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Things to see in Santa Margherita Ligure
In Santa Margherita Ligure the atlas lists 11 historic places: 4 historic villas and palaces, 2 abbeys and monasteries, 2 castles, 2 fortresses and towers and 1 museum.
Of these, 1 list opening hours.
Don’t miss: Cervara Abbey (14th century), abbey in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy.
By date of construction, the most common period is the Modern era (50% of dated places) and the Early modern period (17% of dated places).
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The town
Santa Margherita Ligure is a delightful little sea-side city in Liguria, in the heart of the Italian Riviera.
Santa Margherita Ligure is capital of the gulf, Golfo del Tigullio.
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11 places
Villas and palaces 4
Abbeys and monasteries 2
Castles 2
Fortresses and towers 2
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Museums 1
Getting there
The airport of Genova "Cristoforo Colombo" is 42 km from the city. Take the "Volabus" shuttle bus for the Principe railway station in Genoa and from here continue by train to Santa Margherita Ligure (line for Genoa – La Spezia).
The railway station S. Margherita Ligure-Portofino is in the town. A train to Genoa takes around 45 minutes and costs around €3.
From all directions, take Autostrada A12 (Genova – La Spezia) and follow the signs for Rapallo. Exit at the Rapallo tollbooth and follow the signs for Santa Margherita Ligure.
Visiting cruise ships moor or station-keep off-shore. Their tenders usually deliver passengers to docks virtually downtown.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Castello di Santa Margherita Ligure. Built by the Republic of Genoa in 1550 as defence against the increasing attacks of North African pirates. It was designed by the same architect of the Castle of Rapallo. After World War I it was restored and dedicated to the Italian victims of that conflict.
Basilica of St. Margaret of Antiochia, built from 1658 on the remains of a 13th-century church.
Cervara Abbey (Abbazia della Cervara). A historically relevant abbey on the road to Portofino. The monastery building was built in 1361.
Villa Durazzo complex, including two patrician villas, a 16th-century castle and 17th-century park.
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