Museo Paleontologico S. Lai
Ceriale
The Silvio Lai Paleontological Museum was founded in 1993. Dedicated mainly to children, the Museum offers a collection of fossils coming from the Rio Torsero reserve. Very special is the 'wardrobe', which with a simple opening of the doors, gives us information on the basic concepts of Paleontology, Geology and Paleography.
Torrione medievale
Ceriale
The medieval tower of Ceriale, built between 1563 and 1564, is located near the beach and was built with the purpose of defense and sighting.
Chiesa dei Santi Giovanni Battista ed Eugenio
Ceriale
The church of Saints John the Baptist and Eugenio is a beautiful building of Catholic worship of Ceriale, located in the historic center of the city. The church, rebuilt in 1637, has a structure with three naves surmounted by a majestic dome.
Torre quadrata
Ceriale
The Square Tower of Ceriale is a fifteenth-century tower, located behind the parish church. This one has a square structure, on three floors with stone and brick walls. In the vicinity you can see some remains of walls.
Collegiata di San Giovanni Battista
Finale Ligure
(13 Km)
The collegiate church of San Giovanni Battista is a religious building located in the historic center of Finale Marina in Finale Ligure. Considered one of the most beautiful Baroque churches in Savonese and Liguria, its construction was started in 1619 with a work of construction that affected the structure for fifty-five years. Particularly appreciated is the reed organ present in the church.
Castello
Pietra Ligure
(8 Km)
Duomo di Loano
Loano
(5 Km)
Museo del Mare
Loano
(5 Km)
Palazzo Doria
Loano
(5 Km)
Palazzo Doria is located in the center of Loano. The building dates back to the second half of the sixteenth century and was commissioned by the Count Doria. The project was awarded to Galeazzo Alessi, an important local architect. Palazzo Doria was built to serve as a fortress, as evidenced by the tower with a pentagonal base and the walls that surround it. The open loggias give access to the gardens.
Castello di Loano
Loano
(5 Km)
The Castle of Loano was built by the Doria family after 1263, the year in which they acquired the territory of Loano. The defensive structure was built on the ruins of an old ruin, in a dominant position on the top of a hill.
Convento di Monte Carmelo
Loano
(5 Km)
The convent of Mount Carmel is a complex of religious buildings situated on a hill of Loano. Included in the list of national monuments of Italy, it was founded by the Doria family, and is inhabited by the friars of the Order of Discalced Carmelites.
Chiesa di San Matteo
Laigueglia
(14 Km)
The church of San Matteo is the parish church of Laigueglia. This is an example of religious architecture of the late Ligurian Baroque, but completely rebuilt several times during the eighteenth century. The church contains numerous works of pictorial art, almost all dating back to the seventeenth century and created by local authors. The church is attached to the oratory of Santa Maria Maddalena, which in turn preserves several works.
Santuario della Madonna delle Penne
Laigueglia
(14 Km)
The Marian Sanctuary of Madonna delle Penne is located on the top of Capo Mele, a point closest to the island of Corsica. This was built by Catalan fishermen and takes its name from the inscription at the base of the statue Nostra Señora de la Peña, or Our Lady of the Rock.
Finalborgo Aria da Marchesi
Finale Ligure
(13 Km)
Finalborgo is part of the urban nuclei of the town of Finale Ligure. Until 1927 it was an autonomous municipality and was later unified with the other municipalities to constitute today's municipality of Finale Ligure. It developed in the Middle Ages being at that time the capital of the Marquisate of Finale and is still part of the narrow elite of the most beautiful villages in Italy. The ancient defensive and community conception survives in the network of the streets, arranged perpendicular to each other to form fascinating glimpses in contained spaces.
Torre di Vegliasco
Alassio
(8 Km)
The Tower of Vegliasco dates back to 967 and it's an ancient property of Aleramo family.This conical tower is depicted in the coat of arms of the city and guards the coast together with another big tower.
