Bogliasco

Bogliasco is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria, located about 11 km southeast of Genoa. Together with the comuni of Camogli, Recco, Pieve Ligure and Sori, it is part of the so-called Golfo Paradiso. Economy is mostly based on tourism; agriculture include production of olives.thumb|left|Church of Natività di Maria Santissima.The municipality of Bogliasco contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Poggio, S.Bernardo, and Sessarego.

Bogliasco borders the following municipalities: Genoa, Pieve Ligure, and Sori.

History

As recent archaeological findings proved, the area of Bogliasco was inhabited since Paleolithic and Mesolithic times; the Romans built a bridge here (the current structure dates to the 13th century AD). After the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the Byzantine and Lombard domination, Liguria was conquered by Charlemagne; the burgh of Bogliasco fell under the Republic of Genoa after the year 1182, suffering numerous raids from Saracen pirates. The town was destroyed by Venetian galleys in 1432.

After the French domination, Bogliasco, together with the whole Liguria, was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia, and then to the newly unified Kingdom of Italy in 1861.

Main sights

• Church of Natività di Maria Santissima, dating from the 12th century but rebuilt in 1731-1737 by architect Antonio Maria Ricca.
• Church of the Brethren of Santa Chiara, from 1403.
• Church of N.S. della Neve e...... ...
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