Santissima Annunziata, Baroque church in Spotorno, Italy

The Santissima Annunziata is a Catholic church on Via Giuseppe Garibaldi in Spotorno, seat of the parish of the same name in the diocese of Savona-Noli. Inside it has a single nave with a barrel vault, ten lateral chapels and two more flanking the presbytery. A 17th-century tribune stands on the counter-facade, and a carved wooden choir of the same period runs along the apse.

A church dedicated to Santa Maria is documented in 1198 and again in 1446; the present title of Santissima Annunziata first appears in a 1585 pastoral visit, when the building had three naves and ten altars. It was reconsecrated in 1694 after works that gave it roughly its current form. In 1798 Napoleonic troops stripped more than 40 kg of silver from the church and its country chapels.

The church serves as the main religious and social center for Spotorno's Catholic community, hosting weddings, baptisms, and feast day celebrations. It remains deeply woven into the town's spiritual and daily life.

The church is located on Via Giuseppe Garibaldi in the town center and is accessible to visitors for viewing and prayer. It is best to check opening times ahead of your visit, as they may vary due to religious services and special events.

The organ on the 17th-century gallery above the main entrance was built in 1772 by Filippo and Felice Piccaluga of Genoa, then rebuilt in 1906 by Italo Romoli, who kept the 18th-century case and pipes. The parish also keeps a collection of priestly vestments, silver furnishings and reliquaries from the same period as the paintings.