Savona Attractions

Beyond Albisola Marina the road comes in another 3km/2mi to the town of Savona (10m/33ft; pop. 75,000), a provincial capital situated on the River Letimbro, with an important harbor (export of cars) and a variety of industry (large steel rolling-mill). On the harbor quay stands the Torre Pancaldo, named after the navigator of that name. In Via Paleocapa is the church of San Giovanni Battista (16th and 18th centuries), with paintings by Savonese artists of the 17th and 18th centuries. A little way south the Pinacoteca Civica houses pictures, sculpture and majolica. Close by is the cathedral (1604; façade 1886) with a fine painting "The Ascension" by Ludovico Brea (c. 1500).