Stazione ferroviaria
Alassio
(11 Km)
The railway station is a beautiful art nouveau building with a turret. Very cute the first class waiting room furnished with antiques.
Santuario di Nostra Signora della Guardia
Alassio
(4 Km)
The Sanctuary of Nostra Signora della Guardia of the twelfth century on Mount Tirasso. Rebuilt in the '600 keeps a statue of marble, the wooden group, the marble altar, the organ and beautiful frescos.
Chiesa di Sant’Anna ai Monti
Alassio
(7 Km)
The Church of Sant'Anna ai Monti of the 10th century was the first parish of Alassio.Abandoned and later on in private hands.After the Napoleonic era was restored in the sixties of last century. Beautiful frescoes remaining from the XV century.
Museo Archeologico del Finale
Finale Ligure
(12 Km)
The Finale Archaeological Museum, created in 1931, is located in the monumental complex of Santa Caterina, around two beautiful fifteenth-century cloisters, in the historic center of Finale Ligure Borgo and hosts important collections of Prehistory and Archaeology. It is the result of over a hundred years of research conducted in the numerous sites of the Ligurian territory.
Museo di Scienze Naturali Don Bosco
Alassio
(11 Km)
The Museum is located inside the Institute of the Salesians. It houses a large collection of champions (about 15,000) well organized across sixteen sections. These are animals, objects and documents of great scientific importance in the world of mythology, entomology, zoology, mineralogy and numerous other categories. The Museum is available for all interested parties.
Museo Civico Ingauno
Albenga
(5 Km)
The Ingaundo Civic Museum in Albenga has been located at the Palazzo Vecchio del Comune since 1933. The palace is divided into rooms that portray different eras. On the ground floor you can visit the artifacts of the Roman and Byzantine times. On the first floor, on the other hand, the archaeological findings of Albingaunum are exhibited, instead in the loggia are stored the finds of the Roman and Medieval times.
Torre Adelasia
Alassio
(11 Km)
Torre Adelaisa or Torre di Vegliasco was built between 1400 and 1500 near Alassio. The tower has a cylindrical structure with a poorly highlighted and low base. The original white plaster that covers it, has still remained unchanged. The tower is named after the daughter of Emperor Otto I, Adelaisa, who had married Aleramo, son of the Duke of Saxony. Escaped from the Emperor, they settled in Alaxia, who was later called Alassio.
Torre della Coscia
Alassio
(10 Km)
The Tower of the Thigh or the so-called Saracen Tower. It is located in the municipality of Alassio in the province of Savona. The tower dates back to 1521. It has an almost circular plan. After the deep restorations it was completed around the 1940s. The building has special architectural and decorative elements of the time. The Tower offers a beautiful panoramic view of the sea shore of Alassio.
Torre Gallinara
Alassio
(6 Km)
Torre Gallinara was built in 1544, to defend itself from the attacks of the Barbarians and Saracens. The building has a square plan and is structured on two floors. It is located in a park in Liguria, from which we can admire the villages of Cipressa and Arma and the infinite blue of the sea.
Torrione del Cavallo
Laigueglia
(14 Km)
The 'Tower of the Horse' was part of the defensive system built in the mid-sixteenth century. The goal of its construction was to defend the country from the Turkish hordes. At first, the building was composed of three towers, of which only this was left, the largest. The fortification, in the past also used as a prison for seafarers, currently supports a Coffee in its environments.
Torre Doria
Loano
(5 Km)
The Doria Tower, also known as the Pentagonal Tower, was built in 1602 with the aim of protecting the area. Despite having lived several years of history, the construction is in excellent condition and has a linear and simple structure.
Muretto di Alassio
Alassio
(11 Km)
An idea of Mario Berrini, a painter from Alassio, to decorate the wall. It was his friend, the writer Ernest Hemingway, who laid the first colored tile in 1951.The tiles are now more than 700,posted by more or less famous people.
