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to Rapallo Italy. If you’are planning to visit Rapallo for your next trip and you are
looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most
popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Rapallo and surrounding.
Travelers will appreciate this italian town with
his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural
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Liguria, Rallo
Rapallo is a beautiful city in the province of Genoa in Liguria. Bathed by the
Gulf of Tugullio, it is thanks to the excellent quality of the services of Porto Carlo Riva, she was awarded the
Blue Flag in 2007.
Local history is very important, since for so many times, the city was a stage of important moments in world history. From the middle of the 18th century until the beginning of the 19th century, the town was the scene from the war between Austrians and French, in an alteration of victories, until Napoleon's prison in 1815. The
Rapallesi citizens participated in the First and Second Great War, when it was occupied by German soldiers and fascists, during the 1st War, the city was the victim of a huge flood that It devastated it completely, but it is better known because here two important peace treatises were signed after the war: between the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Juogoslavia (1920) and between the Republic of Weimar and the Soviet Union (1922).
We recommend a visit to the
16th century Castle, the Basilica of San Gervasio and Protasio, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montallegro (1557), the Lace Museum and the Village of Rapallo, the heart of the historic center and which during the Middle Ages was enclosed by a city wall.
written by Sheila Pickles - Last update: 31/08/2021
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