{"id":9080,"date":"2022-12-15T18:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T17:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/culture\/historical-and-cultural-routes\/beautiful-marbles\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:17:58","slug":"beautiful-marbles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/en\/culture\/historical-and-cultural-routes\/beautiful-marbles\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Marbles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_55179982\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1569014314\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:40%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1063\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"basiliche di finale ligure\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1063px) 100vw, 1063px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1569014314 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_55179982 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_41577437\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row align-middle\"  id=\"row-1347265148\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-891513797\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-433972181\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1951982853\" class=\"text testi-titolo-laterale\">\n\t\t\n\n<p style=\"font-family: 'Rubik'; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; color: rgba(39,39,39,0.4);\">BEAUTIFUL MARBLES<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1951982853 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n  color: rgb(204, 208, 212);\n}\n#text-1951982853 > * {\n  color: rgb(204, 208, 212);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-433972181 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-433972181 > .col-inner {\n    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1217981547\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style>\n#row-1347265148 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #row-1347265148 > .col > .col-inner {\n    padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1456830348\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1301089310\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1301089310 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1281379581\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-1601684877\" class=\"text testi-titolo\">\n\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"testi-titolo\">White marbles as a symbol of prestige<\/h1>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1601684877 {\n  color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\n}\n#text-1601684877 > * {\n  color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-4121391550\" class=\"text testi-body\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>From 1602 to 1707, the Spanish ruled over Finale, bringing about significant economic prosperity for the Marquisate. During this period, the magnificent 17th-century basilicas were built, which were requested by a flourishing community like Finalmarina or were part of long-established traditions, as seen in the example of Finalborgo.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-4121391550 {\n  color: rgba(82, 78, 78, 0.581);\n}\n#text-4121391550 > * {\n  color: rgba(82, 78, 78, 0.581);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_171043311\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;margin:0px 0px -16px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Finalmarina-chiesa-1024x633-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Finalmarina-chiesa-1024x633-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Finalmarina-chiesa-1024x633-1-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Finalmarina-chiesa-1024x633-1-768x475.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_171043311 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-1615227858\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-862604803\" class=\"col medium-6 small-6 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1382021156\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1330\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_pulpito-e-cupola.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_pulpito-e-cupola.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_pulpito-e-cupola-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_pulpito-e-cupola-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_pulpito-e-cupola-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_pulpito-e-cupola-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1382021156 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-630760619\" class=\"col medium-6 small-6 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1402451422\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1468\" height=\"2208\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_navata-e-altare-maggiore.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_navata-e-altare-maggiore.jpg 1468w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_navata-e-altare-maggiore-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_navata-e-altare-maggiore-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_navata-e-altare-maggiore-768x1155.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_navata-e-altare-maggiore-1021x1536.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_navata-e-altare-maggiore-1362x2048.jpg 1362w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1468px) 100vw, 1468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1402451422 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wtbx_vc_text_element wtbx_vc_text_element-86272524 wtbx_display_block\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_vc_el_container wtbx_vc_text_element_container\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_text_element_content\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_text_element_inner\">\n<p>In 1619, the construction of a new and <strong>prestigious church<\/strong> dedicated to <strong>San Giovanni Battista<\/strong> started at the Marina. This church replaced the old paleochristian and medieval parish church. After an impressive 55 years, the building was finally completed. The magnificent structure boasts a nave and two aisles, which are distinguished by twin columns made from the finest white marble sourced from Carrara quarries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1756054294\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;margin:0px 0px -16px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanbiagio1-1024x632-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanbiagio1-1024x632-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanbiagio1-1024x632-1-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanbiagio1-1024x632-1-768x474.