Pieve di Teco

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

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Founded in 1233 by the Marquis Antonio di Clavesana, who drew communities from across the Arroscia valley into a new town with its own castle and church, Pieve di Teco sits on a short stretch of flat valley floor where three narrow valleys open out. Under Genoa it was the seat of a captaincy guarding the frontier with Piedmont, and its walls and castle were rebuilt after invasion after invasion.

Highlights

The oratory of San Giovanni Battista, the church of the town founded in 1233
The collegiate church of San Giovanni Battista, built around 1460
Madonna della Ripa, the first parish church, built by Benedictines in 1370
The ring of peaks around the valley, topped by Rocca delle Penne (1,501 m)

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Pieve di Teco (IT), Pieve di Teco (EN)). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 1,300

Things to see

Madonna dei Fanghi (IT)

Events through the year

Feast of Saint Sebastian Religious · 20 January
CarneValle Seasonal · Sunday before Shrove TuesdayParade of decorated floats and tractors from the whole Arroscia valley

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (Pieve di Teco). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.