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Tribogna is located in a beautiful panoramic spot in the heart of the magnificent Fontanabuona Valley.
Its history can be traced back to documents that date back to the Roman epoch such as the “Tavola di Velleia,” the famous bronze table that is in the Museum of Parma and it also mentions the different towns of the valley such as Praedia Tarboniae, which is Tribogna.
The place-name Tribogna derives from “Tarbonius” that is the villa, the land of Tarbonio.
Some findings that date back to the Roman epoch such as ceramics and “tiles” in the nearby community of Cassànesi, whose place-name derives from “Cassius,” only strengthen Tribogna’s ancient origins.
In the area there have been discoveries of prehistoric settlements such as the ruined castle, which was a small fortress of that epoch.
Its importance is documented even during the time of the Lombard’s and during the early Medieval period because Tribogna was a strategic position on the road between the religious center of Bobbio (one of the most important religious and economic centers in Italy during this time) and the sea.
In 1800 it was an important agricultural center and it was known for its production of potatoes, olives, chestnuts, legumes, and livestock.
Within the territory there are many slate quarries, which is the most important economic structure of the town as well as its paper industry, its roasting and coffee trading, and its furniture industry.
Tribogna’s elevated position with respect to the valley floor makes it an “attic” of the Fontanabuona Valley and from here you can appreciate the view of this part of the Ligurian region with the centers of Moconesi and Terrarossa, which is the birthplace of Columbus’s ancestors and all is marked by the Caucaso mountain.
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