Albisola Superiore (
Genoese: ) is a ''
comune
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'' (municipality) in the
Province of Savona in the
Italian
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region
Liguria
it, Ligure
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, located about southwest of
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, ZĂȘna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian census, the Province of ...
and about northeast of
Savona.
Main sights
*Medieval castle
*Sanctuary of ''Madonna della Pace'' (Madonna of the Peace), on the road towards
Stella.
*
Villa Gavotti
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.
People
* Giuliano della Rovere,
Pope Julius II
Pope Julius II ( la, Iulius II; it, Giulio II; born Giuliano della Rovere; 5 December 144321 February 1513) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1503 to his death in February 1513. Nicknamed the Warrior Pope or th ...
* Juan Bautista Chapa (Giovanni Bautista Schiapapria)
* Giampaolo Parini (artist)
*
Davide Biale
Davide Biale (born 5 April 1994), better known by his online alias Davie504, is an Italian musician and YouTuber. He is best known for playing bass guitar, primarily with a slapping technique, and creating several covers and viral videos.
Car ...
, bassist
References
External links
Official website
Cities and towns in Liguria
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