Forte San Giacomo

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Forts and castles

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Fort San Giacomo - formerly Fort San Lorenzo - was a defensive building placed to safeguard the Savona coastline near the present-day town of Vado Ligure in the province of Savona.

Coordinates: 44°15'40"N, 8°27'1"E

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Forte San Giacomo – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pluto beach, Bagni Marinella, Villa Zanelli, St. John the Baptist Church.

2.5 miSW
44°13'50"N • 8°25'27"E
Pluto beach, Spotorno
63 min walk • Beach, Park, Outdoor activities
2.9 miNE
44°17'59"N • 8°28'27"E
Bagni Marinella, Savona
75 min walk • Beach
2.2 miN
Art Nouveau architecture
Villa Zanelli, Savona
57 min walk • Villa Zanelli is an historical building located in Savona, Liguria, Italy. The building is an example of the Liberty style of residential architecture, and was completed in 1907 for the Zanelli family. Designed by the architect Gottardo Gussoni from Turin, it is close to the Tyrrhenian Sea beach in the Legino district of Savona.
0.9 miNW
Church
St. John the Baptist Church, Vado Ligure
24 min walk • The church of San Giovanni Battista is a place of Catholic worship located in the municipality of Vado Ligure, in Piazza San Giovanni Battista, in the province of Savona. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name of the Vado Ligure...
2.4 miN
Church
Sant'Ambrogio, Savona
61 min walk • St. Ambrose Church is the parish church of the Legino district of the city of Savona.
3.2 miN
Church
Chiesa di Santa Rita, Savona
83 min walk • The church of Santa Rita is a religious building located in Savona, in the neighborhood of the same name on the right bank of the Letimbro River. The Confraternity of the Holy Trinity resides there.
2.8 miSW
Historical place, Church
Church of the Santissima Annunziata, Spotorno
73 min walk • The Church of the Santissima Annunziata is a place of Catholic worship located in the municipality of Spotorno, on Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, in the province of Savona. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name that is part of the Finale...
2.7 miN
Church
Madonna della Neve, Savona
70 min walk • The Church of Our Lady of the Snows is located in the Fornaci neighborhood in Savona, a few meters from the sea.
3.2 miNE
Church
Church of the Sacred Heart, Savona
81 min walk • The Sacred Heart Church stands overlooking the public gardens of the Sea Extension, in the municipality of Savona.
3 miN
Church
Chiesa del Nome di Maria, Savona
77 min walk • The Church of the Name of Mary, better known as the Church of the Two Lions, is a religious building located on a hill in Rocca di Legino, in the municipality of Savona.
2.8 miSW
Forts and castles
Castello di Spotorno, Spotorno
71 min walk • Spotorno Castle was a defensive building in the coastal municipality of the same name on the Riviera delle Palme in the province of Savona. The post is located in a semi-elevated position on a hill north of the present-day town of Spotorno.