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Savona used to be one of the chief seats of the Italian iron industry, having iron-works and foundries, shipbuilding, railway workshops, engineering shops, and a brass foundry.
One of the most celebrated former inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus, who farmed land in the area while chronicling his journeys. 'Columbus's house', a cottage situated in the Savona hills, lay between vegetable crops and fruit trees. It is one of several residences in Liguria associated with Columbus.
Inhabited in ancient times by Ligures tribes, it came under Roman influence in c. 180 BC, after the Punic wars in which the city had been allied to Carthage. At the fall of the Western Roman Empire, it passed under Lombard rule in 641 AD (being destroyed in the attack) after a short period as an Ostrogoth and then Byzantine possession. Later it recovered as county seat in the Carolingian Empire. In the 10th century its bishops were counts of Savona, but later the countship passed to the marquesses of Montferrat (981) and afterwards to the marquesses Del Vasto (1084).
After a long struggle against the Saracens, Savona acquired independence in the 11th century, becoming a free municipality allied with the Emperor. Savona was the center of religious culture (13th to 16th centuries) due to the work of two important monasteries: Dominican and Franciscan. Subsequently, it fought against Genoa before being definitively conquered in 1528. The Genoese destroyed the upper town and buried the port. It then shared the fortunes of the Republic of Genoa until Napoleonic times. In 1809 the city received Pope Pius VII, prisoner of Napoleon Bonaparte, for a few years. Between April and mid-May 1800, Austrian forces besieged the city while a small British naval force maintained a blockade; the fortress surrendered on 15 May. Subsequently, Savona was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont (1815). Eventually, it became part of unified Italy.
Main sights
Churches
The Cattedrale dell'Assunta (Cathedral of the Assumption), built after Genoese demolition of the old cathedral. It kept the relics of Saint Valentine.
The Cappella Sistina (Sistine Chapel), adjacent to the cathedral and built 1480–1483, it containing the Mausoleum erected by the Della Rovere Pope Sixtus IV to honor his parents, Leonardo Della Rovere and Luchina Monleone. The construction was commissioned by Giovanni D'Aria and his brother Michele. The chapel is architecturally similar to the chapel dedicated to the Cardinal Pietro Riario in the Basilica of the Santi Apostoli, Rome. After years of deterioration, in 1765-1767 a reconstruction was ordered by the Genovese Doge Francesco Maria Della Rovere. This updated the chapel in a Rococo style, with ceiling painted by Paolo Gerolamo Brusco. The cathedral has a noteworthy 16th-century carved wooden choir seats.
The church of Nostra Signora di Castello (Our Lady of the Castle) has a large altarpiece by Vincenzo Foppa and Ludovico Brea painted in 1490.
The Torre Leon Pancaldo (Leon Pancaldo Tower), built in the 14th century and also known as "Torretta", is the symbol of the town.
The Torre del Brandale (Brandale Tower), also known as Campanassa (Commune tower, where the freedom declaration of Savona was signed in 1191) and towers Corsi and Riario.
The Priamar fortress, built by the Genoese in 1542 after their conquest of Savona, on the area of the old cathedral and old city and later used as a prison and military prison. In 1830-1831 Giuseppe Mazzini was imprisoned in the fortress and he "dreams" the "Giovine Italia". Inside the fortress there is the Museum Centre of Priamar.
Palaces and others
The Palazzo Della Rovere (Della Rovere Palace), built by Cardinal Giulio della Rovere (future Pope Julius II) and designed by Giuliano da Sangallo as a university.
The Palazzo Gavotti (Gavotti Palace), built in the 15th century. Inside the palace there is the Art Museum of Palazzo Gavotti that contains the Pinacoteca of Savona, the artwork of Fondazione Museo di Arte Contemporanea Milena Milani in memoria di Carlo Cardazzo and the Ceramic Museum.
The Palazzo Delle Piane (Delle Piane Palace), an important building in Liberty style of Savona.
The Villa Zanelli, an important Liberty-style former residence and hospital.
In neighbourhood of Savona remains a house documented as property of Domenico Colombo, father of Christopher Columbus, where they lived for many years (Christopher Columbus lived in Savona for much of his youth).
