Costa d’Aria

Costa d’Aria is in Santa Margherita Ligure, Province of Genoa, Liguria. Costa d’Aria is situated nearby to the peak Monte Pollone, as well as near Monte Croci di Nozarego.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Fruttuoso Abbey and Christ of the Abyss.

San Fruttuoso Abbey

Church

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San Fruttuoso Abbey is a Romanesque religious building located in a secluded bay in the Italian Riviera near Genoa, between Camogli and Portofino, The abbey used to be under the patronage of the Genoese aristocratic Doria family, who protected it with a watchtower built by the architect Giovanni Ponzello in 1562. San Fruttuoso Abbey is situated 1½ km southwest of Costa d’Aria.

Christ of the Abyss

Work of art

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Christ of the Abyss is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus Christ by Guido Galletti, the original cast of which is located in the Mediterranean Sea, off San Fruttuoso, between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. Christ of the Abyss is situated 2 km southwest of Costa d’Aria.

Nostra Signora del Carmine

Church

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Nostra Signora del Carmine is a church, which is situated 1¼ km east of Costa d’Aria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Lorenzo della Costa and San Fruttuoso.

San Lorenzo della Costa

Hamlet

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Santa Margherita Ligure is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 35 kilometres southeast of Genoa, in the area traditionally known as Tigullio.