The symbol of the city is the Turret named after the savonese navigator Leon Pancaldo. Its port is important in the Mediterranean for tourism and trade. The city is located on the western Ligurian Riviera, near the mouths of the Letimbro and Quiliano rivers, and at the junction of two motorways: the Autostrada dei Fiori which connects Genoa with Ventimiglia and the A6 Savona-Turin motorway.
The municipality consists of the capital and the following hamlets and localities: Bosco delle Ninfe, Ciantagalletto, Ciatti, Cimavalle, Conca Verde, Galleria Ranco, Church of the Madonna del Monte, Marmorassi, Maschio, Montemoro, Naso di Gatto, San Bartolomeo al Bosco, San Bernardo in Valle, Santuario and Strà, for a territorial surface of 65.55 km². Savona is bordered to the north with the municipality of Cairo Montenotte, to the east with Albisola Superiore and Albissola Marina, to the south with the Ligurian Sea, to the south-west with Vado Ligure, to the west with Quiliano, Altare and Cairo Montenotte.
It is about 35 km from Genoa (Prá) and a little less than 100 km from Sanremo. The climate is temperate Mediterranean type with a beginning of continental influences towards the hinterland.
Savona
Address: Corso Italia, 15, 17100
Phone: 019 83101
Site:
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