Savona (Liguria)

2010-03-04 11:28

Savona to miejscowość i gmina we Włoszech, w regionie Liguria, w prowincji Savona. Wg danych na rok 2004 gminę zamieszkuje 59 889 osób, 921,4 os./km².

 

IN ITALIANO

Savona è una città italiana di 62.356 abitanti situata nel Nord-Ovest della penisola, capoluogo della omonima provincia.

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IN ENGLISH

Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea.

Savona used to be one of the chief seats of the Italian iron industry, having iron-works and foundries, shipbuilding, railway workshops, engineering shops, brass foundry.

One of the most celebrated former inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus, who farmed land in the area while chronicling his journeys. 'Columbus's house', a cottage situated in the Savona hills, lay between vegetable crops and fruit trees. It is just one of many residences in Liguria associated with Columbus.

Main sights:

  • Near the Rocca di San Giorgio
  • Adjacent to the Cathedral and built 1480-1483
  • Facing the cathedral is the unfinished Palazzo Della Rovere (Della Rovere Palace)
  • Palazzo Delle Piane (Delle Piane Palace)
  • The old towers
  • The Our Lady of Mercy
  • The church of Nostra Signora di Castello

 

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