A lesser-known vacation spot, this seaside town holds numerous hidden treasures that make it absolutely worth exploring.
To kick off your day of sightseeing, head to the port area where you’ll find one of the main historical landmarks of the city – the Torre Leon Pancaldo or Torre della Quarda – a tower dating back to medieval times.
Not far from there, you’ll find the Priamar, a colossal sixteenth-century fortress that offers spectacular views of the harbor and the city.
It’s also home to a museum that houses a variety of artifacts from the area.
Moving away from the coast, Savona’s center is packed with shops and trendy restaurants and bars where you can grab a bite to eat.
It’s also where you’ll find the Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta and Cappella Sistina, the sister to the Sistine Chapel in Rome.
This is just a small sample of what Savona has to offer. If you’d like to find out more, keep reading for a full list of attractions and activities
The 89 Most Popular Things To Do In Savona, Italy
89. Monte Burot
4.0 (1 review)
Credit: Flavio Marzocchi, Google Maps
88. Grassi Ferrero Doria Lamba Palace
3.0 (1 review)
Credit: Jacopo Peri, Google Maps
Location: Via Quarda Superiore 16 Savona SV
87. Bric del Tesoro
4.0 (1 review)
Credit: Marco Tomasini, Google Maps
86. Cappella della Crocetta
3.7 (3 reviews)
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Location: 17100 Santuario Province of Savona
85. Scoglio della Madonnetta
4.0 (3 reviews)
Credit: Marcello Bigongiali, Google Maps
Location: Corso Bigliati Albisola Marina SV
84. Palace of the Elders
4.3 (3 reviews)
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Location: Piazza del Brandale 2 Savona SV
Tel: 019-821379
83. Torre Bregalla
4.5 (4 reviews)
Credit: Marco Gazzera, Google Maps
Location: 17015 Celle Ligure Province of Savona
82. Riserva naturalistica dell’Adelasia
4.9 (7 reviews)
Credit: freezer 7.0, Google Maps
Location: 17014 Cairo Montenotte Province of Savona
Web Address: http://parks.it/riserva.adelasia/iti.php
81. Lungomare Savona
4.0 (8 reviews)
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Location: 17100 Savona Province of Savona
80. beach La Pergola
3.9 (8 reviews)
Credit: Алексей Рыбак, Google Maps
Location: 17100 Savona Province of Savona
Web Address: http://beachrex.com/en/italy/liguria/savona-beaches/beach-la-pergola
79. Palazzo Scarampi
4.7 (10 reviews)
Location: Piazza Savonarola Cairo Montenotte SV
78. Buco del Prete
3.8 (11 reviews)
Credit: Diego Gambaretto, Google Maps
Location: 17015 Garbasso Province of Savona
77. Colle del Giovo
3.9 (15 reviews)
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76. Castel Sant’Agata
4.1 (15 reviews)
Credit: Alessandro Bisagno, Google Maps
Location: Via S Bartolomeo del Bosco Savona SV
75. Roman Catholic Diocese of Savona-Noli
4.4 (21 reviews)
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Location: Piazza Vescovato 13R Savona SV
Tel: 019-83896
Web Address: https://chiesasavona.it/
74. Colle di Cadibona
3.9 (22 reviews)
Credit: Andrea Davico, Google Maps
73. Rovere Palace
3.8 (24 reviews)
Credit: Aurora Zanin, Google Maps
Location: Via Pia 98 Savona SV
72. Rocca dei Corvi
4.9 (24 reviews)
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Location: 17047 Vado Ligure Province of Savona
71. Palazzo dei Pavoni
4.5 (26 reviews)
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Location: Via Pietro Paleocapa Savona SV
70. Forte San Giacomo
4.2 (27 reviews)
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Location: SS 1 444 Vado Ligure SV
69. iglesia de San Eugenio
4.4 (27 reviews)
Credit: Gian-luca, Google Maps
Location: Piazza Monsignore G Bertolotti 9 Altare SV
68. Rocca dell’Adelasia
4.9 (28 reviews)
Credit: Massimo Angeletti, Google Maps
Location: Unnamed Rd. Cairo Montenotte SV
