Rocca San Giovanni

Monks of the abbey of San Giovanni in Venere founded this village in the 11th century as a fortified refuge, on a rocky hill above the Costa dei Trabocchi. Its 14th-century centre, laid out like a herringbone, keeps stretches of Norman walls and the round Torrione dei Filippini. Along the shore below stand the trabocchi, the old wooden fishing machines typical of this coast.

Highlights

• Chiesa di San Matteo, a smaller medieval copy of the abbey church
• Norman walls built in 1061 and the Torrione dei Filippini
• Wooden trabocchi fishing machines at Punta Cavalluccio and Punta Punciosa
• The abbey of San Giovanni in Venere, the area's main sight
• The Belvedere Paolucci at the end of the old streets

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