The monument of the village stands in the hamlet of Borzone: the abbey of Sant'Andrea, a twelfth-century building whose foundation is said to go back to 714, a national monument since 1910. In the parish church of the main village, instead, they venerate a crucifix that tradition says was brought from the East on the way back from a crusade.
The parishes here belonged to the diocese of Bobbio until 1989, when they passed to Chiavari. This is the upper Sturla valley, inside the Aveto park, and the municipal motto is Omnia Vincit Labor: work overcomes everything. The population is 2,124.
Abbazia di Borzone · Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Consolazione · lago di Giacopiane
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Next up: Saint Bartholomew and the crucifix that came from the East, Tuesday 24 August
Nearest airport: Genova, 44 km away
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📅 Every year, on 24 August
Borzonasca celebrates Saint Bartholomew on 24 August; the sanctuary dedicated to him holds a crucifix that tradition says was brought from the East on the return of a crusade.
Abbazia di Borzone Borzone abbey in the val Sturla, passed between six different powers. 
Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Consolazione Borzonasca's Chiesuola, with its unreadable date and a slate relief. 
lago di Giacopiane A reservoir at 1015 metres, with an Art Nouveau tempietto on the dam and feral horses on the shore. Straight-line distances from the town centre. Tap a point to open its page.
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Outside Borzonasca, but an easy day trip away.
