94 Sights in Genoa, Italy (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Genoa, Italy. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 94 sights are available in Genoa, Italy.

Sightseeing Tours in Genoa

1. Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli

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Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli is a UNESCO World Heritage Site which includes a number of streets and palaces in the center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy.The Strade Nuove are a group of streets built by the Genoese aristocracy during the expansion of the city at a time when the Republic of Genoa was at the height of its financial and seafaring power. These are Via Giuseppe Garibaldi and Via Balbi, later followed by Via Cairoli. The Palazzi dei Rolli are a group of palaces - most of which also date from the late 16th and early 17th centuries - which were associated to a particular system of ‘public lodging’ in private residences, whereby notable guests on State visit to the Republic were hosted in one of these palaces on behalf of the State.

Wikipedia: Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli (EN)

2. Chiesa di San Pancrazio

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Chiesa di San PancrazioUser:Yoggysot Alessio Sbarbaro / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of San Pancrazio is found in central Genoa, in front of the piazza named after the same saint. A church at the site was first linked to the nearby Benedictine Abbey of San Siro in the 11th century. A document from the 16th century notes that the church had been for centuries endowed by prominent Genoese families including the Calvi and Pallavicini. The present layout dates into the 18th century. In 1684, the church was demolished by the bombardment of Genoa by the naval forces of Louis XIV of France. The architect Antonio Maria Ricca designed the present structure. The church was again damaged by aerial bombing during the Second World War. It is now attached to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta as evidenced by the cross above the portal.

Wikipedia: San Pancrazio, Genoa (EN), Website

3. Villa Rosazza

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Villa Di Negro Rosazza known as "dello Scoglietto" or "lo Scoglietto" is a villa in Genoa, located in Piazza Dinegro 3, in the district of San Teodoro, municipality II Centro-Ovest. It was built in 1565 for the Doge Ambrogio Di Negro or his son Orazio in an area that, at that time, was outside the city walls, in a panoramic position overlooking the sea. Passed to the Durazzo family, it was remodeled in neoclassical style at the end of the eighteenth century by the architect Tagliafichi. In the nineteenth century, the construction of the Turin-Genoa railway line compromised the integrity of the park and led to the construction of new access ramps to the road surface.

Wikipedia: Villa Rosazza (IT)

4. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

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Genoa Cathedral or Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Lawrence is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Italian city of Genoa. It is dedicated to Saint Lawrence, and is the seat of the Archbishop of Genoa. The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Gelasius II in 1118 and was built between the twelfth century and the fourteenth century as fundamentally a medieval building, with some later additions. Secondary naves and side covers are of Romanesque style and the main facade is Gothic from the early thirteenth century, while capitals and columns with interior corridors date from the early fourteenth century. The bell tower and dome were built in the sixteenth century.

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5. Basilica di Nostra Signora dell'Assunta

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Basilica di Nostra Signora dell'Assunta Alessio Sbarbaro / CC BY-SA 2.5

Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Genoa, in the Province of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy. This church was constructed during 1610–1624. The Baroque-style facade was added in 1932, design of the architect Piero de Barbieri; the sculptor Luigi Venzano contributed the facade statues of St. John the Baptist and St. Joseph, while the central relief depicts the Madonna. The interior was decorated across the centuries and includes works by Giulio Benso, Domenico Piola, Nicolò Barabino, and Gian Stefano Rossi.

Wikipedia: Basilica di Nostra Signora Assunta, Genoa (EN)

6. Galata Museo del Mare

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The Galata - Museo del mare is a maritime museum in the Italian city of Genoa. It is the largest museum of its kind in the Mediterranean area and also one of the most modern in Italy. The museum is located on the grounds of the Porto Antico, in the Palazzo Galata in the Darsena district, where galleys were built in the Republic of Genoa era. It is close to downtown Genoa, the Port of Genoa, and within walking distance of Genova Principe train station and Darsena metro stop. It opened in 2004 as part of Genoa's 2004 European Capital of Culture celebration.

