Albenga is a city on the Italian Riviera in the province of Province_of_Savona in Liguria, Italy. The Riviera is the coast shared between France and Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea, or the Italian Adriatic coast (Riviera Adriatica), on the Adriatic Sea. ... Savona (It. ... Í Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. ...
The city is of Celtic origins and flourished under the Roman_Empire when it was known as Albingaunum. It has a well preserved historic center comprising of medieval towers and houses built within the roman plan. Albenga's fortunes declined with the rise of Genoa, but it is again prospering as a center for tourism and agriculture. The word Celtic can refer to: the European Celtic people, ancient or modern the Celtic languages, spoken by these people and their modern descendents the Celtic (Lusitania), Celts from the Alentejo. ... Roman Empire - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Albingaunum (modern: Albenga) was the chief town of the Celtic Ligurian tribes. ... Location within Italy Flag of Genoa Christopher Columbus monument in Piazza Aquaverde Genoa (Italian Genova, Genoese Zena, French Gênes) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ...
Albenga is the ancient Album Ingaunum or Albingaunum, the chief town of the -Jn-gauni, one of the most important of the Ligurian tribes, whose : territory reached as far as Genoa.
To the S. of the town is a conspicuous monument, 27 ft. high, in the form of a rectangular pillar, resembling a tomb; but as there is no trace of a door to a sepulchral chamber it may be.
In the town itself there are no Roman remains; but there is a good Gothic cathedral in brick, and an interesting octagonal baptistery, attributed to the 8th or gth century, the arches being supported by ancient columns, and the vaulting decorated with mosaics.
The heart of the historic center is Piazza San Michele, on which the cathedral stands: structures from the eleventh century survive in the lower part of the façade and from the thirteenth century in the upper part.
A visit to the museums of Albenga also provides an opportunity explore the splendid buildings in which they are housed: the Palazzo Vecchio and the decorated rooms of Palazzo Peloso Cepolla, formerly the archbishopâs palace.
Nowadays the Albenga plain is used chiefly for the growing of potted plants, herbs and high-value early produce, using advanced farming methods supported by the Centre for Agricultural Experimentation and Assistance of the Savona Chamber of Commerce.
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