Museo Navale Internazionale del Ponente Ligure
Imperia
The International Naval Museum of Western Liguria is located in the municipality of Imperia. The Museum is based at the Hydrographic Institute and was established in 1980 by Commander Flavio Serafini. The Museum is divided into 14 rooms and has an area of 700 square meters. Inside it houses a large collection of objects, including professional tools and old tools used in the past.
Duomo di San Maurizio
Imperia
Outside the historic center of Porto Maurizio stands this impressive neo-classical church of '800, one of the largest in Liguria.
Palazzo Lercari-Pagliari
Imperia
A beautiful medievl palace with Gothic arches from '400.
Museo dell'Olivo
Imperia
The Museum was born from the growing exhibition of the olive collections harvested by the Carli family, as founder of the oil industry 'Fratelli Carli' in 1911. In the twenties, a building was built as the seat of the 'Fratelli Carli' that today serves as the Olive Tree Museum. Inside the Museum, we can find the museum's warehouses and the specialized library dedicated to olive and olive oil.
Oratorio di Santa Croce
Imperia
Oratory of Santa Croce was built in 1690 by Marco Aicardi, and is the home of the Brotherhood of SS. Trinity. It was built to free the Christian prisoners in possession of the Turks. On the ground floor there are false arches, which are reminiscent of those of the main colonnade. At the rear is the triangular bell tower, surrounded by a characteristic seventeenth-century tip. Inside it we find erratic sculptures, such as the Pila dell'Acqua Santa, and several illuministic frescoes.
Oratorio di San Pietro
Imperia
We find the Oratory of San Pietro in Imperia. The building is very old and is in Baroque style. It was built by the architect Semeria, while the facade was designed by Giovanni Bossetti. The inside of the oratory is rectangular in shape.
Istituto Storico della Resistenza
Imperia
The Historical Institute of the Resistance of Imperia was established in 1970 as a research center to document and enhance the history of the liberation struggle in Liguria. The property is composed of the archives and the library. In addition, cultural and publishing events are also organized inside it. Currently, it plays an important role for studies concerning Resistance and Contemporary History.
Monastero e Logge di Santa Chiara
Imperia
The ancient Lodges of Santa Chiara and the Convent of the Poor Clares are located in Imperia. From the building we can admire a beautiful view near the sea. The building was built in 1712 by the architect Gregorio Ferrari. Today they are places much visited by religious people and beyond.
Pinacoteca Civica
Imperia
The Civic Art Gallery of Imperia is dedicated to the painter G. De Ferrari, one of the best known in Italy and Europe of the Baroque era. Inside, donated paintings from the Rebaudi collection from the 17th and 18th century are exhibited. The collection of graphic works of the 17th-19th century is named, as well as the room dedicated to small wooden statues. You can also visit the section of contemporary painting works.
Parasio
Imperia
The Parasio is in Porto Maurizio, in the area that starts from Piazza del Duomo, where the largest church in the whole of Liguria stands: the Cathedral of San Maurizio. It is the village with the largest number of historical monuments: just think of the Palazzo Pagliari of the fifteenth century, built on even older structures; at Palazzo Guarnieri of the 17th century, the convent of Santa Chiara, founded in 1365, with the famous Lodges dating back to 1714. The Parasio offers a wonderful view both to the mountains and the sea.
Palazzo Pagliari
Imperia
Palazzo Pagliari was erected in the fourteenth century. The palace represents the style of different historical periods. The building consists of three floors. Over time, the building has been renovated and is currently home to the Civic Museum of the city.
Oratorio di San Leonardo
Imperia
The Oratory of San Leonardo, also known as the Oratory of Santa Caterina, dates back to the seventeenth century. After a significant restoration especially outside, the church returned to being a historic center of Porto Maurizio and an element of great importance of the historical and archaeological heritage of Imperia. In the church you can admire the best paintings by Gregorio Ferrari of Porto Maurizio: the Death of San Giuseppe by Sebastiano Conca; the Sorrows and the purgant souls; the statue of San Domenico and a chapel inside which you can find a small museum with the artifact of the Saint.
Collegiata di San Giovanni Battista
Imperia
This church was built in 1739 on a project by the Onegliese architect Gaetano Amoretti on the remains of an ancient church. The construction was completed in 1759 and a typical Baroque Genoese style was used as demonstrated by the Latin cross plan with three naves with a dome. It was recently restored to complete damaged parts.
