Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena

It 'a beautiful Ligurian village dating back to the eleventh century.
The stone houses, characteristic of the historic center of Castelvecchio, cling to the mountain as if to reach the castle that rises imposing and dominant on Barbena fortress, from which it takes its name the village.
Castelvecchio was the protagonist of many and many historic battles, nevertheless still retains its original fortified architectural layout.
Crossing the village, your eyesight often catches views, not damaged by the time, as the old wash-houses and the characteristic ovens, that form protruding humps visible from the exterior walls of the old houses.