Genova - Descrizione

GENOVA

STAZIONE MARITTIMA:

PALAZZO SAN GIORGIO:

Is the passenger terminal where the big ships have always left from. The

Is next to the sea and the Porto Antico area. Now, the Palazzo, is the premises of

landmark here is the Lanterna.

the Port Authority. It comprises a medieval structure and a Renaissance part

with a splendid frescoed façade wich represent the figure of St. George slaying

the dragon stands out in the centre.

VILLA DEL PRINCIPE:

Was begun in the 16 century by Andrea Doria. This Palace was unique in terms

th VIA SAN LORENZO:

of Italian Renaissance architecture. The gardens surrounding the palazzo, slope

Is not far from Palazzo San Giorgio and it links the Porto Antico area to Piazza del

down to the sea and centre around the fountain of Neptune.

Ferrari. Halfway up the street there is the Majestic cathedral, a masterpiece of

Gothic art built on a pre-existing Romanesque structure with black and white

stone stripes. Via San Lorenzo leads to Piazza Matteotti where we can admire

CASTELLO D’ALBERTIS:

the imposing neoclassical façade of Palazzo Ducale. In this square the Church of

Is a neogothic construction built by the sea Captain Enrico Alberto d’Albertis.

Gesù contains paintings by Rubens and Guido Reni.

Today it houses the Museo delle Culture del Mondo.

PALAZZO DUCALE:

Is the cultural historical and monumental heart of the city. Built at the end of the

VIA BALBI:

16 century, it has a medieval part and a central section with the two broad

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Is a street were many university are located.

PIAZZA DE FERRARI:

PALAZZO REALE:

Is the symbolic heart of the city with its large mountain. Around the square

Is the official residence of the Savoys in Genoa from 1824 with its rich

you’ll see the former premises of Compagnia di Navigazione Italia, now the seat

furnishings and gardens.

of the Ligurian Regional Administration and the Palazzo della Borsa, now used as

a venue for cultural events. From de Ferrari if you go down Vico San Matteo

PORTA DEI VACCA:

you’ll come to the Piazzetta, of the same name where there is a Gothic Church

You’ll enter in the heart of the old town. This gate, has two semicircular howers

with a black and white marble bands.

connected by an archway and dominates the entrance to Via del Campo from

the west. CARLO FELICE OPERA HOUSE:

Opened in 1828, the first opera performed being “Bianca e Fernando” composed

by Bellini. It hosts up to two thousand people.

VIA LOMELLINI:

You can visit the former home of Mazzini.

PIAZZA FONTANE MAROSE:

We can find many important buildings like Palazzo Spinola ‘dei marmi’, with its

PIAZZA PELLICCERIA:

black and white stripes; Palazzo Ayrolo Negrone and Palazzo Interiano Pallavicini.

Is nearby Via San Luca, and there is the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola

where you can final some masterpieces by the greatest Genoese Baroque

painters. VIA GARIBALDI:

Called Strada Nuova, iso ne of the most important street in Genoa. Here there is

PIAZZA BANCHI:

a string of superb palazzi, known as the “Rolli”, splendid private residences that

Is one of the prettiest squares in the Centro Storico, there are stalls, selling

Genoese nobles were required to make available for royalty and dignitaries

flowers, second hand book and records.

visiting the Republic.