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It's not called Fort Jeremiah

Montoggio is a village in the Genoese hinterland, nestled among the woods and hills of the upper Bisagno Valley. It's located about thirty kilometers from Genoa, but the atmosphere is completely different: the landscape here is made up of tranquil valleys, clear streams, and small clusters of houses scattered among meadows and chestnut groves. Dominating the village from above are the ruins of the Fieschi Castle, which controlled the valley in the Middle Ages and was the scene of clashes between ancient Ligurian noble families, leaving behind an aura of history that blends harmoniously with the tranquility of the surrounding nature.

The highest of the forts in Genoa and the only one not in the city municipality, but in that of Sant'Olcese. Easily accessible from the Baita del Diamante (Trensasco), Camporsella or from the Parco del Peralto, it offers truly stunning views and sunsets.

Climbing to the fort from Trensasco.

Stunning panorama and departure for the DH descent towards the start of the military road to the Diamond

Castello Bruzzo was commissioned by the engineer Pietro Micheli to the famous architect Gino Coppedè in 1904. The building consists of a central quadrangular block in the shape of a castle, with a high tower topped by a hipped roof, to which other buildings are added. The walls are in gray stone ashlar with brick inserts and decorative marble reliefs; there is a rich decoration in wrought iron (torch holders, rings, flagpole holders). The loggia to the south has vaults frescoed with allegories of the signs of the Zodiac, within panels with stylized floral motifs. The central hall, with a wooden coffered ceiling, is frescoed with grotesques, branches and trophies. Today it is often used for conferences and receptions.

Although free to access, the complex is in total abandonment and has many unsafe points and it is dangerous to enter inside.

It is worth visiting it at least once. It is the fort that dominates the entire Parco delle Mura from above. In my opinion it is not the most beautiful (for example it is easily surpassed by Forte Sperone) because the internal rooms are inaccessible and the view over the city is covered by the two peaks of Forte Fratello Minore and the former Forte Fratello Maggiore; on the contrary, the view of the surrounding mountains is remarkable. The route to reach the fort starting from via del Peralto (Righi) and continuing on the Sentiero delle Farfalle or on the Sentiero dell'Acquedotto is very beautiful. There are also connections with Begato and Trensasco. The 15 hairpin bends to reach the top of the hill are not all that strenuous.