Originally the castle belonged to Opizzone della Pietra, then it passed to the Spinola family to counter Genoa and the Sforza family of Milan. In 1518 it was inherited by …
It is a ruined castle that dates back to the 12th century and is located in the Sorli hamlet in the municipality of Borghetto di Borbera, at a height of …
An interesting route in the upper Curone Valley is the one that leads to the walled remains of the Brusamonica Castle, a small town about two kilometers from Caldirola.
In the late Middle Ages, the village was a fiefdom of the Genoese Spinola family until 1518, who built the castle in 1100. In 1518 Tolomeo Spinola was left without …
Dernice is a municipality in the high Monferrato hills on the western slopes of Mount Giarolo. The town sits atop a hill at the intersection of three valleys (Val Borbera, Val Grue, and Val Curone).