Santo Stefano d'Aveto

Santo Stefano d'Aveto is a comune (municipality) in the province of Genoa in the Italian region Liguria. Santo Stefano d'Aveto borders the following municipalities: Bedonia, Borzonasca, Ferriere, Rezzoaglio, Tornolo. Santo Stefano d'Aveto is located about 75 km northeast of Genoa, in the Aveto Valley near the Aveto torrent. The town is part of the Mountain Community of the Aveto, Graveglia, and Sturla valleys, and together with another four Ligurian towns make up the Aveto Natural Regional Park. The town was likely founded during prehistoric times, and the first mention of this town was during the 2nd century BC, where at the foot of Monte Penna the final battle between the Romans and Ligurians took place. In the 12th century AD,...