Riva

Roman remains have been found at Riva. The district sits tightly between Cossila, to the north, and the Cervo, to the east; via Italia crosses it, and its climbs and slopes hold it together: salita di Riva, costa di Riva, via Scaglia, where a medieval tower can only be seen from above. Salita di Riva, costa di Riva and via Scaglia trace a route between the plain and the first heights of the city.

A small church holds a story gathered in a small space. The core of the church of San Giuseppe dates from 1644 and has an octagonal dome; inside its short space, life-size polychrome terracotta figures show the death of Joseph: a domestic episode, given over to devotion and made visible as a scene.

A little further on, time takes the form of work. The business that would become Menabrea began in 1846 on the initiative of Welf and the Caraccio brothers. The name we know today arrives in 1854, when Giuseppe Menabrea and Antonio Zimmermann lease the brewery; the purchase follows in 1864. The continuity of the production site lets you recognise, within today's city, the persistence of an industrial history.