If you love diving, don't miss what among divers and sea enthusiasts is regarded as the most famous statue in the world. The Christ of the Abyss, located at a depth of fifteen metres in the waters of the bay of San Fruttuoso, is a symbol of Liguria. The statue is not only a symbol, but also a work of art: it is a bronze sculpture by Guido Galletti. To reach its base, you have to go down to a depth of 15 meters. Many diving-enthusiast couples have chosen this magical place to get married.

It is an ancient Marian sanctuary in Romanesque style that was also a "summer cathedral". Once you cross its threshold you will feel as if you are entering another dimension. It is like a museum full of works of art. There are works by artists of the 1400s, such as Giusto da Ravensburg, the fresco of the Annunciation,  and works by artists of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, such as Lomi, Ansaldo, De Ferrari, and Piola. There are also many other works of art that adorn the altars and that were granted by wealthy Genoese families. The Y-shaped cross and the Moorish Christ, who once had a real beard and hair that were added to it in the Baroque era.

The twelfth-century cathedral dedicated to St. John the Baptist, the ancient oratory and the shops in the center with the famous wine bars where the famous "Sciacchetrà", the passito wine of the Cinque Terre, is sold. A stone's throw away you will find the beaches where the gigantic statue of Neptune, the work of the sculptor Arrigo Minerbi, still seems to support the cliff.

Although the Cathedral of Genoa is dedicated to San Lorenzo, the saint most loved by the Genoese is San Giovanni Battista, to whom a monumental chapel is dedicated. The Cathedral, built within the walls of the ninth century to better defend it from Saracen raids, had a troubled life. The strong Romanesque imprint, over the centuries, gave way to the more refined Gothic, more appropriate to the growing power of the Superba, evident on the façade, with polychrome marbles, black and white bands, and the portal reminiscent of that of Chartres.