In 1824 the Agnesi family, who came from here, took over an old mill and started making pasta: they ended up with four plants inside the village. The Agnesi house is now the town hall.
The name is said to come from a bridge of planks that linked the valley floor to the hamlets, or else from the farm of a Roman centurion called Assio. After the Doria, in 1576, Pontedassio passed to the House of Savoy and stayed Savoyard until Napoleon: on the square you can still see the old town hall, an arcaded building in the Piedmontese manner. The population is 2,356.
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Next up: Saint Margaret of Antioch, patroness of the birthplace of the Agnesi family, Tuesday 20 July
Nearest airport: Genova, 85 km away
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📅 Every year, on 20 July
Pontedassio celebrates Saint Margaret of Antioch on 20 July, with a mosaic depicting her martyrdom on the parish church's façade; the town was the birthplace of the Agnesi family, who in 1824 started the pasta factory bearing their name.
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Outside Pontedassio, but an easy day trip away.
