Castello di Chiavari
The Castello di Chiavari stands as a late-medieval stronghold that shaped the village it overlooks. Begun after the 1138 perpetual league between Genoa and the Fieschi family, construction of the fortress likely began in 1140 and was completed around 1147, making it one of the earliest castles built on the Italian Riviera. Perched on a hill, it commanded a seafaring town once known as Clavai, the precursor to Chiavari, and served both protective and symbolic roles for the growing settlement. In the turbulent centuries that followed, the castle endured a series of sieges and shifts in control: Opizzone Malaspina besieged it in 1172, and by 1278 it passed briefly into the hands of Moruello and Alberto Fieschi during their bid for dominance. …
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