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Imperia · Liguria
Things to see in Imperia
In Imperia the atlas lists 23 historic places: 8 museums, 7 historic villas and palaces, 3 fortresses and towers, 2 abbeys and monasteries, 1 castle, 1 lighthouse and 1 historic theatre.
Of these, 2 list opening hours.
Don’t miss: Museo Navale Internazionale del Ponente Ligure, museum in Italy.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Modern era (50% of dated places) and the Early modern period (20% of dated places).
- 23historic places
- 42,060inhabitants
- 10 maltitude
The town
Imperia is a city of 42,000 people (2017) in Liguria. Imperia is well known for the cultivation of flowers and olives, and is a popular summer destination for visitors.
The economy of Imperia is based on tourism, food industry (olive oil and pasta), a specialized agriculture (olive groves and flowers in greenhouses) and on trading and harbour activities. The seaside tourism represents an important aspect of the economy of Imperia.
The urban centre of Imperia includes the former towns of Porto Maurizio and Oneglia (which in turn includes Castelvecchio).
Oneglia, to the east, is the largest part of the city, on the left of the mouth of the Impero stream, gathering around Piazza Dante, from which some of the main modern streets of the city open.
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23 places
Museums 8
Villas and palaces 7
Fortresses and towers 3
Abbeys and monasteries 2
Castles 1
Lighthouses 1
Historic theatres 1
Getting there
By plane: Airport of Genoa Cristoforo Colombo
By car: A10 motorway (Autostrada dei Fiori)
Provincial road 1 "Aurelia"
By ship: In Porto Maurizio there is a tourist port which, especially in the summer season, acts as a fulcrum for marine tourism
By train: Imperia station, on the Genoa - Ventimiglia line
By bus: Bus services carried out by the Riviera Trasporti.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
International Naval Museum of Western Liguria.
MACI Museum of Contemporary Art of Imperia, Villa Faravelli, Viale Giacomo Matteotti
Porto Maurizio: Cathedral of San Maurizio (Duomo San Maurizio). Main place of Catholic worship in Imperia, the largest church in all of Liguria, built between 1781 and 1832.
Museo del presepe e pinacoteca civica di Imperia, Piazza del Duomo. Civic museum and art gallery.
Old Town
Convent of Santa Chiara — established in 1365, the existing structure dates from 1741.
Central Museum of the Historical Institute of the Resistance, in via Cascione.
Oneglia: Villa Grock
Church of San Giovanni Battista
Montegrazie: Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
Shrine of Nostra Signora delle Grazie
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