Hotels Albenga

Tourist Information Albenga

Albenga is in the province of Savona.
From the Middle Ages, the course of its river, one hundred has changed and the sea has left more than a mile from the historic center, this helped to maintain the appearance of the medieval old town which is the most interesting part of the Ligurian Riviera di Ponente.

To visit

Via Enrico d'Aste with a picturesque view of the Cathedral and the Town Hall tower.
Cathedral (Sec. V), with the charming little square behind the Lions.
Museum Ingauno based in the Palazzo Vecchio del Comune (1387) contains Roman and Byzantine archaeological section and has an office.
The Baptistery is the largest early Christian monuments in Liguria (Sec. V).
Museum Naval Roman, in Palazzo Peloso Cepolla, with the remains of a Roman ship of the first century BC sank two miles from the coast and recovered in 1950:
Viale Pontelungo with the remains of the Basilica of St. Victor (sort between the fourth and fifth century on the ruins of a Roman necropolis. Later on the old course of the river Centa is Pontelungo (XIII).

Surrounding

Villanova d'Albenga: an ancient medieval village surrounded by beautiful walls.
Campochiesa: Romanesque - Gothic S. George with frescoes of 1446.
Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena with its imposing medieval castle.