The War Memorial, with a marble base and bronze figures, was created by sculptor Luigi Venzano. It was inaugurated on 18 September 1927 and since then every day at 18:00 in Piazza Goffredo Mameli the fallen of all wars are commemorated with 21 tolls of the bell, one for each letter of the Italian alphabet: during the tolling traffic and pedestrians stop as a sign of respect.
The average yearly temperature is around 19 °C (66 °F) during the day and 12 °C (54 °F) at night. In the coldest months: January, February and December, the average temperature is 11 °C (52 °F) during the day and 5 °C (41 °F) at night. In the warmest month – July and August – the average temperature is 28 °C (82 °F) during the day and 20 °C (68 °F) at night. Generally, a typical summer season lasts about 4 to 6 months, from May/June to September/October. The daily temperature range is limited, with an average range of about 7 °C (13 °F) between high and low temperatures. Rain occurs mainly in autumn, the summers being generally dry. Sunshine hours total above 2,097 per year, from an average 4 hours of sunshine duration per day in winter to average 9 hours in summer. Savona usually sees snow once or twice per year.
^Frisoni, Gaetano [in Italian] (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian and Ligurian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
^"Savona weather averages". Enea. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
^I Speak Italian for the First Time EVER, archived from the original on 21 December 2021, retrieved 29 September 2019
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Savona". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 248–249.
Scovazzi, Italo; Filippo Noberasco. Storia di Savona, vicende di una vita bimillenaria (in Italian). Sabatelli.
External links
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For other places with the same name see Savona disambiguation For the infantry division see 55 Infantry Division Savona Savona Italian saˈvoːna listen Ligurian Sann a ˈsaŋːa 4 is a seaport and comune in the west part of the northern Italian region of Liguria capital of the Province of Savona in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea Savona Sann a Ligurian ComuneComune di SavonaPanorama of SavonaFlagCoat of armsLocation of SavonaSavonaLocation of Savona in ItalyShow map of ItalySavonaSavona Liguria Show map of LiguriaCoordinates 44 18 N 8 29 E 44 300 N 8 483 E 44 300 8 483 Coordinates 44 18 N 8 29 E 44 300 N 8 483 E 44 300 8 483CountryItalyRegionLiguriaProvinceSavona SV FrazioniBosco delle Ninfe Ciantagalletto Ciatti Cimavalle ConcaVerde Galleria Ranco Madonna del Monte Maschio Montemoro Naso di Gatto San Bartolomeo al Bosco San Bernardo in Valle SantuarioGovernment MayorMarco Russo it PD Area 1 Total65 55 km2 25 31 sq mi Elevation 2 4 m 13 ft Population 1 January 2016 3 Total61 345 Density940 km2 2 400 sq mi DemonymSavonesiTime zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST Postal code17100Dialing code019Patron saintOur Lady of MercySaint day18 MarchWebsiteOfficial websiteSanctuary of Our Lady of Mercy Savona used to be one of the chief seats of the Italian iron industry having iron works and foundries shipbuilding railway workshops engineering shops and a brass foundry One of the most celebrated former inhabitants of Savona was the navigator Christopher Columbus who farmed land in the area while chronicling his journeys Columbus s house a cottage situated in the Savona hills lay between vegetable crops and fruit trees It is one of several residences in Liguria associated with Columbus Contents 1 History 2 Main sights 2 1 Churches 2 2 Towers and fortress 2 3 Palaces and others 3 Geography 3 1 Climate 4 Government 5 People 6 Events 7 Twin towns and sister cities 8 See also 9 References 10 Sources 11 External linksHistory EditInhabited in ancient times by Ligures tribes it came under Roman influence in c 180 BC after the Punic wars in which the city had been allied to Carthage At the fall of the Western Roman Empire it passed under Lombard rule in 641 AD being destroyed in the attack after a short period as an Ostrogoth and then Byzantine possession Later it recovered as county seat in the Carolingian Empire In the 10th century its bishops were counts of Savona but later the countship passed to the marquesses of Montferrat 981 and afterwards to the marquesses Del Vasto 1084 After a long struggle against the Saracens