A Guide to Sestri Levante

Sestri Levante is located on the coast of Liguria between Genova and La Spezia in the Gulf of Tigullio. The landscape in this area is of extraordinary beauty with the beautiful coast line with the mountains in the background. The town’s history stretches back to it being an ancient maritime village and there are many old legends to be told by the locals.

The town’s monuments and places of interest include the Gualino castle, the Church of St Nicolò dellisola, the Rizzi Gallery, Palazzo Fascie, the Dolphin Nativity Scene, the Church of St Sabina in Trigoso, the Church of St Stefano del Ponte, the Church of St Maria of Nazareth, the Church and Convent of the Cappuccini order, the Convent of the Annunziata, Palazzo Negretto Cambiaso and the historic Villas.