Calvi – Savona
Ferry to Italy
Calvi – Savona
Ferry to Italy
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Located on the island of Corsica, in the Haute-Corse department in France, the town and port of Calvi is around 95 km from Bastia and 24 km from L'ile-Rousse. The town is the seat of the Canton of Calvi and is the capital of the Arrondissement of Calvi. It is also home to the 2nd Foreign parachute Regiment of the French Foreign Legion. When the town was part of the Genoese Empire is was reputedly the birth town of Christopher Columbus.
The city's modern ferry terminal is located a short walk from the city centre and has facilities that include toilets, vending machines and a small snack bar. Visitors should note that many more facilities and services are available a short distance from the terminal. Ferry services using the port depart to Nice, with a crossing time of around 3 hours on the express service and between 5 and 6 hours on the shuttle service, and to Marseille once a week.
The provincial Italian town of Savona is one of northern Italy's major sea ports and set amongst the scenery of the Liguria region, it is more than just an industrial and port town. Savona lies on the Mediterranean Sea coast around 25 miles to the west of Genoa and 93 miles to the east of Nice in France. For those visitors who choose to explore the town will find a medieval fortress, art galleries and cathedrals that sit alongside brightly coloured coastal homes. Although the city seems to attract fewer tourists than some of its Mediterranean neighbours it is easily reached by road, train and ferry. This town’s coastal location helped it develop into an important port city whose harbour serves as the areas main industrial hub for automobile exports. Multiple ferries and Mediterranean cruise ships also frequently depart from Savona’s harbour.
In the town, the 16th century Fortezza Priamar overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and was constructed by Genoese workers to demonstrate their dominance over the Savonese which they had just defeated in battle. Another well preserved 16th century building in the town is the Cattedrale di Nostra Signora Assunta which was constructed to replace the 13the century Church of St. Francis, which was falling apart.
