Located at the very heart of high Staffora Valley, the hamlet started to gain power during the Middle Ages and under the Malaspina family who owned the area and had the castle, the triple defensive walls and the old hamlet built here. in the XIIth century the village had become one of the main trading centres along the so-called ‘Via dei feudi Imperiali’ (Imperial Fiefs Road) also known as the Via del Sale (Salt Road) along which the goods were carried from Genoa to Milan and back. The Malaspina Castle in not to be missed, located opposite the Piazza del Municipio (Townhall Square), the XIIth century quadrangular Tower, the two gateways, Soprana and Sottana (High and Low gateway) both surmounted by two towers known as the Mangini Tower and the Clock Tower; the 1500’s parish church and the two oratories dating back to the 1600’s, the Rossis’ and Bianchis’ Oratories. The Tempio della Fraternità (Fraternity Temple), an all wars memorial, can be visited in Cella di Varzi. The memorial is not only meant to commemorate the soldiers fallen in all the wars, in fact it houses collection of memorabilia and relics from battle-fields all over the world and used in the church as church-plate and furnishings. In the valley farmhouses enjoy famous Varzi salami, today DOP product, the local delicious fruit and almond cake.