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Arenzano is a coastal town in the province of Genoa, Liguria, Italy. It is located at around 44°23′60″N, 8°40′60″E and (as of 2007) has a population of 11,568. This varies a lot during the holiday seasons, since it is a reasonably popular holiday resort for Italians.
There are a number of festivals during the summer, as with many towns in Italy. It is very close to Genoa (the capital town of the province). The town is safe for children grow up; that place is very expesive to buy a house. During tha summer time Arenzano became crowded. Arenzano has a mildle school, and kindergarten. Also it has a golf course and tennis court.
[edit] Main sights
- Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Olivette.
- Church of St. Bartholomew.
- Villa Negrotto Cambiaso, a Genoese patrician villa built int he 16th century. It is now a public park.
- the communal gardens (which is where the "comune" or town hall is), endowed with rare trees like Lebanon cedars and Araucarias
- Saracens' Tower (16th century), built to prevent sudden incursions of pirates from Maghreb.
[edit] Twin towns
Lutraki, Greece, since 1957
Pontoise, France, since 1958
Domburg, The Netherlands, since 1958
El Jadida, Morocco, since 1964
Tata, Hungary, since 1994
Italy
