Alassio
Alassio (Arasce Pronuncia di Alassio in Ligure di Moglio.ogg or Arasci) is a resort town on the Italian Riviera. It is in the province of Savona situated in the western coast of Liguria, Northern Italy, approximately 80 km from the French border. Known for its natural and scenic views.
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The town centre is crossed by a pedestrianised cobbled road known as the Budello. The town has sandy beaches, blue sea and many bars and restaurants on the sea front. Alassio has also a pier known as Molo di Alassio or Pontile Bestoso which offers views of the town. The town is famous for its Muretto di Alassio, a wall with signatures onto coloured ceramic tiles. Situated on the Riviera di Ponente (western side of the Italian Riviera), and it has a small tourist port (porticciolo) named after Luca Ferrari. It is known as a health resort in winter and a bathing place in summer, and has many hotels. The start of stage 7 of the 2023 Giro Donne won by Annemiek van Vleuten.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Alassio • Official Name — Città di Alassio • Native Name — Arasce • Nickname — The City of the Muretto" • Region — Liguria • Province — Savona (SV) • Frazioni — Moglio, Solva, Caso • Mayor Party — Independent • Mayor — Marco Melgrati • Area Total Km2 — 17 • Population Total — 10934 • Population As Of — 31 December 2015 • Population Demonym — Alassians (in italian: alassini) • Elevation M — 6 • Saint — St. Ambrose • Day — 7 December • Postal Code — 17021 • Area Code — 0182 Alassio (Arasce Pronuncia di Alassio in Ligure di Moglio.ogg or Arasci) is a resort town on the Italian Riviera. It is in the province of Savona situated in the western coast of Liguria, Northern Italy, approximately 80 km from the French border. Alassio is known for its natural and scenic views. The town centre is crossed by a pedestrianised cobbled road known as the Budello. The town has sandy beaches, blue sea and many bars and restaurants on the sea front. Alassio has also a pier known as Molo di Alassio or Pontile Bestoso which offers views of the town. The town is famous for its Muretto di Alassio, a wall with signatures onto coloured ceramic tiles. Alassio is situated on the Riviera di Ponente (western side of the Italian Riviera), and it has a small tourist port (porticciolo) named after Luca Ferrari. It is known as a health resort in winter and a bathing place in summer, and has many hotels. Alassio was the start of stage 7 of the 2023 Giro Donne won by Annemiek van Vleuten.
Heritage
Heritage
The English composer Edward Elgar wrote a concert-overture called In the South (Alassio) whilst staying on holiday in Alassio in the winter of 1903–04. Alassio is featured as the location for a holiday in the 1944 film The Children Are Watching Us. The painter Felix Nussbaum (1904–1944) stayed in Alassio in 1934 and it appears on many of his lighter paintings. The painters Helen Frankenthaler and her husband Robert Motherwell summered and worked there in 1960. Actress Lisa Gastoni was born in Alassio in 1935.
Twin towns – Sister cities
Twin towns – Sister cities
Alassio is twinned with: • La Thuile, Italy (2013)
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- 1.Nam, Vincenzo. Alassio and its Flora. Alassio : J. Ottino. 1892.
- 2.Frisoni, Gaetano. Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese. Nuova Editrice Genovese. 1910.
- 3.TIG - Risultati. www.zeneize.net.
- 4.ALASSIO The Muretto. alassio.eu.
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- Kennedy, Michael. Portrait of Elgar. Oxford University Press. 1987. 0-19-284017-7.
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