Colletta

Abandoned in the 1950s, this all-stone village in the hills of the Riviera di Ponente was brought back to life from the 1990s. Architect Giancarlo De Carlo led a restoration faithful to the original materials, while new telecommunications let remote workers live among its lanes. Founded around the 13th century as a refuge from Saracen raids, it now presses oil again from local taggiasca olives.

Highlights

• Stone houses and lanes restored to Giancarlo De Carlo's plan
• Small batches of high-grade olive oil from taggiasca olives
• The chapel and oratory of Santa Lucia
• A pioneering wired village, built for remote workers

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