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Andora,
or Marina di Andora as it is often
called, is a town on the Italian
Riviera in the region of Liguria and
in the province of Savona. Andora is
a popular holiday resort thanks to
the long sandy beach and the
historical hinterland. Since 1986
Andora has held the Bandiera Blu
award for clean waters and beaches
Accommodations include hotels, bed
and breakfast establishments and
camp sites. There are public and
private lidos offering services such
as sunbed, hire, etc. Various water
sports are practised including
sailing, canoeing, surfing, kite
surfing and windsurfing. A diving
club Sport 7 is based in the marina
and the sailing and canoeing club to
the east of the port.
It has
a marina with over 850 moorings,
mainly for local boat owners, but 56
places are reserved for tourists in
transit to the area. Whale watching
trips depart in the summer from the
marina. Apart from water sports
there are bowls clubs, tennis clubs
and horse riding stables at San
Pietro. The area is popular for
hiking and mountain biking. The
Parco delle Farfalle has a roller
skating rink and there is a cycling
velodrome in the center.
It has
over fifty restaurants and many
bars. Concerts are held in the
summer in the outdoor arena at the
Parco delle Farfalle as well, in the
town centre and in the historic
setting of the medieval St James and
St Phillip Church. There is also an
open air cinema in the summer
months. There is a historical
nucleus on a hill inland around the
remains of the paraxo Clavesana
Castle which was once home to the
governor of Genoa. Just opposite is
the chapel of St Nicholas and ruins
of some medeviel houses. The church
of St James and St Phillip which is
based on the cathedral in Albenga
was built in local stone with
columns and pillars in the late
Romanic period. A little further
down the hill is the castle tower
which was built between 1220 and
1240 and still remains intact.
A
bridge on the River Merula with 10
arches is called the Roman Bridge
but it was actually built in the
Middle Ages on the site of a
pre-existing older structure.
The St. John the Baptist church
dates back to the 15th century in
the parish of the same name. The
bastione built in defence against
the Saracens in the 11th century
which now houses a pizzeria.
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