Savona acquired independence in the 11th century becoming a free municipality allied with the Emperor Savona was the center of religious culture 13th to 16th centuries due to the work of two important monasteries Dominican and Franciscan Subsequently it fought against Genoa before being definitively conquered in 1528 The Genoese destroyed the upper town and buried the port It then shared the fortunes of the Republic of Genoa until Napoleonic times In 1809 the city received Pope Pius VII prisoner of Napoleon Bonaparte for a few years Between April and mid May 1800 Austrian forces besieged the city while a small British naval force maintained a blockade the fortress surrendered on 15 May Subsequently Savona was annexed to the Kingdom of Sardinia Piedmont 1815 Eventually it became part of unified Italy Main sights EditChurches Edit The Cattedrale dell Assunta Cathedral of the Assumption built after Genoese demolition of the old cathedral It kept the relics of Saint Valentine The Cappella Sistina Sistine Chapel adjacent to the cathedral and built 1480 1483 it containing the Mausoleum erected by the Della Rovere Pope Sixtus IV to honor his parents Leonardo Della Rovere and Luchina Monleone The construction was commissioned by Giovanni D Aria and his brother Michele The chapel is architecturally similar to the chapel dedicated to the Cardinal Pietro Riario in the Basilica of the Santi Apostoli Rome After years of deterioration in 1765 1767 a reconstruction was ordered by the Genovese Doge Francesco Maria Della Rovere This updated the chapel in a Rococo style with ceiling painted by Paolo Gerolamo Brusco The cathedral has a noteworthy 16th century carved wooden choir seats The church of Nostra Signora di Castello Our Lady of the Castle has a large altarpiece by Vincenzo Foppa and Ludovico Brea painted in 1490 The Sanctuary of Nostra Signora della Misericordia Our Lady of Mercy Towers and fortress Edit The Torre Leon Pancaldo Leon Pancaldo Tower built in the 14th century and also known as Torretta is the symbol of the town The Torre del Brandale Brandale Tower also known as Campanassa Commune tower where the freedom declaration of Savona was signed in 1191 and towers Corsi and Riario The Priamar fortress built by the Genoese in 1542 after their conquest of Savona on the area of the old cathedral and old city and later used as a prison and military prison In 1830 1831 Giuseppe Mazzini was imprisoned in the fortress and he dreams the Giovine Italia Inside the fortress there is the Museum Centre of Priamar Palaces and others Edit The Palazzo Della Rovere Della Rovere Palace built by Cardinal Giulio della Rovere future Pope Julius II and designed by Giuliano da Sangallo as a university The Palazzo Gavotti Gavotti Palace built in the 15th century Inside the palace there is the Art Museum of Palazzo Gavotti that contains the Pinacoteca of Savona the artwork of Fondazione Museo di Arte Contemporanea Milena Milani in memoria di Carlo Cardazzo and the Ceramic Museum The Palazzo Delle Piane Delle Piane Palace an important building in Liberty style of Savona The Villa Zanelli an important Liberty style former residence and hospital In neighbourhood of Savona remains a house documented as property of Domenico Colombo father of Christopher Columbus where they lived for many years Christopher Columbus lived in Savona for much of his youth The War Memorial with a marble base and bronze figures was created by sculptor Luigi Venzano It was inaugurated on 18 September 1927 and since then every day at 18 00 in Piazza Goffredo Mameli the fallen of all wars are commemorated with 21 tolls of the bell one for each letter of the Italian alphabet during the tolling traffic and pedestrians stop as a sign of respect Geography EditThe town is situated 40 kilometres 25 miles west of Genoa and circa 150 km 93 mi east of Nice in France on the western Italian Riviera between the Ligurian Sea and the Ligurian Alps Climate Edit Savona has a borderline humid subtropical Cfa and Mediterranean climate Csa The average yearly temperature is around 19 C 66 F during the day and 12 C 54 F at night In the coldest months January February and December the average temperature is 11 C 52 F during the day and 5 C 41 F at night In the warmest month July and August the average temperature is 28 C 82 F during the day and 20 C 68 F at night Generally a typical summer season lasts about 4 to 6 months from May June to September October