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After passing Vignole Borbera (exit at Vignole Borbera Highway A7 Genoa-Serravalle) the street will take you to Borghetto Borbera.
You will arrive at Borghetto after passing the small church dedicated to St. Anthony. The church has Medieval origins as well as three naves but, it also has prestigious architectonic elements such as its walls and apse that are made out of square stones.
Nearby there is the Oratory of St. Michele that is in a primordial Romanic style.
The development of Borghetto dates back to Americi di Pobbieto and it is highlighted by an official act of 1319 where it talks about Borgo of the Americi.
This fortified center had a quadrangular base with walls making it a great defense system.
The Portal entrance led to the castle and the door opened up to the actual Parish Church.
The communities of Persi and Sorli were subjected to the vicissitudes of the internal battles between the Guelph’s and Ghibelline’s.
The Castello di Torre dei Ratti has late Medieval origins and toady it is a magnificent home with Baroque and late Renaissance traces.
The Sorli Castle had a small watch tower and its only ruins are its castle walls.
The Molo Abbey dedicated to St. Peter is a clear example of monastic-military architecture with Lombard origins.
The Parish Church has two prestigious canvases by Luca Giordano (Assunta) and the school of Fiasella (Madonna with Baby Jesus).
This is where the extraordinary landscape of the “straits” begins that were caused by the erosion of the Borbera Valley on the pudding stone that makes this landscape incredibly unique.
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