Patron saint festival In 329 days
Our Lady of Concord
📅 Every year, on 8 September
On 8 September Albissola Marina celebrates Our Lady of Concord, in the town where ceramics ended up under your feet, along the artists' seafront.
The two Albisole are born of a flight. After the barbarian invasions the town split in two: one part stayed on the coast, the other climbed to the first slopes of the hills, and from that separation come the two comuni of today. The one on the sea is Albissola Marina; before it, right beside, stood the Roman Alba Docilia.
In 1122 the marquisate passed to the Aleramic Guelfo d'Albisola, and from there trade, fishing and above all ceramics began to grow. On 8 May 1343 Albisola, Celle Ligure and Varazze swore complete devotion to Genoa; the three towns did, however, get statutes of their own, drawn up in 1389. There are 5,564 residents.
The Albissola Marina guide
What to see 2
Villa Faraggiana · chiesa di Nostra Signora della Concordia
What to eat here 1
Pesto alla Genovese
Where to stay 26
26 places to stay · top rated: Casa Gaia 9.7 · La Reserve Albissola 9.5
Events & festivals 1
Next up: Our Lady of Concord, Wednesday 8 September
Getting there
Nearest airport: Genova, 29 km away
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Places to see within 25 km
Outside Albissola Marina, but an easy day trip away.
Castellana Caves 📍 Castellana Grotte · 1.8 km A 3,348-meter karst cave system mapped in 1938, noted for its 60-meter-deep skylight and dazzling white formations. Santuario di Maria Santissima Regina del Mondo 📍 Monopoli · 6.4 km The sanctuary in the Antonelli district of Monopoli, rebuilt as a vow for the town's safety and consecrated in 1950. Rione Monti 📍 Alberobello · 13 km The 1,030 trulli of Alberobello's larger quarter, laid dry-stone to dodge a tax. Trullo Sovrano 📍 Alberobello · 12 km With walls reaching 2.70 metres in thickness, the Trullo Sovrano is the supreme example of dry-stone architecture. Fondazione Museo Pino Pascali 📍 Polignano a Mare · 13 km Puglia's only permanent contemporary art museum, set in a former slaughterhouse overlooking the sea in Polignano. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate 📍 Fasano · 17 km The Observant friars' church in Fasano, with its dome, onion-spired bell tower and frescoed 1600s cloister.