Costal resort of Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo, Portofino, Levante, Liguria, Cinque Terre, Italy, Europa, EU
Rapallo is a municipality in the province of Genoa, in Liguria, northern Italy. It is situated on the Ligurian Sea coast, on the Tigullio Gulf, between Portofino and Chiavari. The climate is moderate. Many of the villas are built in the hills that rise immediately behind the city, protecting them from strong northern winds. Rapallo area is included in the Parco Naturale Regionale di Portofino, encompassing the territory of six communes. The Italian Riviera town of Rapallo is on the Ligurian Sea on the northwest coast. Today it is a major seaside resort town with a long and rich maritime past. This coastline was no doubt used by early Phoenician, Greek and Roman traders but there was never much in the way of a permanent settlement until the Middle Ages. The Medieval walled city featured five gates and the oldest standing building today is the Church of Santo Stefano, which dates to the 11th century. The city was sacked and raided by pirates and the town nearly burned to the ground in 1549. As a result the coastal castle was built in 1551 and then enhanced in the 17th century with added battlements to defend against seaborne attack. For a couple of centuries the town was independent commune until 1229 when it became part of Genoa. It came under control of the House of Savoy and part of the Kingdom of Sardinia at the end of the 18th century, and later part of a unified Italy. And while it offered little military significance warring factions have used the town for numerous conferences and peace accords. It was used at the center of the Anglo-Franco-Italian conference during World War I in 1917, and in 1920 the Treaty of Rapallo was signed to resolve border issues between Italy and Yugoslavia. It was also the location of the Russian-German Treaty of Rapallo in 1922, which normalized relations between the two former combatants. Since then the town maintains its importance as a maritime center with shipyards and naval factories.
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Location: Santa Margherita Ligure, Rapallo, Portofino, Levante, Liguria, Cinque Terre, Italy, Europa, EU
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