Vacanze Savona

The Cathedral and the Sistine Chapel Savona

The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta was built between 1589 and 1605 in the ancient cathedral on sostituzionje Priamar, destroyed by the Genoese to build the fortress.
The façade is not original, dating back to 1886, the work of Calderini, inside you can admire a marble crucifix lavoato in both of the sides in the fifteenth century, the hexagonal pulpit and baptismal font.
Work is very impotant choir stalls, the work of 500, fully carved, created by Anselmo de Fornari, Elijah and John de Rocchi Michele de Pantaleoni.

The Sistine Chapel Savona, was built by Lombard masters between 1481 and 1483 and was born as a mausoleum for parents of Savona Pope Sixtus IV.
In 1762 he was strasformata in a rococo jewel bright and airy, decorated with polychrome stucco and decorated with plant motifs as well as paintings by a choir with organ of 1764 and the original memorial, 1483.

If you switch to Savona not miss the chance to visit these two works of art that are almost certainly the best works of art in the region.

To visit the Sistine Chapel with tour groups, you can contact the administrator at No. 3471436840, however OPENING hours are as follows:

SUMMER from May 1 to October 30:
Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 12 and from 16 to 18
Monday from 10 to 12 and from 15 to 16

Winter from November 1 to April 30:
Saturday and Sunday from 16 to 18