Taggia — A Roman port on the Ligurian coast

Taggia, Italy · 0 places documented

Taggia is in this archive for its events: 2 published here, with their dates.

What this page is

This page gathers what Cultural Heritage Online documents in Taggia, Italy: the entries are the ones already published, each with its own sources, its position and its photographs. It is the shortest way to everything we hold in the city, and it is updated as the archive grows.

Why visit

Tombs of the tenth to seventh century BC have been found at Taggia; under Rome it was a commercial port called Costa Balenae, and after the empire fell the old centre was damaged by the Lombards and then by a landslide.

Origins and history

Tombs dating from the tenth to seventh centuries BC have been found in the area. Under Roman rule Taggia was an important commercial port known as Costa Balenae; after the fall of the Western Roman Empire the old centre was damaged by Rotharis's Lombards and then by a landslide in 690.

Key facts

Country: Italy
Region: Liguria
Places in this archive: 0

What is on in Taggia

Birth Anniversary: Pasquale Anfossi — April 5, 1727 — 5 April 2027
Birth Anniversary: Carmine Gallone — September 10, 1885 — 10 September 2027

Sources

The dates and the titles above are our own record. The history on this page rests on the two sources listed.

Events here — now on & upcoming

Birth Anniversary: Carmine Gallone — September 10, 1885
10 Sep 2027
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Birth Anniversary: Pasquale Anfossi — April 5, 1727
05 Apr 2027
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Travel tips from CHO

Go on the first Sunday of the month

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In September, the doors that are usually shut open

For one long weekend every September, some fifty European countries run the European Heritage Days together: palaces, workshops, archives and private houses that are closed the rest of the year let visitors in, almost always for nothing. Italy sets its own dates, and they are published a few weeks ahead.

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