Albenga

Albenga is a city on the Italian Riviera in the province of Province of Savona in Liguria, Italy.

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The city is of Celtic origins and flourished under the Roman Empire when it was known as Albingaunum.

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It has a well preserved historic center comprising of medieval towers and houses built within the roman plan.

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Albenga's fortunes declined with the rise of Genoa, but it is again prospering as a center for tourism and agriculture.

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Italian Riviera: The Italian Riviera is a part of the coast shared between France and Italy, on the Tyrrhenian Sea, or the Italian coast on the Adriatic Sea....

Province of Savona: Savona (It. Provincia di Savona) is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona....

Liguria: Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. It borders France to the west, Piedmont to the north, and Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany to the east. It lies on the Ligurian Sea, a part of the Tyrrhenian Sea (northern Mediterranean Sea)....