Museo etnografico della Val Varatella
The Museo etnografico della Val Varatella invites you into a compact, living record of Toirano’s crafts and daily life. Housed since 1997 in the palace complex of the conti D’Aste, the museum sits in the medieval borgo and preserves an earthly history of the Val Varatella and the western Ligurian coast. The building itself, dating to the 16th century, passed to the marchesi Del Carretto before becoming a public heritage site managed by the Comune di Toirano. Inside, eighteen sections unfold the region’s material culture: olive and grape cultivation, grain processing, and farming techniques that used animals and hydraulics. You’ll encounter reconstructions of domestic spaces—a kitchen and a dining room—that frame how people once lived. …
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