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Feast of Saint Ambrose

7 December 2026

Monday 7 December

Alassio · Savona · Liguria

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On 7 December Alassio celebrates Saint Ambrose, bishop of Milan, in the parish church that has borne his name since 1507.

The patron of Alassio is Saint Ambrose, bishop of Milan, celebrated on 7 December. The church dedicated to him has been a parish since 1507: it has a Renaissance façade and a 14th-century Romanesque-Gothic bell tower, and inside it keeps works by 17th-century Genoese artists such as Bernardo Castello and Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari.

In the same town stands also the 18th-century Capuchin church, dedicated to Santa Maria Immacolata, with a Baroque altar in carved walnut wood and a pulpit from 1503.

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Other events within 20 km around the same days.

Mon 30 Nov12.9 km Saint Andrew, patron of a town that is now also a fascinating «ghost town» Balestrino Sun 6 Dec12.7 km Saint Nicholas, patron of an anti-pirate town struck by an earthquake Diano Castello Sun 13 Dec16.3 km Saint Lucy, patron of a parish that replaced the old sanctuary of the Sorrowful Mother Cesio

While you're in Alassio

Places to see before or after the feast. All 4 places in Alassio →

Chiesa della Carità

Built by Alassio's shipowners between 1307 and 1310 for the first Jubilee, with three altars in a row.

Torrione della Coscia

A sixteenth-century Genoese round tower in Borgo Coscia, now private: seen from the street only.

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What to see 4

chiesa della Carità · chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata · santuario di Nostra Signora della Guardia and 1 more

What to eat here 1

Pesto alla Genovese

Where to stay 25

25 places to stay · top rated: Hotel Windsor 9.3 · Boutique Hotel de la Ville 9.3

Events & festivals 1

Next up: Feast of Saint Ambrose, Monday 7 December

Getting there

Nearest airport: Genova, 70 km away

Near Alassio

The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.

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