The daily temperature range is limited with an average range of about 7 C 13 F between high and low temperatures Rain occurs mainly in autumn the summers being generally dry Sunshine hours total above 2 097 per year from an average 4 hours of sunshine duration per day in winter to average 9 hours in summer Savona usually sees snow once or twice per year Climate data for SavonaMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearAverage high C F 10 3 50 5 11 6 52 9 14 2 57 6 17 6 63 7 20 9 69 6 25 0 77 0 28 0 82 4 27 8 82 0 24 7 76 5 20 1 68 2 14 7 58 5 11 6 52 9 18 9 66 0 Average low C F 4 6 40 3 5 2 41 4 7 6 45 7 10 5 50 9 13 8 56 8 17 3 63 1 20 1 68 2 20 0 68 0 17 6 63 7 13 5 56 3 8 6 47 5 5 8 42 4 12 1 53 7 Average precipitation mm inches 74 2 9 79 3 1 94 3 7 66 2 6 71 2 8 41 1 6 20 8 48 1 9 71 2 8 110 4 2 97 3 8 61 2 4 830 32 6 Source Enea 5 Government EditSee also List of mayors of SavonaPeople Edit Panorama of Savona and Priamar fortress Savona painted by a 19th century tourist 1860 Paolo Boselli 1838 1932 Prime Minister of Italy during World War I Gianni Baget Bozzo born 1925 priest and politician Susanna Bonfiglio born 1974 basketball player Carlo Aonzo born 1967 classical mandolinist and composer Giacomo Boselli 1744 1808 Rococo period sculptor of ceramics Elenoire Casalegno born 1976 actress and TV host Luis Fernando Centi born 1976 footballer Gabriello Chiabrera 1552 1638 poet Christopher Columbus c 1450 1506 explorer Enrico Cucchi 1965 1996 footballer Renato Dossena born 1987 footballer Giulia Dotta born 1992 professional dancer Fabio Fazio born 1964 TV host Giuseppe Ferrerio 1554 1610 Roman Catholic archbishop Luca Ferro born 1978 footballer Nando Gazzolo 1928 2015 actor Orazio Grassi 1583 1654 astronomer Bartolomeo Guidobono 1654 1709 painter Domenico Guidobono 1668 1746 painter Pope Julius II Albisola 1443 1513 Michele Marcolini born 1975 footballer Maria Christina of Naples and Sicily 1779 1849 Queen of Sardinia died in Savona Leon Pancaldo 1488 or 1490 1538 explorer Christian Panucci born 1973 footballer Sandro Pertini 1896 1990 President of the Italian Republic Daniela Poggi born 1956 actress Girolamo Riario 1443 1488 lord of Imola and Forli and one of the plotters behind the 1478 Pazzi Conspiracy Pietro Riario 1447 1474 cardinal and Papal diplomat Della Rovere noble family that flourished in the 15th century Annalisa Scarrone born 5 August 1985 singer and songwriter Renata Scotto born 1934 opera singer Stephan El Shaarawy born 1992 footballer Pope Sixtus IV Pecorile 1414 1484 Davide Biale born 5 April 1994 YouTube personality and bassist 6 Events EditThe Carnival with a parade in the centre of the town the typical costume of Savona is Cicciulin The Patron saint s festival of Nostra Signora della Misericordia on 18 March The Holy Friday with a spectacular procession in streets of the city which takes place every two years The Santa Lucia fair in the central street of Via Paleocapa on 13 December The Confuoco in local dialect U Confeugu it takes place the last Sunday before Christmas in the square of Sisto IV Twin towns and sister cities EditSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Italy Savona is twinned with Villingen Schwenningen Germany Saona Dominican Republic Bayamo Cuba Mariupol UkraineSee also EditCorale Alpina Savonese Savona Football Club Nemo s Garden Noli References Edit Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011 Italian National Institute of Statistics Retrieved 16 March 2019 Elevation above sea level of the casa comunale town hall see comune Savona Istat Frisoni Gaetano in Italian 1910 Dizionario Genovese Italiano e Italiano Genovese in Italian and Ligurian Genoa Nuova Editrice Genovese Savona weather averages Enea Retrieved 5 August 2012 I Speak Italian for the First Time EVER archived from the original on 21 December 2021 retrieved 29 September 2019Sources Edit This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Savona Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 24 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 248 249 Scovazzi Italo Filippo Noberasco Storia di Savona vicende di una vita bimillenaria in Italian Sabatelli External links Edit Media related to Savona at Wikimedia Commons Genoa Airport What to see Varazze Savona Web Confrateernita di S Domenico Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Savona amp oldid 1126812329, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
