Chiavari is a town and comune on the Italian Riviera in the Province of Genoa, region of Liguria. It is situated near the mouth of the Entella River, in the center of a fertile plain surrounded by mountains except on the southwest, where it comes down to the Mediterranean Sea. Tourist interest in this town is due to the very clean sea and to the expansion of its historical center, that includes typical Genoese style palaces of great value.As of 2007, the town had approximately 28,000 inhabitants.