The Name
The name derives from the dominant feudal Lengueglia family.
History
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THE CHURCH-FORTRESS AND THE ANTI-PIRATE TOWER
Lingueglietta presents itself to the visitorof the village, between the olive trees and the beautiful road of the Batterie where you can almost smell the sea, with the characteristic carruggi,e typical Ligurian alleys, recently renovated and paved which are oriented in a longitudinal direction and are connected with ramps and steps covered by medieval vaults and arches.
The centre of city life was the Civic Lodge, under the archivolt that maintains the stone gauges for oil, wine and corn and the linear one of the “water pipe” intact.
The ancient village has developed around the castle and the medieval church.
The built-up area, made of narrow alleys which wind down to the countryside, are what remain of the Feudal age, you can see the thirteenth-century ruins of the ancient castle of the Lords of Lengueglia, from the square in front of the Parish Church.
Dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, the church shows signs, on its façade, of the subsequential rennovations. The stone core dates back to the thirteenth century, whereas the front porch and the marble portal are from the seventeenth century.
The interior, with one nave and two aisles, is very interesting thanks to the presence of several different styles, and preserves, hidden by subsequent rennovations, ancient frescoes. The beauty of this church lies in the succession of naked stone and plaster.
Down along Via Marconi, you have a panoramic view of the San Lorenzo valley below, and also of the sea.
At the end, you can see the apse of the late-Romanesque Church of San Pietro that has been perfectly restored. Transformed into a fortress in the sixteenth century, the church is one of the rarest examples of its kind remaining in Liguria.
The church-fortress harmoniously blends its religious medieval architecture with its military structure from the Renaissance period.
The apse, which is still intact, bears witness to an ancient effort to make the massive stone walls less imposing. The interior, with one nave, has the original slabbed flooring.
The fortification of the church included a communication trench on the top of the building, which is now a peaceful sentinel over the valley, and the construction of two look-out towers on the corners. The small bell tower is also the result of this intervention.
Another important project is the restoration of the Torre Gallinara. A sixteenth-century tower of military engineering, built to defend the village from attacks by Turkish pirates.
The tower, in the future, will house the "educational park of the stone", in homage to the dry-stone works that are typical of western Liguria, and around it a "visionarium" or pedestrian path by the sea, will be built.
On the way up to the tower, the main town of Cipressa appears like a terrace protruding over the Mediterranean sea.

Local Products
Extra virgin olive-oil.
Local dishes
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