Photo: User:Amada44, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Period
- Early modern period, 1757
- Commissioned by
- Republic of Genoa
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 44°15′40″ N, 8°27′01″ E
- Address
- Via Aurelia, Bergeggi (SV)
About
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Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.
Read it in ItalianTimeline
- 1757Built
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
Quiliano-VadoTrain, nearest
2.4 km as the crow flies
Forte San GiacomoVia Aurelia, Bergeggi (SV)
Bastia-Savona200 m
Aeroporto Internazionale di Genova - Cristoforo Colombo35.5 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Forte San Giacomo?
Forte San Giacomo is in Bergeggi, in the province of Savona (Liguria), Italy. Address: Via Aurelia, Bergeggi (SV). GPS coordinates: 44.26115, 8.45015.
How old is Forte San Giacomo?
Wikidata dates it to 1757.
What else is there to see near Forte San Giacomo?
Nearby you’ll find: Forti San Lorenzo e Santo Stefano (100 m away), Capo di Vado Lighthouse (400 m away), Grotta di Bergeggi (2.1 km away).
Sources and licences
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 8 photos
- Fort in Vado Ligure-002 — User:Amada44, CC BY 3.0
- Castle In Vado Ligure - Forte San Giacomo - panoramio — ---=XEON=---, CC BY 3.0
- Forte San Giacomo - Vado Ligure SV - panoramio (1) — Stefano Mazzone, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Vado Ligure - Forte San Giacomo, veduta dal porto (1) — Klaus Nahr, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Castle - panoramio (11) — ---=XEON=---, CC BY 3.0
- Castle In Vado City - panoramio — ---=XEON=---, CC BY 3.0
- Corsica Ferries in Vado Ligure harbour 003 — Amada44, CC BY 3.0
- Fort in Vado Ligure-001 — User:Amada44, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences