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Places to see in ( Savona - Italy )
Places to see in ( Savona - Italy )
Savona is a port city in Liguria, northwest Italy. The 1500s Priamar Fortress houses the Sandro Pertini Museum, with works by Guttuso and Miró. A 17th-century statue of Mary adorns the medieval tower Torre Leon Pancaldo. The Ceramics Museum spans the 15th century to the present. Northwest, Colle di Cadibona pass marks the start of a stretch on the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri trekking route, with sea and mountain views.
From Varazze to Andora, it is 598 sq. mi. of coast, valleys and mountains. Here, winter or summer, life is lived amongst the blue sea and the green of olives and pines. A territory with unique panoramas and a mild climate eased by the sea allows for comfortable living all year-round on the Riviera. Expansive sandy beaches alternate with rocky promontories encapsulating suggestive, uncontaminated shores. Vivacious coastal resorts offer guests a vast choice of where to stay, where to dine and where to go for a night out; whether in beach resorts, restaurants and clubs, there is always the option of environments suitable for both children and adults.
The towns' historical centers, with their characteristic narrow streets (carruggi) that open out onto sunny little piazzas and wind past houses with façades of typical Mediterranean colors and unique architectural elements. Here lie the towns of Alassio, with its beach of very fine sand and its famous Muretto; Loano and its artistic fountains; Pietra Ligure with its monumental square; Finale Ligure and its ample palm-lined seafront; Varigotti with its old center of colorful houses right on the waterfront; and Spotorno, celebrated by Sbarbaro and Varazze and boasting a modern marina.
Medieval Savona offers enchanting views recalling the florid city it became between the 15th and 16th Centuries. This was when Popes originated from the local Della Rovere Family. Next to the old resides a modern city with a renewed docks and fashionable attractions. The Pinacoteca Civica di Savona is an excellent Ligurian gallery of paintings on wood and splendid polyptychs, ceramic vases and wooden sculpture work, dating from the 14th Century to the current day.
The historical center of Albenga stands out with its towers and alleyways between medieval palazzi that house museums and art collections. The Battistero or Baptistry is one of the most important early Christian monuments in Liguria. Eight of the towns here are listed among the most beautiful in Italy: Noli, an ancient maritime republic; Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena, developed around its castle; Finalborgo, a mMedieval jewel; Millesimo, with its fortified “Gaietta” Bridge; Colletta di Castelbianco, the first on-line village in Europe; Laigueglia, a colorful fishing village; Zuccarello, with its porticoed street; and Verezzi, a natural stage for its Festival Teatrale Internazionale.
The Italian Touring Club has also given its special Orange Flag award to Sassello, Toirano and Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena for their development policies that promote their cultural, touristic and environmental heritage. Toirano and Borgio Verezzi are famous for their grottos, rich in archaeological finds and fascinating rock formations. Artistic handicraft is marvellously expressed by the ceramics of Albisola and Savona, and the glass works of Altare. Thanks to the ancient tradition of nimble craftsmen, these creations are known throughout the world.
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Places to see in ( Loano - Italy )
Places to see in ( Loano - Italy )
Loano is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 kilometres southwest of Genoa and about 30 kilometres southwest of Savona. As of 31 December 2015, it had a population of 11 407 and an area of 13.5 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi). The municipality of Loano contains the frazione (subdivision) Verzi. Loano borders the following municipalities: Bardineto, Boissano, Borghetto Santo Spirito, and Pietra Ligure.
Loano ( Löa in the Ligurian dialect) is a municipality in the province of Savona that is a great tourist attraction due to its beautiful beaches and tourist port. Its historical town center is full of history and imposing palaces, decorated with frescoes and rich with traditional craftsmen’s workshops and clustered with several small shops where you can find typical products of the area. It is worth mentioning that there is also the splendid Madonna di Loreto promenade, between sea and tropically-perfumed palm trees.
The beach, stretching for two kilometers is also very suggestive and it is situated east of the breakwater, due to its sand mixed with gravel in front of a sea considered to be amongst the most suggestive of the Ligurian Riviera. Its fauna is still uncontaminated in extremely clear waters rich with mullet, white bream, sea bream, octopi, squid, eels, straccini and many other species, also those passing through these waters. During a boat trip, in autumn and spring, you can often see dolphins in open sea.
In a certain way, the tourist port represents the continuation of the local maritime tradition. Today, it is a small, yet very welcoming port for leisure boaters, equipped with four jetties, with sea beds ranging from 2 to 4 metres deep that can host more than 100 boats, both those fitted with sails and those with engines with facilities including fresh water, fuel, various maintenance services and electricity.
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Places to see in ( Albenga - Italy )
Places to see in ( Albenga - Italy )
Albenga is a city and comune situated on the Gulf of Genoa on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Savona in Liguria, northern Italy. Albenga has the nickname of city of a hundred spires. The economy is mostly based on tourism, local commerce and agriculture. Albenga has six hamlets: San Fedele, Lusignano, Campochiesa, Leca, Bastia, Salea.
The name of Albenga comes from the Latin Albíngaunum that comes from Album Ingaunum, that is means the capital city + genitive plural in -um. The ethnonym Ingauni ing consists of Indo-European origin, and a name of Gaul-ligurian land. Albenga is located in the west Riviera. It has a homonymous plain at the mouth of the river Centa, which over the centuries has been the architect of the Albenga's plain, remodeling the ground several times and forcing the Albenganesi to adopt embankments and bridges since its foundation. Until the 17th century, it based its economy on maritime trade, as the city was built on the delta of the Centa and was surrounded by walls and bridges. With the closure of other roads estuary delta, which occurred first at the hands of the Genoese and later as the work of nature, now the river runs along the center flowing to the estuary.