67. Bric Delle Forche
3.8 (29 reviews)
Credit: Valentina Pelazza, Google Maps
Location: Via Sanda Celle Ligure SV
66. Antica Fornace Alba Docilia
4.5 (33 reviews)
Credit: Rosanna La Spesa, Google Maps
Location: Via Streetefano Grosso 24 Albissola Marina SV
Tel: 338-703-4356
Web Address: http://museodiffusoalbisola.it/
65. Parco Adelasia
4.7 (34 reviews)
Credit: Massimo Angeletti, Google Maps
Location: 17014 Cairo Montenotte Province of Savona
64. Priamar Archaeological Museum
4.4 (35 reviews)
Credit: Olha Bereza, Google Maps
Location: Corso Giuseppe Mazzini Savona SV
Tel: 338-495-1405
Web Address: http://museoarcheosavona.it/
63. Museo Della Ceramica Manlio Trucco
4.3 (36 reviews)
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Location: Corso Filippo Ferrari 193 Albisola Superiore SV
Tel: 019-484615
Web Address: http://albissola.com/MuseoTrucco.htm
62. Palazzo Delle Piane
4.5 (43 reviews)
Credit: Julio Crear de Jesús Isaac, Google Maps
Location: Corso Italia 31 Savona SV
61. Museo D’Arte Sandro Pertini e Renata Cuneo
4.3 (45 reviews)
Credit: Julio Crear de Jesús Isaac, Google Maps
Location: Corso Giuseppe Mazzini 1 Savona SV
Web Address: http://musa.savona.it/museo-sandro-pertini-e-renata-cuneo/
60. FERRANIA FILM MUSEUM
4.8 (45 reviews)
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Location: Via Luigi Baccino Ospedale 28 Cairo Montenotte SV
Tel: 345-174-5767
Web Address: https://ferraniafilmmuseum.net/
59. Castello di Cairo Montenotte
4.4 (49 reviews)
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Location: SP29 Cairo Montenotte SV
Tel: 348-376-5146
58. Soleluna Beach
3.9 (50 reviews)
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57. Oratorio del Cristo Risorto
4.3 (51 reviews)
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Location: Via Pia Savona SV
Web Address: http://digilander.iol.it/confratelli
56. Castello di Quassolo
4.7 (51 reviews)
Credit: Castello di Quassolo, Google Maps
Location: Via Cosseria 2 Carcare SV
Tel: 335-583-9525
Web Address: https://castellodiquassolo.com/
55. Spiaggia delle Fornaci
4.2 (52 reviews)
Credit: Marea Savona, Google Maps
Web Address: http://comune.savona.it/IT/Page/t06/view_html
54. Santuario Della Pace
4.4 (52 reviews)
Credit: Fabio Damasio, Google Maps
Location: Via della Pace 301 Albisola Superiore SV
Tel: 019-489902
53. Forte Batteria Madonna Degli Angeli
4.0 (55 reviews)
Credit: Giacomo Minuto, Google Maps
Location: Via Vecchia Streetr Militare Savona SV
52. Madonna degli Angeli
4.6 (55 reviews)
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Location: via beata Chiara Luce Badano Savona SV
Web Address: https://fondoambiente.it/luoghi/chiesa-della-madonna-degli-angeli-sul-monte-ornato-a-savona
51. Bagni Anna
4.7 (58 reviews)
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Location: Passeggiata Walter Tobagi Savona SV
Tel: 019-820930
50. Bar La Playa
4.7 (58 reviews)
Credit: Bar La Playa, Google Maps
Location: Via G Cimarosa 21r Savona SV
Tel: 019-204-7451
49. Spiaggia delle Fornaci
4.2 (60 reviews)
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Web Address: http://comune.savona.it/IT/Page/t06/view_html
48. Bagni Wanda
4.2 (65 reviews)
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Location: Passeggiata Walter Tobagi 5 Savona SV
Tel: 350-053-8759
47. Pozzo Garitta
4.5 (67 reviews)
Location: Via Matteo Repetto Albissola Marina SV
Tel: 019-480522
Web Address: http://comitato-rigore-artistico.it/
46. Santi Giovanni Battista e Andrea
4.5 (71 reviews)
Credit: Albert RAUSCH, Google Maps
Location: Salita Schiena Coste 1b Savona SV
Tel: 019-801712
45. Monte Mao
4.7 (74 reviews)
Credit: Pietro Ferrando, Google Maps
Location: 17047 Spotorno Province of Savona
44. Casa Museo Sandro Pertini
4.5 (76 reviews)
