 Certara is first mentioned in 1264 as "Certara" with the church of S. Pietro Martire.Certara was probably originally a simple alpine herding camp for the village of Sonvico.Although the village remained dependent, until 1899, on the parish of St. Pietro in Colla, it already had its own property in 1591, a cemetery in the 17th century, the Baptistery of S. Rocco in 1670 and also a pastor.