Savona is an Italian city, capital of the province of the same name in Liguria, region of northwestern Italy bordering the Mediterranean. Savona is also the port and the reference industrial center of the Riviera. It became after the An Mille, a port and a flourishing market thanks to the proximity of the Col de Cadibona. Today cruise port, it offers many ferry connections. The ferry port of Savona connects Italy and Corsica (Bastia, Ile Rousse), Spain (Barcelona) and Morocco (Tangier Med), with 17 crossings per week. Opposite the port, you will have the opportunity to admire the Torre Leon Pancaldo, a remnant of the ancient wall, with its turret about 23 meters high, dating from the fourteenth century, which monitors the sea. his name of a Savonnais navigator who accompanied Magellan during his world tour in 1520: Pancaldo Leone. In Savona, stroll through the characteristic streets, the "carruggi" that lead to small sunny squares encircled with houses with colorful facades. The medieval center of Savona evokes the time of its apogee, between the fifteenth and sixteenth century, during the papacy of the Della Rovere Family.
Here are the ferry companies represented at the port of Savona:
Less than 1h30 from Nice motorway, Savona is the closest Italian port to France, very accessible by car and public transport.
GPS coordinates of the Port : 44.26387848/8.44751528 ou N 44.15.50/E 8.26.51