Museo Navale Internazionale del Ponente Ligure
Imperia
(8 Km)
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.
Palazzo del Parco
Diano Marina
(12 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.
Villa Scarsella
Diano Marina
(12 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!
Piazza Dante
Imperia
(9 Km)
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.
Chiesa di Sant'Antonio abate
Diano Marina
(12 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.
Borgo antico
Diano Castello
(10 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.
Oratorio di Santa Croce
Imperia
(8 Km)
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
(9 Km)
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
(8 Km)
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
(9 Km)
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
(8 Km)
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
(9 Km)
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
(9 Km)
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
(9 Km)
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
(9 Km)
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
(9 Km)
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.
Museo dell'Olivo
Imperia
(9 Km)
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.
Museo di S. Domenico
Taggia
(10 Km)
The museum was built between 1460 and 1490 by Gasperino da Lancia and Filippo da Carlono, in Piazza Beato Cristoforo in Taggia. Inside we find pictorial works by different artists, among them 'the adoration of the Magi' by Parmigianino. Other important painters are Ludovico Brea, Giovanni Canavesio, Giovanni Battista Trotti and several artists of the time.
Museo Civico della Communitas Diani
Diano Marina
(12 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.
Duomo di San Maurizio
Imperia
(9 Km)
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
(8 Km)
A beautiful medievl palace with Gothic arches from '400.
Chiesa di Sant’Anna
Diano Marina
(12 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.