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Casa Deriu
Casa Deriu is a grand mansion that today doubles as a museum with a mixed vocation. The 2nd floor is a remake of a 19th-century interior. On the 1st floor you can see a display on the old tanning business as well as typical products from the surrounding region. The top floor is dedicated to Melkiorre Melis (1889-1982), an important exponent of the applied arts in Italy.
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Castello Malaspina
The walls and towers of the Castello Malaspina , also known as the Castello di Serravalle, still dominate the town despite having seen much better days. The castle was closed for renovation at the time of writing.
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Cattedrale dell'Immacolata
The Cattedrale dell'Immacolata is a rare if not overly riveting example of rococo (officially called Piedmontese baroque).
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Cattedrale di San Pietro Extramuros
Two kilometres upstream is the isolated former Cattedrale di San Pietro Extramuros, with its Gothic façade (look at the detail above the central doorway) and largely Romanesque interior.
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Chiesa del Carmine
At the northern end of the old town, the Chiesa del Carmine, located on the square of the same name, is from the same period as the cathedral.
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Chiesa del Rosario
The Chiesa del Rosario is known above all for the unsightly clock that juts out into the street from its whitewashed façade.
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Chiesa di Nostra Signora di Regnos Altos
Inside Castello Malaspina is the humble-looking chapel, the Chiesa di Nostra Signora di Regnos Altos, which houses an extraordinary and anonymous 14th-century fresco cycle, a veritable who's who of famous saints ranging from a giant St Christopher through a party of Franciscans to St Lawrence in the middle of his martyrdom on the grill.
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Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate
East of the Ponte Vecchio is the little Chiesa di Sant'Antonio Abate, focus of a town festival dedicated to the saint on 16 and 17 January and again at Carnevale time.
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Sas Conzas
Across the Ponte Vecchio line up the former 18th-century tanneries known as Sas Conzas, which were still in business shortly after WWII and are now a heritage site. One or two restaurants operate in them in summer.
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Torre dell'Isola Rossa
The squat Catalano-Aragonese Torre dell'Isola Rossa stands guard at the end of the beach. Occasionally temporary exhibitions are held here.
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