Villa Grock
Imperia
Villa Grock was the accommodation of Adrien Wettach, a well-known Swiss circus, until 1959. He was so impressed by the city of Imperia that he bought the villa in 1920, which became his permanent residence until the end of his days. When Grock died the villa, with the beautiful garden, they represented the testimony of the strength and melancholy of the so-called 'King of Clowns'. Today the villa houses in its interior the Clown Museum and the park is a point of reference for tourists.
Piazza Dante
Imperia
The square characterized by the famous zampillo of the fountain, is certainly the symbol of Oneglia, one of the two main towns of the city of Imperia that serves as the crossroads of the main city streets of the center that converge from multiple parts.
Villa Scarsella
Diano Marina
(4 Km)
This beautiful villa, built in XIX Century, formerly housed a convent and an ancient noble family, but today, it is the headquarters of a local primary school. It's worth a picture!
Torre Saracena
San Bartolomeo al Mare
(5 Km)
So called as it was used to control any Saracen landings.
Museo Civico della Communitas Diani
Diano Marina
(4 Km)
The Communitas Diani Civic Museum was opened to the public in 1978 at the Palazzo del Parco. The exhibition includes paleontological materials found in the excavations carried out in San Bartolomeo al Mare. Among the finds stands out a Roman ship coming from Spain, which shipwrecked, in the Claudian-Neronian age, in the Gulf of Diana.
Castello di Andora (Paraxo)
Andora
(12 Km)
The Castle of Andora is located on a hill in the Ligurian municipality of Andora, in the province of Savona. From the very beginning, it was called Paraxo. The building dates back to 1200. Over the years, the castle has passed into the hands of several noble families. The monument is among the most visited and renowned in the province, despite the fact that there are only the ruins of the walls and defensive towers. Today the castle belongs to individuals.
Torre Porta
Andora
(12 Km)
The Porta Tower, is located in the resort of Andora and is located near the church of SS. Giacomo and Filippo. Given its architectural elements, we can infer that the church dates back before 1200. The door has a double arch, pointed on the outside and in the center inside, in which there is also a fresco with the Annunciation. The upper part was instead destroyed and rebuilt only in the mid-1800s.
Torre di Andora
Andora
(11 Km)
The Tower of Andora is part of the homonymous Castle that is located, in fact, in the province of Andora. The structure and the whole castle date back to the 12th century. Fortunately, only the part related to the Tower was preserved intact and intact, moreover, there is very little left.
Palazzo del Parco
Diano Marina
(4 Km)
The Park Palace, now houses the Municipal Library and the Archeological Museum, and was erected in the nineteenth century. Deserves to be visited by those who love cultural tourism.
Santuario di Nostra Signora della Rovere
San Bartolomeo al Mare
(6 Km)
A very short distance from the sea, stands the renowned sanctuary of Madonna della Rovere. Inside you can admire the valuable stuccoes that adorn the chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary and the entire presbytery of the high altar.
Chiesa di Sant'Antonio abate
Diano Marina
(4 Km)
The church of Sant'Antonio Abate is a religious building home to the homonymous parish of the diocese of Albenga-Imperia. This is located adjacent to the sea and is one of the most important places in the territory of Diana. The history of its construction was rebuilt by historians thanks to several archaeological excavations conducted between 2002 and 2004 by the International Institute of Ligurian Studies.
Parrocchiale S. Giovanni Battista
Cervo
(8 Km)
The church of San Giovanni Battista is a place of Catholic worship of Cervo. The church is home to the homonymous parish of the vicariate of Diano Marina of the Diocese of Albenga-Imperia. The parish, named after St. John the Baptist, was built between the seventeenth and eighteenth century and is also known by the local name “dei Corallini”, because it was erected also thanks to the proceeds of fishing for the coral. The building is considered one of the major monuments in Baroque style on the Western Ligurian Riviera.
Borgo antico
Diano Castello
(5 Km)
Diano Castello is an ancient village, built in the Middle Ages on the heights of the mountain that divides the valley of San Pietro from the Varcavello valley. The history of Diano Castello starts in the pre-Roman era, when the inhabitants of the plain, in an attempt to escape the attacks of the Saracens and Barbarians, took refuge here, forming the first ancient nucleus of this village perched among the rocks.
Chiesa di Sant’Anna
Diano Marina
(4 Km)
St. Anne's Church, in Diano Marina, is an extraordinary religious building in Baroque style dating back to the seventeenth century, which is well worth a visit.
Museo "U Gumbu"
Cervo
(8 Km)
Sogni d'oltremare
Cervo
(8 Km)