Credit: Lara Tedesco (Lara&theKitchen), Google Maps
Location: Localita Rovieto Superiore 104 San Giovanni SV
Tel: 019-706194
Web Address: http://assopertini.it/
43. Pinacoteca Civica
4.5 (85 reviews)
Credit: License, Wikimedia commons
Location: 2 Piazza Gilbert Chabrol Savona Savona SV
Tel: 019-831-0256
Web Address: http://musa.savona.it/pinacoteca/
42. Villa Cambiaso
4.5 (86 reviews)
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Location: Via Torino 10 Savona SV
Tel: 370-306-8015
Web Address: http://villacambiaso.it/
41. Muda Exhibition Center – City Library
4.3 (97 reviews)
Credit: Anna Rita Lomoro, Google Maps
Location: Via dell’Oratorio Albissola Marina SV
Tel: 019-4002-9280
Web Address: http://museodiffusoalbisola.it/
40. Chiesa di San Nicolò
4.4 (113 reviews)
Credit: Enricabonorino, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: Via S Nicolo 38 Albisola Superiore SV
Tel: 019-482728
39. ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಗೀತಾನಂದ ಆಶ್ರಮ
4.7 (116 reviews)
Credit: Phani Sai, Google Maps
Location: Localita Pellegrino 1 Altare SV
Tel: 019-584692
Web Address: http://ashramgita.com/
38. Bagni Torino
4.4 (124 reviews)
Credit: Bagni Torino, Google Maps
Location: Corso Vittorio Veneto 35 Savona SV
Tel: 339-127-6829
Web Address: https://bagnitorinosv.business.site/
37. All About Apple Museum
4.4 (125 reviews)
Credit: All About Apple Museum, Google Maps
Location: Piazza De Andre 12r 14r Savona SV
Tel: 019-938-0100
Web Address: https://allaboutapple.com/
36. Garibaldi’s Statue
4.3 (132 reviews)
Location: Piazzale Eroe dei Due Mondi Savona SV
35. Parrocchia Nostra Signora della Concordia
4.4 (154 reviews)
Location: Via Luccoli 4 Albissola Marina SV
Tel: 019-480295
Web Address: http://nsconcordia.it/messa-in-video/
34. Bagni Ondina
4.3 (178 reviews)
Credit: Bagni Ondina, Google Maps
Location: Passeggiata Eugenio Montale 22 Albisola superiore SV
Tel: 019-488588
Web Address: https://instagram.com/bagniondina_albisola/
33. Museo della Ceramica di Savona
4.5 (183 reviews)
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Location: Palazzo Monte di Pieta Via Ambrogio Aonzo 9 Savona SV
Tel: 019-827724
Web Address: http://museodellaceramica.savona.it/
32. Mirage the Beach
4.3 (191 reviews)
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Location: Corso Baldovino Bigliati 11 Albissola Marina SV
Tel: 019-528-7552
Web Address: http://miragebeach.it/
31. Jorn House Museum
4.7 (197 reviews)
Credit: Casa Museo Jorn, Google Maps
Location: Via Gabriele d’Annunzio 6 Albissola Marina SV
Tel: 333-170-0316
Web Address: http://amicidicasajorn.it/
30. Bagni Plava Laguna Di Gaggero A. E Garbarini D.snc
4.5 (221 reviews)
Credit: Francesco D’Agostino, Google Maps
Location: Corso Filippo Ferrari 1 Albisola superiore SV
Tel: 019-400-4625
Web Address: http://albissola.com/Bagniplava.htm
29. Capo Torre Beach & Lounge
4.3 (227 reviews)
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Location: Via Aurelia di Ponente 1 Celle Ligure SV
Tel: 019-221-6264
Web Address: https://capo-torre-beach-lounge.business.site/
28. Bagni S.Antonio
4.3 (232 reviews)
Credit: Bagni S.Antonio, Google Maps
Location: Via Nizza 3 B Savona SV
Tel: 019-808455
Web Address: http://bagnanto.com/
27. Torre Brandale
4.4 (234 reviews)
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Location: Piazza del Brandale 2r Savona SV
Tel: 019-821379
Web Address: http://comune.savona.it/IT/HomePage
26. Bagnasciuga
4.1 (238 reviews)
Credit: Carla Cesani, Google Maps
Location: Via Nizza 97 Savona SV
Tel: 392-583-3585
Web Address: http://bagnasciuga.com/
25. Bagni Santantonio
4.3 (240 reviews)
Credit: Bagni Santantonio, Google Maps
Location: Viale Giacomo Matteotti 10 Albissola Marina SV
Tel: 019-489365
Web Address: http://bagnisantantonio.it/
24. Art Glass Museum of Altare
4.5 (256 reviews)
