Chiavari

Chiavari [' kja: vari ] ( Ciävai Ligurian ) is a municipality with 27,259 inhabitants (as of 31 December 2012) in the Italian region Liguria, Genoa Province (GE).

Geography

The place is between Rapallo and Sestri Levante in the north to the south on the coast of the Gulf of Tigullio at the mouth of the river Entella and the railway Pisa - Genova. Chiavari covers an area of ​​about 20 square kilometers and extends forwardly of the Trebbia Valley to a height of about 50 m above sea level.

Neighboring communities:

The neighboring municipalities are Zoagli in the north and in the south Lavagna. In other areas Rapallo and Nervi lie to the north and Sestri Levante and La Spezia in the south.

History

Founded as Clavarum (Latin Talschlüssel ), Chiavari leads today a key in his coat of arms. But recent excavations revealed a necropolis of already pre-Roman times to light.

From Chiavari families of Giuseppe Garibaldi and Giuseppe Mazzini come.

Attractions

• Basilica dei Fieschi (built 1245-1252 in Romanesque- Gothic style )
• Church of S. Maria delle Grazie ( impressive portico, in the Middle Ages a stage of the pilgrimage route to Rome)
• Town hall
• The alleys and arcades " portici neri " in the old town
• Palazzo Torriglia Picture Gallery Genoese painting from the period 1600-1900
• The ruins of the castle built in 1167 by the Count of Lavagna
• The ruins of the 1252 -built Palazzo dei Fieschi, which was largely destroyed in 1567 by the Saracens

Education and Culture

Archive: Chiavari is the seat of a bishop's diocese, and therefore has an important archive. In Chiavari there are secondary schools, a library with 50,000 volumes, a cultural club and last but not least, in the Palazzo Torriglia, a gallery with pictures of Genoese painters from the period between 1600 and 1900.

Economy

Crafts:

• Production of bobbin lace in traditional production methods - even in macramé technique
• Woodworking: Chiavari known, light and elegant Campanino - chairs are manufactured
• Shale processing, even in the south neighboring municipality of Lavagna

Industry:

• Shipbuilding
• Fishing