カステルヴェッキオディロッカバルベナのおすすめMTBライド

この神殿の守護聖人（San GIUSEPPEに捧げられています）を記念して、Mario Amico氏による短い考察です。「イエスの養父は、彼についてあまり知られていませんが、魅力的な人物です。神がヨセフにどのように接触したかは興味深いです。壮大な啓示ではなく、神は夢の中で、しかも一度だけではなく、彼に出会います。彼は夢に心を動かされ、それを疑問視することなく、行動に移しました。そうです、彼は行動の人なのです（…）。確固たる信仰、神への揺るぎない信頼、そして誰が助けを必要としているかを見極める共感力は、彼を奮い立たせ、神の指示を積極的に実行させます（…）。ヨセフは控えめで静かな聖人ですが、現代を生きる私たちにとって偉大な模範となるべきです。」

Very nice trail! Be careful ⚠️ Currently (11-10-2025) they've put up a fence at the top that I had to climb over to get through. It could be tricky with an e-bike...

eMTB video by GIOCAL: https://youtu.be/7Hyb5A9WH-M?si=oYFIc8BDTUAKRyy-

eMTB video by GIOCAL: https://youtu.be/7Hyb5A9WH-M?si=oYFIc8BDTUAKRyy-

Castelvecchio Castle in Rocca Barbena dominates the medieval village of the same name, perched on a rocky spur in the Savona hinterland. A former stronghold of the Del Carretto marquises, it was built for military and defensive purposes, and its strategic location made it the fulcrum of feudal power over the valley below. Today, the imposing manor is reduced to a fascinating ruin, its ruins revealing centuries of history. Although no longer intact, the atmosphere surrounding it is highly evocative. Its crumbling walls and towers have become the symbol of the village, a true testament to its glorious past.

Descent path with natural and other worked parts, medium level of difficulty

A small village typical of the Ligurian Apennines.

Zuccarello was founded by the Clavesana family in 1248, who made the castle above it the feudal centre of the valley; it was then taken over by the Del Carretto family and, in 1625, by the Republic of Genoa.