Built on the ancient orthogonal structure that had the current Via Medaglie d'oro and Via Enrico d'Aste respectively as the Roman camp main road axes (cardo and decumanus), the town has its planimetric hub in the historical San Michele Square. Around it some palaces were built, which were historically the seats of political and religious authorities. Cathedral of St Michael Archangel built on the basic structures of the early Christian basilica put up by orders of Constantius III between the 4th and 5th century, it has a façade with traces of the transformation from Romanesque to Gothic. From this same period are the two lateral portals of the main facade and a third one the left side of the church, that hosts a restored Lombard bas-relief; the central portal dates from 1669.
Albenga Baptistery is located to the side of the Cathedral, as it was typical of the early Christian structures, and can be visited from the Loggia of the old City Hall Palace. It has an octagonal interior dating to the 5th century. The current appearance dates from a late 19th-century restoration work, carried on by Alfredo D'Andrade. During those works, the original basin vaulted roof, built with the Byzantine-Ravennate technique of the tubi fittili (terracotta tubes), was completely destroyed. The mosaic decorations of the vault of the presbytery go back to the 5th and 6th centuries.
Restructured by Emperor Augustus in 13 BC, the Via Julia Augusta was the most important communication link in the Riviera up until the construction of the Napoleonic road closer to the sea, the current site of the Via Aurelia. Its path, with plenty of Roman buildings destined to funerary celebrations, makes an archaeological walk beautiful also from a panoramic an naturalistic point of view. Albenga is also home to the remains of a Roman amphitheatre dating from the 3rd century BC. Also in the mount area is the Palaeo-Christian Basilica of S. Calocero (4th–5th century). It was built on the latter martyr's tomb.
Pontelungo (Long Bridge), the only documented medieval bridge (c. 13th century). The Sanctuary of Nostra Signora di Pontelungo (early 18th century) is located nearby. Palazzo Peloso Cepolla (16th century). It has a corner tower from the 13th century. The entrance hall houses a fresco depicting the Roman usurper Proculus, while the piano nobile has several Renaissance and Roman marble busts. Torre Oddo, a tower with typical Ghibelline merlons. The piazzetta dei Leoni (Lions' Small Square), located between the cathedral's apse and the Costa family medieval buildings.
Besides being an important historical town, Albenga is a coastal and touristic resort town of the Riviera Ligure. Its coasts has a length of some 4 km of fine sand mixed with pebbles, with bathing establishments, divided in small public beaches and other managed and fully equipped. The sea promenade is 3 km long. The Gallinara island is less than one naval mile from Albenga.
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A Day In Laigueglia ~ Gaia from Italy
A crystal clear sea, the pleasant wind, seagulls, small fishing boats, wonderful plants with their pink flowers…these are some of the beautiful things you may appreciate in this lovely village in Liguria, Italy.
Laigueglia was, is and will be my favourite place to live because every building, alley and corner is a poem that amazes and inspires me. In fact, this place means a lot to me because I’ve spent all my summer holidays there for the last 16 years.
But, even though a scene from the movie “Inkheart” was set in Laigueglia, this village isn’t well-known in Italy or Liguria, so my desire is to share this little paradise with as many people as possible. I’m sure that if you came to Laigueglia you would enjoy every single minutes of your journey.
I won’t tell you anything else because I shot a video to help you understand what I mean when I say that, in Laigueglia, “I fall in love with a new thing every hundred metres”.
Bella spiaggia ad Alassio (Riviera dei fiori) - Beautiful Beach in Alassio Italy
Holiday time and happiness under the sun of Alassio city, situated to The Sun Bay, Ligurian Sea, Flowers Riviera, in nortwern Italy where the hill meets the blue clean sea. Afternoon and twilight and sea wawes and joyfull people. Video uploaded with my own clips.
The Italian Riviera Rail Tour
The enchanting stretch of coastline seen on this Italian Riviera holiday is one of the most beautiful in Europe. Fabulous towns and villages hug the cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean in a region of breathtaking natural beauty.
Varigotti, Finale Ligure, Italia
Dem Meer entlang von Finale Ligure nach Varigotti und zurück
Italy 2017 (Liguria - Savona - Villagio Colombo)
Me and my son had a blast, great week spending time together in Liguria. We visited some great places like the caves of Borgio Verezzi, Bar Luce in Andora and afcourse the lovely beach. We'll def. be back. This is the first time we visited Italy and we enjoyed it alot. We rented a bungalow at Villagio Colombo and it was situated at a hill on the park with a great view near the sea and the village. We travelled with my car through Holland, Germany, Switzerland and the northern part of Italy, from Milano to the area around Genua. Waiting for 2 hours in the sun at the Gothard tunnel wasn't a pleasure, but other than that we had a great trip without any problems. We stopped near Hockenheim and we enjoyed driving through the Alps and watching the turqoise colored lakes next to the snowy mountain tops along the way.
Italy itself has some great historic looking towns and villages and very lovely people. But the traffic is nuts. The area of Liguria is beautiful, has some great nature and nice beaches. We enjoyed alot of Italian coffee and icecreams. The camping was fun but we missed a good swimming pool. Still we look back at a great week.