Pallare is a small village in the upper Val Bormida, inland from the Ligurian coast in the heavily wooded hills between Savona and Piedmont. It is a quiet, rural place — forestry and a handful of gravel quarries make up most of the local economy.
The parish church of San Marco dates from 1809 and is a modest late baroque building with a campanile alongside the facade. More interesting is the Oratory of the Santissima Annunziata in the hamlet of Biestro, built in 1580, which contains frescoes and a painting attributed to the school of Guido Reni.
In the surrounding woods you can find unusual remains of old stone quarries known locally as "Napoleon's Stones." Pallare is not a destination in itself, but if you are exploring the inland valleys behind the Riviera delle Palme it makes a pleasant stop.