Monastero delle ClarisseStarted
to become a Santa Clara cloister in 1605 by Cesare Zattara from Levanto
who was living in Naples, the construction went on very slowly because
of its high costs and the first nuns there settled only in 1688. The
part wich was first finished was the church of the Holy Trinity ( now
San Rocco oratory), then the owner gave it to the town, but the
community was not able to finish the building as it was too expensive (
infact you can't find the south wing which was closed anciently from a
high city wall near the beach). During the Napoleon Age the building was
confiscated by the church, then after several owners, given back to the
town in the middle of last century.today is the seat of the town Commune,
of the civic library, of the Comunità
Montana and of the police station.
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