1 7 th ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁Cent uries . ▁ ▁The ▁parish ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁village ' s ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁V ira ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁this ▁church ▁was ▁expanded ▁several ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century . ▁ ▁The ▁ham let ▁of ▁Al ab ard ia , ▁once ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁San ▁N azz aro , ▁became ▁widely ▁known ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁as ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Hor ace - B én éd ict ▁de ▁S auss ure ' s ▁bar ometric ▁experiments ▁conducted ▁around ▁Lake ▁Mag giore . ▁ ▁San ▁N azz aro ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁V air ano , ▁cre m ation ▁ur ns ▁have ▁been ▁found ▁which ▁may ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Age ▁cre m ations . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁Roman ▁era ▁pot tery ▁and ▁co ins ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁discovered . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁M oss ana , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Roman ▁gra ves ▁were ▁discovered . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ham let ▁of ▁Ta ver na , ▁there ▁used ▁to ▁stand ▁a ▁tower , ▁which ▁had ▁probably ▁given ▁by ▁Frederick ▁I ▁Bar bar ossa ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 6 ▁to ▁the ▁O rel li ▁family . ▁ ▁The ▁tower ▁later ▁passed ▁into ▁the ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁nob ility ▁of ▁Loc ar no ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁trade