Regione Busseo

Regione Busseo is a locality in Santa Margherita Ligure, Province of Genoa, Liguria. Regione Busseo is situated nearby to the locality Bocche, as well as near Felciara.

Places of Interest

Highlights include San Fruttuoso Abbey and Nostra Signora del Carmine.

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.

Nostra Signora del Carmine

Church

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Nostra Signora del Carmine is a church.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Fruttuoso and San Lorenzo della Costa.

San Fruttuoso

Hamlet

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San Fruttuoso is a hamlet.

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.