Carcare is a comune

Comune

In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...

(municipality) in the Province of Savona

Province of Savona

The Province of Savona is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Savona.-Overview:...

 in the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 region Liguria

Liguria

Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...

, located about 50 km west of Genoa

Genoa

Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....

 and about 20 km northwest of Savona

Savona

Savona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....

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Carcare borders the following municipalities: Altare, Cairo Montenotte

Cairo Montenotte

Cairo Montenotte is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km west of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Savona...

, Cosseria

Cosseria

Cosseria is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km west of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Savona...

, Mallare

Mallare

Mallare is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km southwest of Genoa and about 15 km west of Savona...

, Pallare

Pallare

Pallare is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km west of Genoa and about 15 km west of Savona. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 952 and an area of 21.3 km².Pallare borders the following municipalities: Bormida, Carcare,...

, and Plodio

Plodio

Plodio is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 50 km west of Genoa and about 20 km northwest of Savona. It is in the Val Bormida near the Col di Cadibona....

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The church of St. John the Baptist houses a 17th century Crucifix by Anton Maria Maragliano

Anton Maria Maragliano

Anton Maria Maragliano was an Italian sculptor of the Baroque period, known primarily for his wooden statues...

. Of the 16th century castle only ruins remain today.