Alassio
Alassio’s setting is a narrow coastal strip between the Ligurian Sea and steep wooded hills, which has shaped both its compact townscape and local life. This resort town on the Riviera di Ponente is known for its long sandy beach and the seafront promenade of Lungomare Cadorna. Behind the shore, the Budello di Alassio is a narrow pedestrian street lined with shops and cafés. One of the town’s best-known symbols is the Muretto di Alassio, a tiled wall inaugurated in 1953 and associated with the Miss Muretto beauty contest. The nearby island of Gallinara, a protected nature reserve, lies off the Ligurian coast.
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Built around a sandy bay on the Ligurian Sea, Alassio grew into one of the Italian Riviera’s established seaside resorts. The town sits on the Baia del Sole, with Gallinara Island lying offshore; its protected reserve is a defining feature of this stretch of coast. Alassio’s long beach runs beside the Budello, the old centre’s narrow pedestrian lane, where shops and cafés occupy tightly packed historic buildings. Near the seafront, the Muretto di Alassio is covered in ceramic plaques bearing the names of artists and public figures, a local tradition begun in the 1950s. Place Alassio in its Riviera setting by exploring webcams from nearby coastal towns.
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