Ancient mule track towards the ridge routes The path, that runs through ancient crops, connects Verdeggia (1100 m) to Vesignana (1519 m), linking the valley floor to the high military road. Testo a cura di Nicola Ferrarese, immagini di Claudio Cecchi
Connecting Genoa and the Savoy Verdeggia and Realdo, two towns of the Brigasque culture, are connected by an ancient track. Today both are hamlets of Triora but historically were divided between Genoa and Savoy. Testo a cura di Nicola Ferrarese, immagini di Claudio Cecchi
Brigasca culture lives here The town of Verdeggia rises 1100 m in the center of the rocky amphitheater of Mount Saccarello, framed by woods and streams that give birth to the Argentina stream.Probably founded in the sixteenth century, it was partially destroyed on January 30 1805 by an avalanche, causing the death of 16 people. […]
Master church of the valley Nominated for the first time in 1252, it could, according to the historian Nino Lamboglia, rise on an early Christian church. Until the 17th century it was one of the two main churches, or even the most important, of the lower Merula Valley and Laigueglia.
Ancient “termine” between municipalities The “termini” are boundary stones used both for private land and municipality or state borders, usually made with a large high and narrow stone, and two reinforcing stones, called “testimoni” (witnesses), to stabilise the large stone avoiding damages or unwanted movement. Sometimes boundary stones are more elaborate, like this beautiful term consisting of two well-squared stones stuck […]
An unprecedented work of rural architecture Near the meeting point between the Creuso and the Passo Cagnasso creeks there is a splendid and mighty stone bridge, called “de Raigà”. It’s part of the mule track that once connected Mendatica to the Sanctuary of the Madonna dei Colombi and Cosio d’Arroscia.While the bridges along the mule […]
Small baroque jewel in the Upper Arroscia Valley The original sanctuary of the Madonna dei Colombi, built in the 18th century, was destroyed by the earthquake of 23 February 1887 and rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1904.The building was connected to the village of Mendatica by a mule track that crosses the Rio Passo […]
The mysterious rock shapes We are in Liguria on Alpe di Baudo mountain, above the ancient village of Carpasio. Here, dozens of stone piles emerge from the earth, arranged with great care. There are several fascinating theories about their origin. However, digging into the memories of the inhabitants of the Carpasina Valley reveals the mystery. […]
Capital of the Cucina Bianca Mendatica’s origins date back to the second half of the first millennium after Christ, a period in which a part of the Ingauna population (coming from today’s Albenga), driven by Saracen raids from the sea, took refuge in the Upper Arroscia Valley.The inhabitants were dedicated to agriculture and pastoralism, a […]
Along the ancient path to Marenca road In late spring, following the dirt road that leads from Lavina to Monte Guardiabella, after a few km, splendid rosebuds emerge from the brambles. A careful eye would also see domestic fruit trees and the remains of numerous houses, hidden by vegetation. Here stood the original town of […]
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