[4] Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena borders the following municipalities: Balestrino, Bardineto, Erli, Garessio, Toirano, and Zuccarello.

Gradually it lost importance as the centre of local feudal power shifted to the nearby fief of Zuccarello.

[7] Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena has been named as one of the most beautiful villages of Italy by the association "I Borghi più belli d’Italia".

There is a sports association called the A.S.D Castelvecchio Rockriders who maintain and build new mountain bike paths.

Working under the brand Wild Rock MTB together with Bardineto Outdoor they are bringing more mountain bikers to the area and in turn increasing the economy within the towns.