Colletta di Castelbianco

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Colletta di Castelbianco is an ancient village in the Maritime Alps and near the Italian Riviera in the province of Savona in Liguria, Italy.

The village is entirely built of stone and was probably established as a defense against the Saracens in the 13th century. Abandoned in the 1950's, Colletta was restored in the late 1990's as Italy's first "borgo telematico" and is completely connected with broadband internet.

In 2005, the village had its first olive harvest in 30 years and is now producing small quantities of high grade olive oil from the local taggiasca olives.