What to see · Loano

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Loano: 3 places to start with

1. 1 Churches Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista A twelve-sided plan and a 50-metre dome, rebuilt after the 1887 earthquake.
2. 2 Churches Convento di Monte Carmelo Founded by the Doria in 1602 above Loano: church, cloister and the Carmelites' medicinal gardens.
3. 3 Churches Chiesa di Sant'Agostino e Santa Rita A plaque above the door names the Doria couple who paid for the church, 1588 to 1598

6 places covered in Loano Grouped by type, most important first.

Churches and places of worship

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Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista ★

A twelve-sided plan and a 50-metre dome, rebuilt after the 1887 earthquake.

Convento di Monte Carmelo ★

Founded by the Doria in 1602 above Loano: church, cloister and the Carmelites' medicinal gardens.

Chiesa di Sant'Agostino e Santa Rita ★

A plaque above the door names the Doria couple who paid for the church, 1588 to 1598

Castles, palaces and villas

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Castello dei Doria

A bishops' stronghold turned Doria residence, today it looks more like a villa than a fort.

Palazzo del Comandante

Built in 1606 as the Commissioner's palace, later home to the Savoy garrison commander.

Squares, fountains and monuments

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Fontana Giovanna

Carved between 1685 and 1687 for the garden of Palazzo Doria, it now stands on Piazza Italia.