Budello di Alassio
Alassio
(10 Km)
Shopping street par excellence: "the Gut" or Via XX September. An old, narrow alley running through the center. Very beautiful the other quaint streets that lead back to a time when Alassio was an important maritime center.
Chiesa di Sant’Ambrogio
Alassio
(11 Km)
The Church of Saint Ambrose of the eleventh century with a tall bell tower. Amended and renewed several times, with a portal dating back to 1511 in the church facade of 1896.
Cattedrale di San Michele
Albenga
(5 Km)
Built in the fifth century, but often modified in the following centuries. The last century renovation has discovered the oldest parts of the building. The tower bell dates back to the '400 with a beautiful white and green majolica-tiled spire.
Battistero
Albenga
(5 Km)
Early Christian baptistery of the fifth century, decagonal outside and octagonal inside with a beautiful mosaic and the remains of the original baptismal font.
Chiesa di Santa Maria in Fontibus
Albenga
(5 Km)
Next to the medieval cathedral dating back to the '200, the church was enlarged and rebuilt at least four times. Inside beautiful works of art like a fresco of the Madonna and Child.
Palazzo Peloso Cepolla
Albenga
(5 Km)
Peloso Cepolla Palace with one of the many towers of the city dating back to the '200 and '500. The halls are decorated with beautiful frescoes and busts.
Museo Navale Romano
Albenga
(5 Km)
Roman Naval Museum in the halls of the palace with a beautiful collection of unique artifacts, found in the Roman ship "Claw", sunk in the sea opposite the city. The vessel has been reproduced to scale. Temporarily closed.
Casa-torre Lengueglia-Doria
Albenga
(5 Km)
Consisting of a tower of the '300 that is inclined due to the settlement of the soil and two houses later added.
Museo diocesano
Albenga
(5 Km)
Diocesan museum with paintings, miniatures, sculptures, silverware and tapestries of the '500 from the excavation of the cathedral.
Chiesa di San Cipriano
Finale Ligure
(13 Km)
This beautiful church, originally built in the twelfth century, contains in its interior, beautiful works of art and a crypt that dates back to the building. Visit it!
Arco a Margherita Teresa di Spagna
Finale Ligure
(13 Km)
The beautiful arch dedicated to Margherita Teresa of Spain was built in 1666 in honor of the bride of Leopold I of Austria. It is worth a souvenir picture.
Ponte delle Fate
Finale Ligure
(13 Km)
A joint of Roman bridges still in excellent condition. There are five in total and it is worth a visit!
Castel Gavone
Finale Ligure
(12 Km)
The first construction of the Castle dates back, more or less, to 1181, and despite the changes it underwent over the centuries, it did not lose its majesty and the City began a good work of restoration.
Castel San Giovanni
Finale Ligure
(12 Km)
The imposing Castel of San Giovanni, built by the Spaniards around the seventeenth century, is a part of the city of Finale Ligure that deserves a visit.
Fortezza di Castelfranco
Finale Ligure
(13 Km)
Another important symbol of the town of Finale Ligure is the fortress built by the Genoese Castelfranco around the year of 1365.
Caverna della Pollera
Finale Ligure
(13 Km)
Another important archaeological site in the town of Finale Ligure, where were found remains of the Neolithic age, is the Cave of Pollera. It is worth a visit.
Le 2 Torri di Castellaro
Vendone
(11 Km)
Castle of 1300 restored and transformed into a sculpture park by the German sculptor Rainer Kriester a place dedicated to cultural performances of the municipality of Vendone and the Kriester Foundation
Chiesa della Madonna della Neve
Alassio
(10 Km)
The church is located in the village of Caso. It was built in 1757 by the Boggiano family, resold to the Ramasso family who used it as a private chapel. The small, pretty church is now a public church.
Museo Civico
Finale Ligure
(13 Km)
The Civic Museum of the City of Finale Ligure is housed in the Convent of Santa Caterina, it was built in the year 1359 and it is worth a visit.