Chiavari ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈkjaːvari] ; Ligurian : Ciävai [ˈtʃaːvaj] ) is a seaside comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa , in Italy . It has about 28,000 inhabitants. It has a beachside promenade and a marina and is situated near the river Entella .
11-466: A pre-Roman necropolis, which dates from the 8th to 7th century BC, has been uncovered in the area where Chiavari is located now. Chiavari grew up on the traces of a Roman camp on the Via Aurelia . A castle was constructed in 1147. The old town contains numerous arcades and buildings from the 13th century, including a castle, several mansions, and the nearby Church of San Salvatore di Lavagna, which
22-569: Is a Roman road in Italy constructed in approximately 241 BC. The project was undertaken by Gaius Aurelius Cotta , who at that time was censor . Cotta had a history of building roads for Rome, as he had overseen the construction of a military road in Sicily (as consul in 252 BC, during the First Punic War ) connecting Agrigentum (modern Agrigento ) and Panormus (modern Palermo ). In
33-568: The Via Aemilia Scauri , constructed by M. Aemilius Scaurus . This road led to Dertona (modern Tortona ), Placentia , Cremona , Aquilea , and Genua , from which travellers could proceed to Gallia Narbonensis (southern France) by way of the Via Postumia . This followed some rebuilding of the road by the same person during his consulship in 119 BC. By the time of the high Empire, travellers could go from Rome by way of
44-871: The Via Aurelia across the Alps on the Via Julia Augusta to either northern France or Gades (modern Cadiz , Spain). The modern Strada Statale 1 Aurelia occupies the same route, and colloquially is still referred to as La Via Aurelia . There are the remains of several Roman bridges along the road, including the Cloaca di Porta San Clementino, Ponte del Diavolo, Primo Ponte, and the Secondo Ponte (the last three in Sta Marinella). Ligures Too Many Requests If you report this error to
55-547: The beachside promenades. The Colonia Fara building was built in 1935 during the Fascist regime . In 2014, the local football team Virtus Entella were promoted to the Italian Serie B for the first time in their history. They were relegated back to the third tier in 2018. [REDACTED] Media related to Chiavari at Wikimedia Commons Via Aurelia The Via Aurelia ( lit. ' Aurelian Way ' )
66-621: The bridge Pons Aemilius , then exited Rome from its western side. After the Emperor Aurelian built a wall around Rome ( c. 270–273 CE), the Via Aurelia exited from the Porta Aurelia (gates). The road then ran about 25 miles (40 km) to Alsium on the Tyrrhenian coast, north along the coast to Vada Volaterrana , Cosa , and Pisae (modern-day Pisa ). There the original length of the Via Aurelia terminated. This
77-590: The capital of the short-lived Apennins Departments of France of the First French Empire . Chiavari is the home of the Chiavari chair designed in 1807 by a local, Giuseppe Gaetano Descalzi. The chair was a success and led to the opening of many factories in Chiavari and surrounding towns. Chiavari railway station was opened in 1868; it provides an underground passageway between the town centre and
88-436: The middle Republic, a series of roads were built throughout Italy to serve the needs of Roman expansion, including swift army movements and reasonably quick communication with Roman colonies spread throughout Italy. There also was the unintended (but beneficial) consequence of an increase in trade among Italian cities and with Rome. The roads were standardized to 15 feet (4.6 m) wide allowing two chariots to pass, and distance
99-616: Was an especially important route during the early and middle Republic because it linked Rome, Cosa , and Pisae . Cosa was an important colony and military outpost in Etruria , and Pisae was the only port between Genua and Rome. Consequently, it was an important naval base for the Romans in their wars against the Ligurians , Gauls and Carthaginians . The Via Aurelia later was extended by roughly 320 km (200 mi) in 109 BC by
110-674: Was founded in 1224 by Innocent IV . The cathedral was rebuilt in 1613. Famous as a center of humanism, Chiavari has a public library with a collection of manuscripts and incunabula . After the discovery of the conspiracy of the Fieschi , in 1542, and the capture of Chiavari by the Counts of Lavagna , the town suffered greatly, being associated with the conspirators. Among its illustrious citizens were Luca Cantiano di Moneglia, founder of an art academy, and Giuseppe Gregorio Solari, translator of many Latin poets. From 1805 to 1814, Chiavari served as
121-582: Was marked with milestones . The Via Aurelia was constructed as a part of this road construction campaign, which began in 312 BC with the building of the Via Appia . Other roads included in this construction period were the Viae Amerina ( c. 231 BC), Flaminina , Clodia , Aemilia , Cassia , Valeria ( c. 307 BC), and Caecilia ( c. 283 BC). The Via Aurelia crossed the Tiber by way of
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