Bogliasco
Bogliasco
Boggiasco | |
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| Comune di Bogliasco | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bogliasco  | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
| Postal code | 16031 |
| Dialing code | 010 |
| Patron saint | Madonna del Carmine |
| Saint day | July 16 |
| Website | Official website |
Bogliasco (
Sori, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso
. Economy is mostly based on tourism; agriculture include production of olives.
Bogliasco borders the following municipalities:
Sori
.
History
As archaeological findings proved, the area of Bogliasco was inhabited since Paleolithic and Mesolithic times. The evidence of the
Roman imperial era have been found, confirming the hypothesis that even then the path that from Fontanabuona Valley headed towards the Riviera was used as a transit place by Roman legions
.
Another testimony of the Roman presence can be found in the so-called "Roman" bridge which crosses the stream almost at its outfall. The current construction dates back to the 13th century AD, but radical restructuring was carried out in the 17th century.
After the fall of the
Byzantine and Lombard domination, Liguria was conquered by Charlemagne; the burgh of Bogliasco fell under the Republic of Genoa after the year 1182, suffering numerous raids from Saracen pirates. The town was destroyed by Venetian
galleys in 1432.
After the French domination, Bogliasco, together with the whole Liguria, was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia, and then to the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
Main sights
- Church of Natività di Maria Santissima, dating from the 12th century but rebuilt in 1731–37 by architect Antonio Maria Ricca.
- Church of the Brethren of Santa Chiara, from 1403.
- Church of N.S. della Neve e dell'Ascensione di Gesù Cristo, in the frazione of Sassarego (dating from the early 17th century). It has some paintings from the 18th century by the Genoese school.
- Church of San Bernardo, in the eponymous frazione.
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Church of Natività di Maria Santissima -
Bogliasco belvedere Euroflora 2018
Transport
Bogliasco has a railway station on the line
A12 Motorway connecting Rome to Genoa. The other main road is the modern Via Aurelia
.
References
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- Istat.
External links
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