Colletta di Castelbianco is an ancient village in the Maritime Alps and near the Italian Riviera in the province of Savona in Liguria, Italy. The Maritime Alps are a Mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps. The Italian Riviera is the narrow coastal strip which lies between the Ligurian Sea and the mountain chain formed by the Maritime Alps and the Apennines The Province of Savona (Italian Provincia di Savona; Ligurian: Pruvinsa de Sann-a) is a province in the Liguria region of Italy Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
The village is entirely built of stone and was probably established as a defense against the Saracens in the 13th century. Saracen was a term used by Europeans in the Middle Ages for Fatimids at first then later for all who professed the religion of Islam. Abandoned in the 1950's, Colletta was restored in the late 1990's as Italy's first "borgo telematico" and is completely connected with broadband internet. The term broadband can have different meanings in different contexts The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks
In 2005, the village had its first olive harvest in 30 years and is now producing small quantities of high grade olive oil from the local taggiasca olives.
 Colletta di Castelbianco |
 Monte Castel Ermo |
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