The village
“… Better than from the road, Verezzi should be visited from the rooftops; which are not roofs, but terraces tanned and curved by the sun: a lively descent with modest slopes that allows you to move from one house to another.”
It is with these words that poet Camillo Sbarbaro describes Verezzi, the favourite village in which he spent part of his childhood and where the high beauty of sky and sea was always a great inspiration for his poetry. In addition to the landscaping charm, Verezzi is also rich in art and culture. One of the world’s greatest events is the Festival Teatrale (Theatrical Festival), which has become more and more famous over the years, taking place during the summer, in the splendid setting of the main square. International companies play between low-rise ancient stone buildings as the church of Sant’Agostino as the backdrop of the stage.
The history
The presence of primitive settlements in the area of the two distinct agglomerations of Borgio and Verezzi is inherent in the prehistoric finds within the caves located in the area adjacent to the old town. In medieval times, the two townships were annexed to the possession of the Benedictine Abbey of San Pietro in Varatella, near Toirano, with the sign of the deed of disposal by the bishop of Diodato, and subsequently became part of the feudal possessions of the Del Carretto family from Finale, becoming strategic sites and border between the Arduiniche and Aleramiche territorial possession. In the 14th Century, Pope Urban VI, a prisoner in the Kingdom of Naples and released thanks to the help of the Republic of Genoa, as a sign of recognition, decided to give up, among other things, Borgio Verezzi villages to the Doge Antoniotto Adorno and consequently to the Republic of Genoa. Under its dominion this portion of territory was placed inside the podestery with the task of guaranteeing the security and defence of the jurisdiction. Under Napoleon, the territory of Borgio and Verezzi became part of the Ligurian Republic and then the Kingdom of Italy. The union of the two Municipalities dates back to 1933.
