Pieve di Teco did not grow by itself: it was founded. In 1233 marquis Antonio di Clavesana decided to make a new village of it, with a new castle and a new church, and brought down two or three hundred families from the communities of the Arroscia valley.
Then it had to pay for its position. As a Genoese captaincy on the Piedmontese frontier, walls and castle were taken and rebuilt over and over. In 1672 a quarrel over pastures between Rezzo and Cenova was enough to reignite the war: the Corsican mercenaries hired by Genoa were beaten at a spot that has been called Paperera delle Guardie ever since. The population is 1,400.
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📅 Every year, on 20 January
Pieve di Teco celebrates Saint Sebastian on 20 January; the town was founded as a new fortified settlement for around 200-300 families, equipped with a new castle and the church now known as the oratory of San Giovanni Battista.
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Outside Pieve di Teco, but an easy day trip away.
