Zuccarello
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
Founded by a notary's deed in 1248, this village in the Neva valley became capital of its own marquisate under the Del Carretto, until Genoa took full control in 1633. Its single street runs between arcades whose pillars come in every shape, with old gates at each end. It also claims the original Bastian contrario, a bandit who promised to betray its fortress and then simply walked off.
Highlights
- The arcaded main street, with lanes (carrugi) tangled behind it
- Castle ruins and the 3 km Sentiero di Ilaria to Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena
- Porta Soprana, with its medieval tower, facing Porta Sottana
- Fifteenth-century frescoes in the roadside chapel of Sant'Antonio Abate
- San Bartolomeo church, with a Madonna and saints by Orazio De Ferrari
Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 280
Things to see
- Monte Galero (IT)
- Val Neva (IT)
Travel guide (Wikivoyage)
Zuccarello è un centro della Liguria.
Events through the year
- Ilaria Del Carretto re-enactmentRe-enacts Ilaria Del Carretto's wedding; ends with living draughts
- Sagra di San BartolomeoFeast of the patron saint
Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.
Based on Wikivoyage (Zuccarello) (CC BY-SA).
Local food & wine
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Based on Wikivoyage (Zuccarello) (CC BY-SA).
Where to sleep
2 places to stay within 3 km
- B&Bs and guest houses 2
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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Terme di Lurisia · ~1 h 32 by car
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Nearby member villages
- Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena · 2.2 km
- Colletta · 3.9 km
- Garessio · 13 km
- Laigueglia · 16 km
- Verezzi · 17 km