Perinaldo

Perinaldo () is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about southwest of Genoa and about west of Imperia.

It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). It is the birthplace of the 17th-century Italian naturalised French astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.

Main sights

• Parish church of San Nicola da Bari, built in 1489. It houses a 15th-century wooden crucifix.
• Church of Sant'Antonio abate (1590–1600)
• Sanctuary of the Visitation (17th century)
• Astronomical observatory

Twin towns

• Tourves, France, since 1993
• Buey Arriba, Cuba

References

External links

• Official website