Finale Ligure

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Finale Ligure
coat of arms
Finale Ligure (Italy)
Finale Ligure
Country Italy
region Liguria
province Savona  (SV)
Coordinates 44 ° 10 '  N , 8 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 10 '0 "  N , 8 ° 21' 0"  E
surface 34.5 km²
Residents 11,358 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density 329 inhabitants / km²
Post Code 17024
prefix 019
ISTAT number 009029
Popular name Finalesi
Patron saint John the Baptist
Website Finale Ligure
Finale Ligure
Finale Ligure

Finale Ligure is a city in the province of Savona in Italy .

Finale Ligure is located on the Riviera and has 11,358 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2019). It consists of the towns of Finale Marina , Finalpia , Finalborgo and Varigotti . The area is 34.5 km². The neighboring municipalities are Borgio Verezzi , Calice Ligure , Noli , Orco Feglino , Tovo San Giacomo and Vezzi Portio .

Finalborgo is a member of the I borghi più belli d'Italia association

geography

Palace in Piazza Garibaldi

Finale Ligure is located about 60 km southwest of Genoa on the Ligurian coast in the area of ​​the Palm Riviera . Finale Ligure is bounded to the west by the Capra Zoppa massif (281 m). To the north, only a few kilometers inland, the mountains already reach heights of over 1000 meters.

Finale Ligure is part of the Comunità Montana Pollupice .

Finale Ligure is on the Genoa – Ventimiglia railway line and Strada Statale 1 .

History and coat of arms

In 967 the place was first mentioned under the name Finale . The territory of Finale was given to the Margrave Aleramo by Otto I. In 1450 Finale was destroyed by the warring Maritime Republic of Genoa .

Heraldry of the coat of arms: in gold five red diagonal bars ; A golden five-tower wall crown over the shield and an olive and an oak branch tied with a ribbon in the Italian national colors at the base of the shield .

Tourism and sightseeing

S.Giovanni Battista, facade

Finale Marina is the largest of the three towns and also the best developed for tourism. The sandy beach and the old town as well as the many restaurants and cafes attract numerous tourists in summer. It's quieter in the districts of Finalpia and Finalborgo. Much of the medieval originality has been preserved here. Finalborgo is about 2 km inland, surrounded by an old high city wall with four city gates.

The Basilica of S. Giovanni Battista (1619–1675, facade by N. Barella, 1762) is one of the most important examples of the Ligurian Baroque.

In the district of Finalpia is the old abbey of Santa Maria , which was founded by Olivetan monks in 1400 and has existed as a Benedictine abbey of the Congregation of Subiaco since 1905 .

Sports

Finale Ligure is known and loved by sport climbers. The limestone in the area offers over 2500 climbing routes of all levels of difficulty. It's also a popular vacation spot for mountain bikers, from cross-country to freeride to downhill.

24h Finale Ligure

The world's most legendary and toughest 24-hour mountain bike race takes place in Finale Ligure every year. This is why the first Wembo 24h Solo World Championship was held here in 2012. Jason English (Australia) won the men's gold medal, Jessica Douglas (Australia) won the women's category and the German extreme athlete Kai Saaler won the "under 30" category. In 2014 the first Wembo 24h Solo European Championship was held in Finale Ligure, which Kai Saaler also won in the "under 30" category. Rudolf Springer (Austria) won the men and Ilaria Balzarotti triumphed in the women. A year later Kai Saaler was able to win the coveted trophy of the solo men, while Elena Kovikova (Ukraine) was on the podium in the women. In 2017 the Wembo World Championship returned to Finale Ligure. Cory Wallace (Canada) secured his first solo title in the men and Gaia Ravaioli (Italy) won the women. In 2022 the Wembo 24h World Championship will be back in Finale Ligure.

sons and daughters of the town

photos

  • The Varigotti Group

  • Varigotti beach

  • Castel Gavone above Finalborgo

  • Bastion of Castelfranco, Finale Ligure

  • Street sign Via Enrico Caviglia at the entrance to Via Torino

  • Monument to Enrico Caviglia in Piazza V. Emanuelle II

  • Mausoleum for Enrico Caviglia on Capo San Donato

  • Close up of the mausoleum

Web links

Commons : Finale Ligure  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistiche demografiche ISTAT. Monthly population statistics of the Istituto Nazionale di Statistica , as of December 31 of 2019.
  2. ^ I borghi più belli d'Italia. Borghipiubelliditalia.it, accessed July 25, 2017 (Italian). (The most beautiful places in Italy).