OTHER NEWS: 1608: Monterosso stops of being podesteria and
passes under the commanded one of Levanto. 1797: it falls the Republic
of Genoa and it begins the period napoleonico. 1818: English attack to
Monterosso 1815: the Republic of Genoa comes annexed to Reign of Sardegna.
1874-1880: construction of liena railway Genoa-The Spezia. The Five
Lands they benefit therefore of one important via of connection territoriale.
1926-28: doubling of the line ferroviaria. 1945: during the
II° World war Monterosso it endures serious bombardamenti.
Situated in conca a sluice from the sea and terrazzati necks to ulivi
and lemons, conserve in the ancient village of fishermen from
Liguria stamp, while in the zone of Fegina
the tourist-residential characters are easy individualistic.
The rests of the castle, constructed between the XIII and XVI
the century and ce a lot important covered a role during the war
between Genoa and Pisa, they are hour inglobati in the cemetary. They are still visible rests of
the citadel, the curtain building sormontata from merlature to three circular towers.
The defense tower, hour bell tower of the Church of S.Giovanni Batiste,
was realized in four hundred and the reconstructed one in XVIII the century
as a result of one earthquake. The Public square of Navy is the fulcrum of
the village where Giovanni rises the church of S. Batiste, completed in 1307,
of altomedievale inspiration but with Romanesque reasons and genovesi and pisane infuences.
The facade, to bichromatic vestment, has pregevole rosone of XIV the century in marble white man.
As a result of a yielding taken place in summer 1995 the supervising to the
cultural assets is being interested they give to this precious good close.
Under the rosone the pointed portale is opened that it accommodates in the
lunetta I fresco it of the Baptism of Christ of the XVIII sec. the plant is
to basilicare to three navate ones with the divergent walls towards
the chorus in order to confer more importance to the altar. The structure,
in stiel gotico-genovese, has elegant columns sormontate from capitelli with
various elements decorated to you. The christening font is of 1360. In the
skillful part of the presbiterio the burlap of the Madonna of the Rosary of
the school of Luca Cambiaso is conserved, in that one on the left Crocifissione
of a ignoto genovese of the six hundred. Going back via Rome, the craftsmen do
not lack botteghe and to the height of Rome Public square turning to right in the
first one carugui, you will find yourselves in front of the Oratory of Croce Saint
of the XVI sec. omitted the visit to the Convent of the Cappuccini to which you
can approach is from the country to the height of the Paschal pension, is not from
the walk that they along the hill of Saint Cristoforo knows and that she separates
the nucleus of Fegina. Proceeding all lungomare you will arrive not far away from
statue, in reinforced concrete, of Representing giant the God Neptune.
High 14 meters, constructed on one spur rocciosonel 1910 from Arrigo Minerbi
and from Levancher architect, it was equipped from one shell, supported from Giant,
hour lesionata from seas storm, that it acted as give terrace for the villa rear.
(Witnesses drawn from “Magical Five Lands”, Editori Moon)
