Campo Ligure

Fine gold and silver threads, shaped by hand with small pliers, have been Campo Ligure's trade since its first filigree workshop opened in 1884; it is now Italy's national centre for the craft. It lies mid-way along the Valle Stura, where three streams meet below the Spinola castle, and a medieval bridge crosses the Stura. For centuries it was an imperial fief, often at odds with its lords.

Highlights

• Filigree workshops and the Mostra della filigrana in August and September
• Castello Spinola on its rock above the village, restored in the 1990s
• The medieval bridge over the Stura
• Palazzo Spinola on the main square, enlarged in 1693
• The Beigua regional nature park, which takes in part of the territory

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.