Forte di Gavi - Calendario aperture 2026

Address: Forte di Gavi - 15066 Gavi The town of Gavi, known for its white wine, has very ancient origins: it already existed in the neolithic period and in Roman times Gavium was an important village because it stood on the road "link" between the via Postumia and Emilia. Even at that time there is mention of a castle placed on the summit of the rock that dominates the locality and that allows control of the ancient road that connected Genoa to Monferrato and Lombardy. With the fall of the empire, Gavi passed under various dominions and then became a Genoese possession. Certain historical information about the castle dates from the twelfth century, first passing into the hands of Barbarossa, then of his son Henry who gave it to the Genoese, the fortress was the scene of clashes between Tortona, Genoa and Alessandria. The true character of a fortress was achieved thanks to the intervention of the military engineer Vincenzo Maculano known as il Fiurenzuolo, who in 1625 was commissioned by the Republic of Genoa to study the project aimed at increasing the security and military power of the ancient castle. The current configuration is that of a star polygon, characterized by six bastions that extend at acute angles joined t