Borghetto Santo Spirito is acomune (municipality) in theProvince of Savona in theItalian regionLiguria, located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest ofGenoa and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest ofSavona.
The town is noted in the general context of theRiviera as one of the examples of urban explosion, with tall apartment buildings built in the 1960s and 1970s mainly near the shore. Borghetto Santo Spirito means "Little Town of the Holy Spirit" and is crossed by the streamVaratella. Worthy of note are the Borelli Castle above the Monte Piccaro overlooking theLigurian Sea, the Sanctuary of SaintAnthony of Padua with a relic of the saint, the Church of SaintMatthew the Apostle, and the small Pineland Hill in the inland of the Comune with luxurious housing units. Like all the coastal comuni of the province of Savona it is crossed every year by theMilan - San Remo cycling race.