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Practical Information
Savona.
Road Map B4. * 23,000.
n Piazza del Popolo, 0182 558
444. ∑ turismoinliguria.it
∑ albenga.net
_ Procession in medieval
. Piazza dei Leoni costume (4 Jul); Mestieranda,
This square, the most charming spot in the city, is ancient crafts market (mid-Jul);
named after three stone lions (leoni) which were Sagra del Pigato (early Sep); crafts
brought here from Rome in 1608 by the local market (every 4th Sat of month
counts, Costa. Medieval houses overlook the Mar–Oct).
piazza, one side of which is formed by the apse
of the cathedral. Transport
V @

V I CO A P. Z A S . F R A N C E S CO

PIAZZA DEI
LEONI

PIAZZA SAN
FRANCESCO
. Cathedral
PIAZZA SAN MICHELE V I A E N R I C O D ’ A S T E the Baptistry), the cathedral is
Rebuilt in the Middle Ages on
PIAZZA IV
the site of an early Christian
NOVEMBRE
basilica (from the same era as
dedicated to St Michael. The
fine bell tower dates from
the late Gothic period.
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Santa Maria in
Fontibus
This church on Via
Enrico d’Aste has
medieval origins but
Key was remodelled in
1600. The façade has
Suggested route a 14th-century
stone door.

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