Feb. 2025
I had a chance to spend 2 nights in this seaside city at northern Italy. Savona is not really a popular town, but it was surprisingly beautiful, full of ancient churches, traditional buildings, street and alleys.
I have visited two churches (Chiesa di Sant’Andrea Apostolo, Duomo di Savona) which were both unbelievably gorgeous inside. It was not allowed to take photos inside, but they definitely worth visiting.
There was La Torretta – Torre Leon Pancaldo at the waterfront, little cruise port near my hotel looked romantic at night. There were some nice seafood restaurants and Lidl supermarket near the port.
There is shuttle bus from Genova Airport to the closest train station. After taking about one hour of train from Genova Sestri P. station to Genova station. There were many meter taxies parking right outside of Genova station, just a short ride to city center.
The highlight of Genova is definitely Priamar Fortress. The Fortress was well-maintained, quiet and had a beautiful sea view and city view. There was even Area archeologica del complesso di San Domenico around the fortress. It was just a 5min walk from my hotel (Hotel NH Savona Darsena), so I visited there both sunset and sunrise time. It was one of my favorite place.
