a seaport town of Italy, about 45 miles S.W. of Genoa. It is the see of a bishop, and is a very ancient, handsome town, but not well peopled, on account of the insalubrity of the air. It is seated in a well-cultivated and beautiful plain; and the suburbs are surrounded with olive-trees. Pop. 4735. Long. 8. 13. E. Lat. 44. 4. N.