San Sebastiano Curone

San Sebastiano Curone has a population of 547 and is located on the old “Via del Sale” (Salt Road) between the Ligurian Sea and the Po Valley. The historic centre, with its alleys and squares, retains an ancient and evocative charm that reflects its history, traditionally linked to crafts and trading activities.
In fact, the village has picturesque streets expertly paved with old stream cobblestones and lined with houses several storeys in height, some of which are embellished by 17th-century carved stone portals. These portals bear witness to San Sebastiano's flourishing past, confirmed by the village's distinctive features. In fact it has no rural constructions, but just buildings for residential houses and shops.
A castle, a small chapel dedicated to San Sebastiano, a customs building at Cascina Cabella and the presence of refreshment posts on the road from Piacenza to Genoa, led to the development, between the 15th and 16th centuries, of a village that was part of Gremiasco in the Imperial Feud of Fabbrica Curone, ruled initially by the Fieschi family before later passing to the Doria family.
San Sebastiano Curone was the birthplace of two important artists. In fact it now houses the Archives dedicated to Felice Giani, a neoclassical painter who worked at the most prestigious courts, and Piero Leddi, a leading exponent of Italian modern art.