Castello di Dolceacqua
The Castello di Dolceacqua, known locally as Castello dei Doria, rises above the village as a dominant fragment of its medieval heart. This fortification, first attested in 1177, anchors Dolceacqua’s early history and marks the point where the Counts of Ventimiglia ceded the site that would later be expanded by the Doria family. From the 13th century onward, Oberto Doria—founder of the Doria clan that would shape Genoa’s politics—extended his domains into the Nervia valley, with Dolceacqua as a key stronghold. The castle’s walls bear the scars and triumphs of the 14th-century Guelfo-Ghibellino clashes, including two major sieges in 1319 and 1329 ordered by Roberto d’Angiò, which tightened Doria allegiance to Genoa. …
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