What to see · Noli

Ligurian Romanesque outside the walls of Noli: ceramic bowls set into the apse, a crypt on Roman columns.

Built from a tithe on the catch, cathedral since 1572: Genoese Baroque over a Romanesque frame.

The chapel of Noli's bishop's palace, seat of a diocese until 1820: Genoese Baroque and a bay view.

A tower outside the walls, joined by a walkway: this is how Noli defended its castle gates.

The arms store of the Republic of Noli, with Gothic windows and a brick arch to the castle.

Fourteenth-century tower-house in green stone and brick, reworked in 1906 by d'Andrade's school.