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Historical Background: Next to the coast, the commune lies on a rocky slopes with a wonderful panorama, both over the sea and mountains. For a long time the village was under the influence of the powerful abbey of St. Giovanni in Venere. Rocca San Giovanni was founded in the 11th century by Oderisio I and then enlarged by Oderisio II, both abbots of St. Giovanni in Venere, as a fortified shelter for the monkeys of the abbey.
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Outling Administrative Divisions: Piane Favaro V, Santa Calcagna, Vallevò', Bocache I, Bocache II, Lappeto, Novella I, Novella II, Piane Favaro, Piane Favaro III, Piane Favaro IV, Puncichitti, Tagliaferri, Valle Carbura, Valle Santa Maria, Vallevo' I, Vetiche I, Vetiche II.
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