Via Saredo in Savona is a true open-air art gallery, usable 24 hours a day. All along the way you will find ceramic tiles and panels that color and enliven the facades of the Palaces.
Memories of the city’s historical moments alternate with religious iconography. It starts with “The History of Savona from Comics to Ceramics,” 32 ceramic tile panels, all created by well-known city artists, that tell the story of the capital city: the landing of the Ligurian-Sabazi in the territory, the struggles and alliances with Genoa, the presence of Christopher Columbus in the city, the praise and remembrance of the two Savona popes (Sixtus IV and Julius II), the imprisonment of Pope Pius VII in 1809 and the more recent docking of the Costa Crociera ships. But Saredo Street also possesses a deeply religious soul with the well-known “Madunette ae Furnaxi.”
Since 2013, the street has been enriched with 68 ceramic plates with a religious theme, all depicting the Virgin Mary. The uniqueness of the works found throughout Saredo Street is that they stem from a strong popular and collaborative will of civil society: it is no coincidence that the original sketches come directly from the work of pupils of XXV Aprile Primary School and guests of the Asl2 Expressive Laboratory.
