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The first documentary evidence of the village of Toirano dates back to the late Middle Ages. However, the "Ponte delle Ghiaie", located near the eastern edge of the village, is evidence that this area near the Varatella river was already frequented many centuries earlier. In fact, this bridge gives back, at the base of the current pillars, support bases that undoubtedly date back to the Roman age. The rest of the elevated one, however, is traced back to the fourteenth century. Historians believe that this bridge probably allowed the passage of the Varatella to the via Iulia Augusta, or at least to that branch of the road destined to enter the valley of the same name in order to provide the Roman road with an important Apennine crossing point to and from Piedmont. The Via Iulia Augusta was opened by Emperor Augustus in 14 BC, shortly after the conquest of the Maritime Alps. It started from Piacenza and reached Arles, along a long stretch of the Ligurian coast. It is precisely between Albenga and Alassio and in the “finalese” area that today it gives us the most evident archaeological remains This road led to the development of many towns along its route that are still important today, such as Albenga and Alassio, and the French towns of Aix-en-Provence and Antibes. Along its route is the 'Augustus Trophy' of Turbie (pronounced 'Turbì'), which was erected in 6 B.C. to celebrate the subjugation of 44 Alpine tribes by the emperor and which, located not far from the Principality of Monaco, is still clearly visible from many points along the coast.

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