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How to get there: Continue along Highway A10 and exit at Pietra Ligure then continue for a few kilometers along the Via Aurelia towards Loano.
Loano is an important seaside resort and summer vacation hot spot that has long extended beaches and in the flat territory there is the Nimbalto Torrent.
The picturesque town faces the sea with a long street adorned with palm trees among modern structures and international sporting facilities located near noble 16th century buildings.
The Medieval nucleus and the castle walls are located at the foot of the Doria Castle. It was built in the 16th-17th centuries by Giovanni Andrea Doria on the ruins of previous fortress.
Today it is a beautiful palazzo surrounded by a natural park. The Palazzo Comunale has important pieces of Roman mosaic pavements of the 3rd century and inside there is the Naturalistic Civic Museum where you can admire a fantastic ornithological collection.
The Church of St. John the Baptist was built in 1633 and it has an earthquake-proof iron dome that was chiseled after the 1887 earthquake.
The traditional Feast of St. Isidoro and NS of the Visitazione revoke the ancient representations of Cappe Bianche and Cappe Turchine Brotherhoods, which celebrates the land and the sea that is so dear to the inhabitants of Loano.
New initiatives of environmental protection are being carried out to protect the fish fauna and to safeguard the splendid coastal strip of Ponente. But most importantly Loano offers entertainment! You can laugh at the Loano Carbaret and enjoy dancing in the garden during the summer but, Loano offers fun all year round thanks to spontaneous manifestations that are suitable for all ages.
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