Torre Paponi, a name of medieval origin, was founded by the original Paponi family who fled for reasons still unknown from nearby Pietrabruna in the 15th century. The town was born as a trading post between Porto Maurizio and Pietrabruna. The town is a small monument that preserves intact the central nucleus of the Ligurian "caruggi" gathered in a radial pattern with cobbled streets. The stone buildings and arches strongly evoke a medieval atmosphere that can be experienced by walking through the village, where time seems to have stopped. Immersed in a valley of ancient olive groves that perfume the air and characterize the landscape with Mediterranean scenery, Torre Paponi until a few years ago had six ancient water-powered oil mills in operation. The parish church dedicated to SS. Cosma and Damiano (1734) is an expression of the mature phase of Baroque art. The interior, decorated with stuccoes of eighteenth-century origin, is crossed by a single nave while it presents a succession of altars on the sides. The church houses an ancient painting of the Madonna del Rosario surrounded by panels narrating her life, and the two wooden statues of Saints Cosma and Damiano (Maragliano school).
At the gates of the town is the monument in memory of the civilian victims designed by the architect
Bartolomeo Papone in 1984. The monument is intended to be a firm testimony of the population that sacrificed itself against Nazi-fascist cruelty. A cross facing the four cardinal points stands on a massive cube, symbol of the weight of totalitarianism.