Italy - Finalborgo

Finalborgo is a small walled town not far from the Mediterranean Sea. The name derives from “Burgum Finarii”, border land (for fines) to the times of the Romans and administrative center of the marquisate of the Del Carretto family between the 14th and the 16th century. The origin of the village dates back to the end of the 12th century, to the epoch of the marquis Enrico The Guercio. Recent important archaeological discoveries, however, date back its foundation to some centuries before.

With the walls, the different city-gates and the semicircular towers which interrupted to treat the walls Finalborgo retains the characteristics of a fortified village in its 15th-century structure, rear to the destruction resulting from the war with Genoa (1448). The 15th-century and Renaissance palaces, altered during the period of Spanish domination, embellish the urban fabric.

Nowadays Finalborgo is considered being one of the most beautiful villages in Italy due to its history, places to visit and natural beauty. The town belongs to il borghi pui bella d'Italia (the most beautiful villages in Italy).