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1756054294 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-2 medium-columns- small-columns- row-collapse\" >\n  <div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Biagio_portale-dingresso-a-bassorilievo_Finalborgo.jpg\" title=\"\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-shade dark\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1335\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Biagio_portale-dingresso-a-bassorilievo_Finalborgo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" ids=\"3136,3133\" style=\"shade\" 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class=\"shade\"><\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left\" >\n                 <p><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Biagio_altare-maggiore-e-navata_Finalborgo.jpg\" title=\"\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-shade dark\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1335\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Biagio_altare-maggiore-e-navata_Finalborgo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" ids=\"3136,3133\" style=\"shade\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" col_spacing=\"collapse\" columns=\"2\" image_height=\"100%\" image_size=\"original\" image_hover=\"zoom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Biagio_altare-maggiore-e-navata_Finalborgo.jpg 1335w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Biagio_altare-maggiore-e-navata_Finalborgo-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Biagio_altare-maggiore-e-navata_Finalborgo-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Biagio_altare-maggiore-e-navata_Finalborgo-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Basilica-di-San-Biagio_altare-maggiore-e-navata_Finalborgo-1025x1536.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1335px) 100vw, 1335px\" \/>                                                  <div class=\"shade\"><\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left\" >\n                 <p><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>The community of Borgo <strong>decided to build a new parish church in 1634<\/strong>. Architect Andrea Storace was entrusted with the construction work, which lasted for several decades. The population made significant sacrifices to bring this impressive structure to life, and in 1690, it was finally consecrated.<\/p>\n<p>During the latter half of the 18th century, the church finally acquired stunning white marble pieces that were created during the era of the late Genoese Baroque. These works are considered among the most unique and original of their time.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1057214365\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:75%;margin:0px 0px -16px 0px;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo2-1024x771-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo2-1024x771-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo2-1024x771-1-300x226.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo2-1024x771-1-768x578.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1057214365 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n  \n    <div class=\"row large-columns-2 medium-columns- small-columns- row-collapse\" >\n  <div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo3-300x226-1.webp\" title=\"\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-shade dark\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo3-300x226-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" ids=\"681,680\" style=\"shade\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" col_spacing=\"collapse\" columns=\"2\" image_height=\"100%\" image_size=\"original\" image_hover=\"zoom\" text_padding=\"0px 0px 20px 0px\" \/>                                                  <div class=\"shade\"><\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left\" style=\"padding:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n                 <p><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><div class=\"gallery-col col\" >\n          <div class=\"col-inner\">\n            <a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1.jpg\" title=\"\">            <div class=\"box has-hover gallery-box box-shade dark\">\n              <div class=\"box-image image-zoom image-cover\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1063\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" ids=\"681,680\" style=\"shade\" lightbox_image_size=\"original\" col_spacing=\"collapse\" columns=\"2\" image_height=\"100%\" image_size=\"original\" image_hover=\"zoom\" text_padding=\"0px 0px 20px 0px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1.jpg 1063w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/marmo1-1-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1063px) 100vw, 1063px\" \/>                                                  <div class=\"shade\"><\/div>\n                                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"box-text text-left\" style=\"padding:0px 0px 20px 0px;\">\n                 <p><\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/a>          <\/div>\n         <\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>In 1765, Pasquale Bocciardo crafted an <strong>imaginative pulpit<\/strong> portraying the chariot of the prophet Ezekiel, encircled by the symbols of the evangelists. The pulpit is upheld by a column of clouds, which angels moved with their breath.<\/p>\n<p>In 1791 the stunning <strong>main altar<\/strong> was commissioned to Andrea Casareggio and Girolamo Bocciardo, both from Genoa.<\/p>\n<p>The latter is also the author of the splendid <strong>white marble balustrade<\/strong> that separates the presbytery from the nave, executed in 1792 with four figures of angels holding the Eucharistic tablecloth. This sculpture serves as a remarkable representation of late 18th-century Ligurian art. It embodies neoclassical aesthetics while also incorporating elements of the Roman Baroque era, particularly in the dynamic depiction of angels.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>realistic marble lace tablecloth<\/strong> is intricately decorated and engraved with great precision, reminiscent of the artistic excellence of the Baroque era.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1281379581 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1281379581 > .col-inner {\n    margin: -30px 0px 0px 0px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1176723759\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\" style=\"background-color:rgb(241, 241, 241);\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1244965468\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/MUDIF-logo-orizzontale@2x-300x102-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1244965468 {\n  width: 76%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wtbx_vc_text_element wtbx_vc_text_element-86284463 wtbx_display_block\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_vc_el_container wtbx_vc_text_element_container\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_text_element_content\">\n<div class=\"wtbx_text_element_inner\">\n<p><strong>For more information about the<\/strong> <strong>Basilica of San Giovanni and San Biagio see<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.mudifinale.com<\/a><br>Museo Archeologico del Finale (Archaeological Museum of Finale)<br>Chiostri di Santa Caterina<br>Finalborgo<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:info@mudifinale.com\">info@mudifinale.