What is "altare"

Altare is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about west of Genoa and about northwest of Savona. As of 1 January 2009, it had a population of 2,160 and an area of .

Altare borders the following municipalities: Cairo Montenotte, Carcare, Mallare, Quiliano, and Savona.