Castello di Chiavari
Chiavari Castle, or Castello di Chiavari, rises above the old seafaring town of Chiavari, built as one of the first fortifications along the Italian Riviera. Construction began around 1140 and likely concluded by 1147, following Genoa’s and the Fieschi family’s enduring alliance formed in 1138. The fortress sits on a hill that once controlled approaches to the village then known as Clavai, now Chiavari, and it was designed to defend this growing port from maritime and land threats. In its early centuries the castle endured repeated sieges and power shifts: Opizzone Malaspina disrupted the site in 1172, and in 1278 it briefly changed hands to Moruello and Alberto Fieschi for a mere eight days. …
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