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1176723759 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 10px 10px 10px 10px;\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #col-1176723759 > .col-inner {\n    margin: 10px 0px 0px 10px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1008004026\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1008004026 > .col-inner {\n  margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1108435731\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1407071840\" class=\"col hide-for-small medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-685985571\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div id=\"text-405826308\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n\n<h2>Churches of the Finale area<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-405826308 {\n  font-size: 1.5rem;\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n#text-405826308 > * {\n  color: rgb(0,0,0);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-700105665\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1581092074\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_188190896\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/monumenti\/conventi-ed-abbazie\/chiesa-e-abbazia-di-ns-assunta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbazia-dei-Padri-Benedettini-di-Finalpia_il-chiostro-2-1024x681-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbazia-dei-Padri-Benedettini-di-Finalpia_il-chiostro-2-1024x681-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbazia-dei-Padri-Benedettini-di-Finalpia_il-chiostro-2-1024x681-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Abbazia-dei-Padri-Benedettini-di-Finalpia_il-chiostro-2-1024x681-1-768x511.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_188190896 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3>Abbazia dei Padri Benedettini<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1582745229\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_508142651\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/chiese-e-basiliche\/basilica-di-san-giovanni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_gli-affreschi-del-soffitto-1024x713-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_gli-affreschi-del-soffitto-1024x713-1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_gli-affreschi-del-soffitto-1024x713-1-1-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Basilica-di-San-Giovanni-Battista_Finalmarina_gli-affreschi-del-soffitto-1024x713-1-1-768x535.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_508142651 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3>Basilica collegiata di S.Giovanni Battista<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-200025057\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1218800182\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/chiese-e-basiliche\/collegiata-di-san-biagio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanbiagio1-1024x632-1-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"basilica di san biagio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanbiagio1-1024x632-1-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanbiagio1-1024x632-1-1-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/sanbiagio1-1024x632-1-1-768x474.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1218800182 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3>Basilica di San Biagio<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-88108780\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_431857878\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/chiese-e-basiliche\/chiesa-sant-antonino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"649\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-chiesa-sant-antonino-01-1024x649-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-chiesa-sant-antonino-01-1024x649-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-chiesa-sant-antonino-01-1024x649-1-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/finale-ligure-chiesa-sant-antonino-01-1024x649-1-768x487.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_431857878 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3>Cappella di Sant&#8217;Antonio<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1588777599\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-461580345\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_574800244\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/chiese-e-basiliche\/pieve-del-finale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Finale_Ligure_Frati_Minori_Cappuccini_Chiesa_di_San_Francesco_dAssisi-copia.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Finale_Ligure_Frati_Minori_Cappuccini_Chiesa_di_San_Francesco_dAssisi-copia.webp 800w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Finale_Ligure_Frati_Minori_Cappuccini_Chiesa_di_San_Francesco_dAssisi-copia-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Finale_Ligure_Frati_Minori_Cappuccini_Chiesa_di_San_Francesco_dAssisi-copia-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_574800244 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3>Chiesa dei Padri Cappuccini e Pieve del Finale<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-460442233\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_776840891\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/chiese-e-basiliche\/chiesa-ns-loreto-perti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FINALBORGO-ARCHIVIO-COMUNE-FINALE-LIGURE-HIGHT-3-1024x681-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FINALBORGO-ARCHIVIO-COMUNE-FINALE-LIGURE-HIGHT-3-1024x681-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FINALBORGO-ARCHIVIO-COMUNE-FINALE-LIGURE-HIGHT-3-1024x681-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FINALBORGO-ARCHIVIO-COMUNE-FINALE-LIGURE-HIGHT-3-1024x681-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_776840891 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3>Chiesa di Nostra Signora di Loreto<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1173772022\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_526005606\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/chiese-e-basiliche\/campanile-di-san-bartolomeo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"649\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Finale-ligure-campanile-gorra-mudif-03-649x1024-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Finale-ligure-campanile-gorra-mudif-03-649x1024-1.jpg 649w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Finale-ligure-campanile-gorra-mudif-03-649x1024-1-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_526005606 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3>Chiesa di San Bartolomeo Apostolo<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1634497208\" class=\"col medium-3 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_982211616\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/chiese-e-basiliche\/chiesa-castrense-di-san-lorenzo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Chiesa-di-San-Lorenzino-1024x768-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Chiesa-di-San-Lorenzino-1024x768-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Chiesa-di-San-Lorenzino-1024x768-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Chiesa-di-San-Lorenzino-1024x768-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_982211616 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3>Chiesa di San Lorenzino<\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1044526453\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1818903591\" class=\"col medium-3 small-6 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1276112358\">\n\t\t<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mudifinale.com\/sito-monumento\/chiese-e-basiliche\/chiesa-san-lorenzo-varigotti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" >\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-zoom image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Varigotti_Chiesa-di-San-Lorenzo_DJI_0895-1024x768-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Varigotti_Chiesa-di-San-Lorenzo_DJI_0895-1024x768-1.webp 1024w, https:\/\/visitfinaleligure.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Varigotti_Chiesa-di-San-Lorenzo_DJI_0895-1024x768-1-300x225.webp 300w, 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