Pieve di Teco

In a strategic position halfway between the coast and the North of Italy, is Pieve di Teco. It has been a market town since times immemorial. Long before the Romans conquered the region traders from the plains and the mountains met here to exchange corn and metals for the most precious of marine commodities: salt. The “salt road”, now a favourite among hikers, was the cause of endless wars, from the Byzantines to Napoleon.

Now Pieve quietly lives around its castle and several beautiful churches and convents. Arcaded streets, typical of northern regions of Italy, are a sign that continental Europe begins just behind the surrounding mountains.