Montenotte
At 659 m above sea level stands the village of Montenotte, historically important for the Battle of Montenotte between the French, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, and the Austro-Piemontesis of 12 April 1796.
This battle is remembered by a memorial (incision on rock topped by cross) affixed in 1996, on the bicentenary, in the place where the chapel of Santa Croce was before being destroyed in that battle.
Adelasia Reserve
The Reserve is so-called after the eponymous fortress named after Princess Adelasia, daughter of Emperor Otto I of Saxony, who according to popular legend during her escape to Liguria with her beloved Aleramo, the squire and whom she had married against her father's will, in these woods she found a safe refuge before reaching the coast where they founded the city of Alaxia , today's famous Alassio.
Genoa Aquarium
The Aquarium of Genoa is an aquarium located in Ponte Spinola, in the sixteenth-century ancient port of Genoa. At the time of the inauguration, it was the largest in Europe and the second largest in the world. From opening to 2014 it was visited by more than 25 million visitors, with an average of 1.2 million per year.
Finalborgo
Finalborgo is one of the three urban centers forming the town of Finale Ligure, an Italian municipality in the province of Savona. Until 1927 autonomous municipality, it was later merged with Finale Pia and Finale Marina to form today's municipality of Finale Ligure
Millesimo
Since 1993, Millesimo has joined the exclusive circle of Truffle Cities. The forests that surround it are rich in oaks, willows, limes, and poplars: the perfect habitat for both variants (black and white) of the precious truffle.
Ferrania Film Museum
The museum tells a century-long history of the Ferrania factory. a sleeping giant today, once considered one of the largest producers of photographic material and the beating heart of ValBormida.
Bicycle Museum
The house where Luciano Berruti's collection finds space on a long track that goes from the dirt roads of the early 1900s to today’s tarmac. It is the story of the bicycle that, told by Luciano, is strongly linked with the technological evolution of modern times.
Darsena of Savona
The beating heart of Savona dock, where tradition and modernity go hand to hand. Active since the early Middle Ages, has always been extremely relevant to the economy of the capital and its hinterland. Due to the importance of the traffic of goods and cruising vessels, it is in fact the second port of Liguria after Genoa and among the first in Italy and the Mediterranean Sea.
Glass Museum
The Glass Art Museum of Altare, held in the halls of Villa Rosa, offers its visitors a review of artefacts produced from 1650 to the present day, as well as tools and supports for craftsmanship.
The collection includes artworks divided into categories: artistic glass, functional glass, glass for the farmo-chemistry, equipment of the old manufacturer, as well as the collection of books and magazines preserved in the Glass Art specialized library.
Cairo Castle
A sort of guardian angel on the village below, judge placed on the commercial street Magistra Langarum and protagonist of a popular legend starring Francesco d'Assisi. The ancient Castle of Cairo Montenotte represented all this, today reduced to ruins but once a strategic point of the Marchesato del Carretto and promoter of one of the most prosperous periods for the Cairo village.
Osiglia Lake
Osiglia Lake is an artificial basin, built following the construction of the Osiglietta Dam between 1937 and 1939. It is the largest freshwater reservoir in Savona Province and is a fishing tourist reserve. During its construction, part of the country was submerged. When, for maintenance reasons, the basin is drained, the ancient ruins resurface offering a unique spectacle.
Noli
Walking, horse riding, mountain biking, trekking, paragliding, in the Mànie plateau and around Noli, scuba diving, sailing, windsurfing, rock gym, food and wine tourism and, of course, beach life on the beautiful Ponente Ligurian coast.
Bórgio Verèzzi
Like a pearl set in a jewel, simple, beautiful, precious and elegant, Borgio Verezzi is nestled along the Riviera of the Palms between Finale and Ligurian Stone, in a game of shapes, colors and shades that enchants the most attentive and demanding gaze. It is no coincidence that this picturesque borgo of sea, rock and Mediterranean scents has been included in the circuit of the Pearls of Liguria. And it is not by chance that it is also included in that of the most beautiful Italian borgo.
Grotte di Toirano
The caves of Toirano are located a few kilometers from the town of the same name, in the hinterland of Borghetto Santo Spirito in the province of Savona. The karst complex is formed by many cavities of which two, the cave of the Bàsura and the cave of St. Lucia Lower, are open and equipped for the public.
Langhe
Tradition joins innovation: it happens in the most beautiful villages of the Langhe; a land known for its wine production, such as Barolo, Dolcetto and Nebbiolo, and beyond. Yes, because even food has a place of honor even in the hearts of Americans. So much that they call it the Food Valley. The reason? For its quality products, of course; from alba white truffle to Cuneo’s province cheeses.
