Nostra Signora della Guardia, Baroque sanctuary dedicated to Our Lady of the Guard in Alassio, Italy.

The Sanctuary of Nostra Signora della Guardia stands at 586 meters above sea level on Mount Tirasso, featuring baroque architecture with three naves supported by stone pilasters and commanding panoramic views over the Gulf of Alassio and surrounding Ligurian coastline.

Originally established as a primitive chapel in the 12th or 13th century by Benedictine monks and sailors, the sanctuary was built upon the remains of a Roman castle that once guarded the Gulf of Alassio, with major baroque renovations completed in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The sanctuary serves as a pilgrimage destination for devotees from Alassio and neighboring valleys, housing numerous maritime ex-votos donated by faithful sailors seeking protection at sea, and features beautiful frescoes by Genoese artist Virginio Grana painted between 1859 and 1860.

The sanctuary sits on the highest point of the Monte Tirasso ridge at 586 m, above Alassio and its gulf. It can be reached on foot by a hiking trail or by car along a winding road. Opening hours change with the season, so check before setting out.

The wooden group of the Madonna della Guardia in the left nave recalls the 1490 apparition on Monte Figogna, between Genoa and Ceranesi. The right nave holds an organ built by Beniamino Giribaldi. In the 1950s restorations under rector Innocente De Ferrari, the last visible remains of the Roman castrum were erased, though they appear in photographs from 1915.