Castello dei Fieschi

#3232 among destinations in Italy

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Savignone Castle, now in ruins, was once a fortress and manor house as well as the object of battles and sieges. It is also a place of legends. It is nestled on a pudding rock-named the "Savignone Conglomerate"-which towers from a height of 150 meters above the town of Savignone in the upper Scrivia Valley.

Coordinates: 44°34'4"N, 8°59'32"E

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Castello dei Fieschi – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lago della Busalletta, Antola Natural Regional Park, Bocchetta Pass, Rocche del Reopasso.

3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lago della Busalletta
92 min walk • Lago della Busalletta is an artificial lake in northwest Italy which straddles the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria, near the towns of Fraconalto and Busalla. At an elevation of 441, its surface area is 0.3 km².
2.5 miW
Park
Antola Natural Regional Park, Busalla
65 min walk • The Antola Natural Regional Park is a natural park in Metropolitan City of Genoa. It gets the name from the highest mountain of the area, Monte Antola.
5.3 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Bocchetta Pass
135 min walk • Bocchetta Pass or Bochetta Pass or Passo della Bocchetta is a mountain pass in the Ligurian Apennine Mountains in Liguria north of Genoa, Italy. The summit of the pass is at an elevation of 772 meters.
1.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rocche del Reopasso, Crocefieschi
40 min walk • Rocche del Reopasso is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines.
4.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Reale
111 min walk • Monte Reale is a mountain of the Ligurian Apennines. It is located in the Province of Genoa along the watershed between the basin of the Scrivia Torrent and that of the Vobbia, its tributary to the right.
3.4 miN
Forts and castles
Castello della Pietra, Vobbia
86 min walk • The Stone Castle is an ancient fortification located in the Ligurian municipality of Vobbia, situated in the valley of the same name tributary to the Scrivia stream. It is the main and most characteristic monument of the Genoa hinterland, a...
3.1 miNW
Forts and castles
Castello di Borgo Fornari, Ronco Scrivia
80 min walk • Borgo Fornari Castle was a defensive building and noble residence located in the hamlet of Borgo Fornari in Ronco Scrivia, in the upper Scrivia Valley.
5.5 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bric delle Camere
140 min walk • Bric delle Camere is a mountain in northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Appennines. It is located in the provinces of Genoa and Alessandria. It lies at an altitude of 1016 metres.
1.9 miW
Church
St. George Church, Busalla
50 min walk • The church of San Giorgio is a Catholic place of worship located in the hamlet of Sarissola, Via alla Chiesa, in the municipality of Busalla in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name of the Genovesato...
3.3 miSE
Church
Chiesa del Santissimo Nome di Maria
83 min walk • The Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary is a Catholic place of worship located in the hamlet of Frassinello in the municipality of Valbrevenna, in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name of the Scrivia...
2.4 miSW
Church
Santuario Nostra Signora della Vittoria, Mignanego
62 min walk • The shrine of Our Lady of Victory is a Catholic place of worship located in the municipality of Mignanego, 46 Via alla Vittoria, in the metropolitan city of Genoa.