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Alassio | |
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| Città di Alassio | |
 Alassio from Cape Mele | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: The City of the Muretto | |
Location of Alassio  | |
  Alassio Location of Alassio in Italy  Alassio Alassio (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′N 08°10′E / 44.000°N 8.167°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | Savona (SV) |
| Frazioni | Moglio, Solva, Caso |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marco Melgrati (Indipendent) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2015)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,934 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Alassians (in italian: alassini)[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 17021 |
| Dialing code | 0182 |
| Patron saint | St. Ambrose |
| Saint day | 7 December |
| Website | Official website |
Alassio (Ligurian: Arasce or Arasci[4][5]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of Savona situated in the western coast of Liguria, Northern Italy, approximately 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the French border.
Alassio is known for its natural and scenic views. The town centre is crossed by a pedestrianised cobbled road known as the Budello.
The town has sandy beaches, blue sea and many bars and restaurants on the sea front. Alassio has also a pier known as "Molo di Alassio" or "Pontile Bestoso" which offers views of the town. The town is famous for its "Muretto di Alassio", a wall with signatures onto coloured ceramic tiles.[6]
Alassio is situated on the Riviera di Ponente coast, and it has a small tourist port (porticciolo) named "Luca Ferrari". It was also known as a health resort in winter and a bathing place in summer, and has many hotels.[7]
Alasssio was the start of stage 7 of the 2023 Giro Donne won by Annemiek van Vleuten.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Nam, Vincenzo (1892). Alassio and its Flora. Field Museum of Natural History Library. Alassio : J. Ottino.
- ^ Frisoni, Gaetano [in Italian] (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
- ^ "TIG - Risultati". www.zeneize.net. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "ALASSIO | The Muretto". alassio.eu. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ Chisholm 1911.