower at San Lorenzo and one in Prarolo, both equipped with artillery.The […]
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