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How to get there: Exit at Imperia Est and go North on the State Route 28 (towards Turin, Col di Nava).
Pontedassio can be reached by Diano Marina by traveling along Diano Arentino, passing Grillarine and going down Monti.
Pontedasssio is a town that reveals it hidden treasures to its patient and curious visitors.
You must leave the State Route and walk along the streets in order to discover its alleys, walls, and medieval arches of the 12th century.
Once, it place-name was attributed to a “ponte di assi,” however the theory of Calzamiglia has proves that “Assius” was the owner of this Roman-Ligurian area.
Even traces of the Lombard’s have been found near the Church of St. Michele at Bestagno.
Pontedassio and the valley remained under the government of the Bishops of Albenga until it was sold to the Doria family at the end of the 13th century and then in 1576 it was given to the Savoy family.
The town had a great economic period during the 19th century due to the increase of the olive oil production as well as the construction of the Molino Agnesi that is now abandoned and it was built by the Agnesi family.
The family then moved to Oneglia where they opened the first pasta factory in 1890 and they then became the masters of this sector.
We advise you to ask for directions for the pasta factory because you will find “biscotti di Pontedassio” (cookies of Pontedassio) that are a local specialty.
They are still prepared according the 19th century recipe that says that the dough must be cooked then broken by hand and it is to be baked again. |
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