The Taravo valley is home to several monasteries. The Abbadia Santa Maria Assunta in Moca Croce, known as the ?Abbadia di Cruscaglia?, belonged to the Benedictines of the San Benigno monastery in Genoa and was responsible for two dependencies: the Abbadia Santa Maria ?di Taravo? in the parish of Valle (the present commune of Olmeto) and the Abbadia de San Leonardo ?di Talavo? in Zicavo. Source: CRDP
