Savona and its surroundings: sand and surprises
On the Western edge of Liguria Savona stands out, it is featured by the Priamar stronghold, once a fortification and a citadel of art and culture nowadays. The scent of the sea crosses the narrow streets, “carruggi”, of the historical centre where the art shows the best of itself with the art gallery followed by the churches and the cathedral and the “little” Sistina, the chapel that was built by the will of the Pope Sixtus IV. .
Then there are Spotorno and Noli: so near and so different. The former tends to be more attracted by the frivolous life of the coastline while the latter is more silent and keeps historical witnesses from the past and it is one of the best kept medieval tiny villages of Liguria, set in an inlet and surrounded by a castle and towers that dominate the village from the top. Memories from the past can be tasted in Loano as well, it looks out on the sea and features a long palms avenue and it is rich of buildings dating back to the XVIth century among which the Council House. The so-called Borgo castello of Loano is the medieval core and it is surrounded by the walls and there is an amazing park; it was built by the will of Giovanni Andrea Doria between the XVIth and the XVIIth century. From Borgo castello you can walk to the cloister of Monte Carmelo that dates back to the XVIth century, it is set on a hill and keeps the graves of the Doria’s until 1793. You can plunge into history if you visit the historical centre of Albenga. Alassio is a sparkling small town and it is famous for its “muretto” that used to welcome celebrities who left their autographs reproduced on the pottery in the sixties..
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