The historic centre is a tight square of stone houses laid out to a regular plan, still showing the four corner towers that defined its 13th-century walls. It takes 20 minutes to walk around. The streets are narrow, vaulted in places, with original arched doorways and the occasional inscription.
The civic tower, converted from an older Romanesque campanile, stands opposite the parish church of Santa Maria Maddalena. The whole ensemble feels less restored than many Ligurian villages, which is part of its appeal — it is still a working community, not a tourism set-piece.