Zuccarello

Founded by a notary's deed in 1248, this village in the Neva valley became capital of its own marquisate under the Del Carretto, until Genoa took full control in 1633. Its single street runs between arcades whose pillars come in every shape, with old gates at each end. It also claims the original Bastian contrario, a bandit who promised to betray its fortress and then simply walked off.

Highlights

• The arcaded main street, with lanes (carrugi) tangled behind it
• Castle ruins and the 3 km Sentiero di Ilaria to Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena
• Porta Soprana, with its medieval tower, facing Porta Sottana
• Fifteenth-century frescoes in the roadside chapel of Sant'Antonio Abate
• San Bartolomeo church, with a Madonna and saints by Orazio De Ferrari

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