Credit: Museo dell’Arte Vetraria Altarese, Google Maps
Location: Piazza Del Consolato 4 Altare SV
Tel: 019-584734
Web Address: http://museodelvetro.org/
23. Bagni Sorriso s.a.s.
4.2 (272 reviews)
Credit: Freedom 4all, Google Maps
Location: Passeggiata Eugenio Montale 12 Albisola Superiore SV
Tel: 019-486741
Web Address: http://bagnisorriso.it/
22. Bagni Barbadoro
4.1 (361 reviews)
Credit: Barbadoro, Google Maps
Location: Corso Vittorio Veneto 29 Savona SV
Tel: 019-811377
Web Address: http://micheleferraris.it/barbadoro/
21. Villa Faraggiana
4.5 (389 reviews)
Credit: Villa Faraggiana, Google Maps
Location: Via Salomoni 119 Albisola Marina SV
Tel: 019-480622
Web Address: http://villafaraggiana.it/
20. Bagni Bagnarci
4.2 (421 reviews)
Credit: Bagni Bagnarci, Google Maps
Location: Via Domenico Cimarosa 2r Savona SV
Tel: 019-851677
Web Address: http://bagnarci.com/
19. Bagni MADONNETTA
4.4 (434 reviews)
Credit: Esperanza Sanles Roa, Google Maps
Location: Via Aurelia 7 Vado Ligure SV
Tel: 348-172-0923
Web Address: https://bagnimadonnetta.it/
18. Lido Beach Resort Life
4.3 (481 reviews)
Credit: Lido Spa Resort, Google Maps
Location: Corso Baldovino Bigliati 7 Albissola Marina SV
Tel: 019-484626
Web Address: https://lidosparesort.com/
17. Cappella Sistina
4.5 (517 reviews)
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Location: Piazza del Duomo Savona SV
Tel: 327-028-1083
Web Address: https://cattedralesavona.it/
16. Lungomare
4.4 (554 reviews)
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Location: Lungomare Vado ligure SV
15. War Memorial
4.7 (646 reviews)
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Location: Piazza Goffredo Mameli Savona SV
14. Golden Beach
4.1 (851 reviews)
Credit: Golden Beach, Google Maps
Location: Passeggiata Eugenio Montale 6 Albisola superiore SV
Tel: 347-591-8364
Web Address: http://mividagoldenbeach.com/
13. Prolungamento
4.2 (924 reviews)
Credit: Basilico, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: Piazzale Eroe dei Due Mondi Savona SV
12. L’Ultima Spiaggia
4.3 (978 reviews)
Credit: Alessandra Angaramo, Google Maps
Location: Passeggiata Passeggiata Eugenio Montale 44 Albisola superiore SV
Tel: 329-412-6406
Web Address: http://ultimaspiaggiaalbisola.com/
11. Public Beach Lo Scaletto Dei Pescatori
4.3 (1,024 reviews)
Credit: Jakub Fiba, Google Maps
10. Soleluna Beach Village
4.1 (1,285 reviews)
Credit: Marta Barbierato, Google Maps
Location: Corso Baldovino Bigliati 5 Albissola Marina SV
Tel: 019-480285
Web Address: https://solelunavillage.it/
Our Top picks
9. Santuario Di Nostra Signora Di Misericordia
4.5 (64 reviews)
Credit: Mattana, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: Piazza Santuario Santuario SV
Tel: 019-879025
Web Address: http://santuariosavona.eu/
8. Bergeggi
4.6 (76 reviews)
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7. Bagni Marea
4.4 (251 reviews)
Credit: Bagni Marea, Google Maps
Location: Via Nizza 41a Savona SV
Tel: 019-264065
6. Spiaggia di Bergeggi
4.5 (276 reviews)
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5. Savona Cathedral
4.5 (428 reviews)
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Location: Via Ambrogio Aonzo Savona SV
Tel: 019-825960
Web Address: https://cattedralesavona.it/
4. Bau Bau Village
4.1 (760 reviews)
Credit: Francesco D’Agostino, Google Maps
Location: Corso Baldovino Bigliati 11 Albisola Marina SV
Tel: 019-480555
Web Address: http://baubauvillage.it/
3. La Torretta – Torre Leon Pancaldo
4.4 (1,027 reviews)
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Location: Piazza Leon Pancaldo 1 Savona SV
2. Port of Savona
4.4 (4,337 reviews)
Credit: Mstyslav Chernov, License, Wikimedia commons
Location: Via Antonio Baglietto 26 Savona SV
Tel: 0444-96968
Web Address: https://portsofgenoa.com/en/component/content/article/2-non-categorizzato/2433-port-directory-operators.html
1. Priamar Fortress
4.4 (6,521 reviews)
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Location: Corso Giuseppe Mazzini Savona SV
Tel: 019-831-0728
Web Address: http://comune.savona.it/IT/Page/t07/view_html
Final Words:
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