Savonais a town with about 70,000 inhabitants on the Gulf of Genoa and the popular Riviera Coast. Due to its location Savona has a major port for the industry (especially the auto industry) and ferry connections but was already used by ancient mariners as a starting point. As Roman settlement Sabatier is of minor importance, Savona was in the Middle Ages an important commercial city.
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When visiting the Pancaldo Trum, named after the discoverer Leone Pacaldo, you can head through Via Paleocapa in the direction of the city center and admire the many splendid sacred buildings.
Worth seeing is,for example, the church of San Giovanni Battista from the 16th century. Splendid also the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, decorated with valuable paintings and which also has a remarkable façade. The pinacotheca at the Palazzo Pozzobonello contains works by Ligurian artists. There are also remains of an old fortress. From there you have beautiful views over the city.
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