Forte Tagliata di Altare, building in Altare, Italy

Forte Tagliata di Altare consists of two two-storey buildings facing each other across the Cadibona pass, one on the Savona side and one on the Altare side, built between 1885 and 1890 to block the road between Piedmont and the Savona coast. The ground floor housed the guard corps, the upper floor two casemates armed with machine guns. A walled gallery, the galleria di scarpa, once led up to forts Tecci and Cascinotto.

The fort was built by the Italian Kingdom in the late 1800s to protect Piedmont and surrounding territories from potential attacks. It was part of a larger defensive system called the 'Sbarramento di Altare', which included multiple forts strategically positioned along important mountain passages.

The fort was part of a larger defensive network that shaped how the region protected itself. Visitors can observe how military architecture was built into the landscape and understand its role in regional defense and daily life.

The two buildings of the Tagliata stand on opposite sides of the Cadibona pass along the SS29 road: the Savona-side structure is abandoned, while the Altare-side one is a private residence and not open to visitors. The gallery that once linked them to Forte Tecci and Forte Cascinotto is walled shut. Expect unmaintained ground on the Savona side.

The two buildings of the Tagliata di Altare stand on opposite slopes, one on the Savona side and one on the Altare side, so together they could block the Cadibona pass and the road between Piedmont and the Savona coast. A walled gallery, the galleria di scarpa, once led up to Forte Tecci and Forte Cascinotto.