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Savona
Italy, officially the Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana, is a Southern European country comprising of the Po River valley, the Italian Peninsula and the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia. It is shaped like a boot and for this reason Italians commonly call it lo Stivale, the boot or, due to its prevalent peninsular geographical nature, la Penisola, the Peninsula.
Inhabitants of Italy are referred to as Italians. Their official language is Standard Italian, descendant of Tuscan dialect and a direct descendant of Latin. The word Italy is derived from the Homeric Aeolic word which means bull. Italy is subject to highly diverse weather conditions in autumn, winter, and spring. The country has the fifth-highest population density in Europe at 193 persons per square kilometer. Today, despite regional variations in the form of accents and vowel emphasis, Italian is fully comprehensible to most throughout the country.
Savona is the Roman Savo of the Ingauni, where, according to Livy, Mago stored his booty in the Second Punic War. The place was outshone in importance in Roman times by the harbor at Vada Sabatia, from which a road diverged across the Apennines to Placentia. In 1746 Savona was captured by the king of Sardinia, but it was restored to Genoa by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.
Major attractions of Savona include the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora della Misericordia. Near the Rocca di San Giorgio, on the Promontorio del Priamar, stands the fortress named Priamar, built after fall of Savona in Genoese hands by the Genoese in 1542, on the area of the old cathedral and old city and later used as a prison and military prison and The old towers, survived after 1528 ruin, towers Corsi and Riario, Ghibelline Tower, and Torre della Quarda, in Leone Pancaldo square.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Savona is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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