At Avegno they cast bells. The Picasso family worked here from 1594, in one of the oldest foundries in Italy, and the village carries a silver bell on its coat of arms; since 2012 the rooms of the old foundry have housed the bell museum.
The municipality is a scattered one: the town hall stands at Molino Nuovo, down in the valley, while the three historic hamlets, Salto, Testana and Vescina, hang between 250 and 300 metres along the road that climbs from Recco to the colle Caprile. Until Napoleon, Avegno had no administration of its own: in practice the parishes governed. The population is 2,539.
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Next up: Saints Peter and Paul, patrons of a town known for its bell foundries, Tuesday 29 June
Nearest airport: Genova, 26 km away
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📅 Every year, on 29 June
Avegno celebrates Saints Peter and Paul on 29 June; the town has been tied since 1594 to the bell production of the Picasso foundries, among the oldest in Italy, now commemorated by the bell museum and the town's coat of arms.
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Outside Avegno, but an easy day trip away.
