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Hidden : 2/3/2017
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Terrain:
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Il castello di Andora si trova su una collinetta isolata della borgata storica di Castello nel comune ligure di Andora. Storicamente è denominato Paraxo (Paraxu) e fu sede del primo insediamento abitativo andorese. Dell'antico complesso duecentesco rimangono ad oggi soltanto i ruderi delle mura e delle torri difensive tra la vegetazione.
Situato su una collina a sinistra della valle del torrente Mèrula è considerato, assieme all'attigua chiesa romanica dei Santi Giacomo e Filippo, il sito storico monumentale tra i più importanti del ponente ligure. L'intero complesso della chiesa e del castello, distante dal centro abitato di Andora all'incirca due chilometri, è ben visibile dal viadotto sul Mèrula dell'autostrada A10 Genova-Ventimiglia.
Secondo le fonti storiche sarà proprio in quest'area che nell'alto medioevo si rifugiarono e insediarono i primi abitanti di Andora e la sua importanza accrebbe notevolmente tanto da divenire nel XII secolo edificio caposaldo, nonché residenza, dei marchesi di Clavesana. Il castello fu quindi venduto dai marchesi nel 1252 alla Repubblica di Genova che, dopo l'acquisto, trasformò e ampliò l'edificio che divenne altresì dimora del locale podestà genovese.
La zona subì un iniziale spopolamento a partire dal XV e XVI secolo, ossia quando l'impaludamento della foce del torrente Mèrula portò gli abitanti ad una migrazione nei borghi e villaggi vicini, in particolare verso la zona di Laigueglia. Nonostante il trasferimento, nel 1676, dello stesso podestà locale a Laigueglia, secondo le testimonianze storiche proprio per le cattive condizioni paludose del "Paraxo", il castello mantenne tuttavia piene funzioni amministrative fino alla Rivoluzione Francese.





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History tells that Andora was founded by the Phoenicians in the seventh-eighth century BC, to create a safe haven and a base for the transportation of salt harvested in the salt fields in Corsica. In the fifth century B.C., Andora and the Merula Valley formed a separate community. Invaded by hordes of barbarians and the Goths in 951, in 1091 it became the territory of the Marquis of Vasco and in 1125 it was taken over by the Clavesana family, who built a defense fortification, the Andora Castle, in a privileged position on top of a hill that dominated (and dominates) the valley and also allowed them to control who travelled along the Roman road. The castle, sold to Genoa in 1252, acquired even more importance for several centuries but was then abandoned.
The Church of Saints Philip and James, a remarkable architectural work of the late Romanesque era (slightly gothic), was built around the second half of the thirteenth century. It is likely that the same architects worked on both the Albenga Cathedral (built between 1255 and 1289) and the Andora Church as the shape and a number of details are extremely similar. It has a façade with a single portal and three windows, and has three apses at the rear surmounted by small arches. The three internal aisles have pointed arches supported by massive carved columns. The castle Tower alongside the church, which also dates back to the thirteenth century (built by the Clavesana family in around 1230, was restored in the nineteenth century). In this same area, on top of the hill where the village is located, you can find other excellent architectural works such as the “Paraxu” (full of charm though now completely in ruins), which was initially used as the palace of the Clavesana family and then became the residence of the Genoese governor, the remains of a tower perhaps dating back prior to the year one thousand, and the Church of St. Nicholas, rebuilt in the Baroque era, where part of the walls highlight traces of works from the twelfth century. Andorra Castle (which now houses a restaurant and a piano bar) is a fortification dating back to the twelfth century. In 1252 it fell under Genoa rule, together with Albenga. There is also another defense structure, the Saracen tower, which is in excellent condition and overlooks Via Aurelia; it is a bastion built in the early 1500s as a defense system against the invasion of Barbarians from the sea, and now houses a stunning restaurant.





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Andora ist ein römisches Dorf, dass während des Mittelalters von seinem ursprünglichen Platz in der Ebende des Merula Flusses, in die Nähe des Schlosses des Marquis von Clavesana. Das Schloss war die Residenz der Marquis von Clavesana. Im Jahr 1252 wurde Andora an die Republik Genua verkauft.
Im 15. Jahrhundert nahm das Gebiet um Andora schwere Schäden durch die Truppen der Visconti. In den folgenden Jahrhunderten führten Ausbrüche von Krankheiten, Überschwemmungen und die schrittweise Aufgabe des Ortes zugunsten der entstandenen Orte an der Merula Ebene, zu einer Entvölkerung des Gebiets um Andora.
In dieser Zeit entwickelten sich die Olivenkulturen sowie die Fischerei, in dessen Zuge die ersten Werften gebaut wurden. Mit dem Fall der Republik Genua kehrte Andora in die ligurische Republik zurĂĽck.
1805 wurde Andora in das Erste Französische Reich eingegliedert. Ab 1861 gehörte Andora zum Königreich Italien. Von 1973 bis 2008 war Andora Teil der Berggemeinschaft Ingauna.





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Andora est un village romain qui, durant le Moyen Age, s’est déplacé de son site original dans les plaines du fleuve Merula à proximité du château appartenant au Marquis de Clavesana. Le château était la résidence du Marquis de Clavesana. Andora a été ensuite vendu à la République de Gênes en 1252.
La zone autour d'Andora a souffert d’une grave destruction au 15ème siècle aux mains des troupes appartenant à Visconti. Les épidémies de maladies, les inondations et la capitulation progressive du village en faveur des villages qui s’étaient formés sur les plaines de Merula ont mené à la dépopulation du secteur autour d'Andora au siècle suivant.
Pendant ce temps, l’exploitation de l'huile d'olive et l'industrie de la pêche se sont développés et les premiers chantiers navals se sont crées. Après l'effondrement de la république de Gênes, Andora est retourné à nouveau à la république de Ligurie.
En 1805, Andora a été intégré au Premier Empire Français. De 1861 et ensuite, Andora a appartenu au Royaume Italien. Entre 1973 et 2008, Andora faisait partie de la communauté de montagne de l'Ingauna.

 

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