Wikipedia: Galata – Museo del mare (EN)

7. Chiesa di San Siro

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The Basilica of San Siro, one of the oldest churches in Genoa, Liguria, is a Catholic place of worship located in the street of the same name, in the Maddalena district. Erected according to tradition in the fourth century, it was initially dedicated to the twelve apostles; the holy bishop Siro was buried there and it became the first cathedral of Genoa. His parish community is part of the "Centro Ovest" vicariate of the Archdiocese of Genoa. The rich interior is one of the most representative of the Genoese Baroque.

Wikipedia: Basilica di San Siro (Genova) (IT)

8. Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Rimedio

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Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Rimedio Alessio Sbarbaro Yoggysot / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of Our Lady of the Remedy is a place of Catholic worship located in the Foce district, in Piazza Gaetano Alimonda, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the Vicariate of Carignano-Foce of the Archdiocese of Genoa. The church is also known by the Genoese as the Church of the Angel because from 1712 the building was officiated by a confraternity, named after the Guardian Angel, which remained there for 84 years.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Rimedio (IT)

9. Cappella di San Filippo Neri

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Villa Lomellini Rostan is a noble villa located in the Multedo district, today in the western suburbs of Genoa. Due to its magnificence and the beauty of its gardens, before the industrial development of the second half of the twentieth century devastated the surrounding area, it was an important cultural and landscape reference point for this area of western Genoa. It is located a short distance from the mouth of the Varenna river, which marks the border between the districts of Pegli and Multedo.

Wikipedia: Villa Lomellini Rostan (IT)

10. Chiesa di Sant'Anna

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Chiesa di Sant'Anna Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of Sant'Anna, with the adjoining Convent and Ancient Pharmacy of the Discalced Carmelite Fathers, is a place of Catholic worship in the Genoese district of Castelletto. The church, which overlooks a small churchyard paved with pebbles and bricks and surrounded by tall plane trees, with the adjoining Salita Superiore Sant'Anna and Salita Bachernia, is an unexpected place of particular beauty, characterized by an atmosphere of yesteryear just a few steps from the center of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Anna (Genova) (IT)

11. Chiesa di Santa Maria in Passione

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Chiesa di Santa Maria in Passione Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of Santa Maria in Passione was a religious building in the historic center of Genoa, located in the square of the same name on the hill of Castello, in the Molo district. Closed in the nineteenth century due to the laws of suppression of religious orders issued by the Savoy government, the complex including the church was first transformed into barracks and finally became the headquarters of the O. N.M.I., before it was almost completely destroyed during World War II.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria in Passione (IT)

12. Chiesa di San Luca

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Chiesa di San Luca Alessio Sbarbaro / CC BY-SA 2.5

The church of San Luca is a Catholic place of worship located in the square of the same name in the historic center of Genoa, in the Maddalena district. His parish community is part of the "Centro storico" vicariate of the Archdiocese of Genoa. The interior decoration and works of art by Domenico Piola, Filippo Parodi and Grechetto are among the highest achievements of the Genoese Baroque. The parish priest has the title of provost of St. Luke and Abbot of St. Defendente.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Luca (Genova) (IT)

13. Museo della Storia del Genoa

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Museo della Storia del Genoa

The Museum of the History of Genoa is the Multimedia Museum dedicated to the history of Genoa Cricket and Football Club. It is headed by the Genoa Foundation 1893, an participation agency that represents the widespread interests of the supporters of Genoa and the Genoese community, and is located in the building San Giobta of the ancient Port of Genoa. The museum has been recognized by the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities of significant cultural interest.

Wikipedia: Genoa Museum and Store (IT), Website

14. Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena

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The church of Santa Maria Maddalena and San Gerolamo Emiliani, known simply as the church of Maddalena, is a religious building located in the square of the historic center of Genoa; the church gives its name to the district of Maddalena. The present church was built between the end of the 16th and the first half of the 17th century on the site of an older religious building. Its parish community is part of the vicariate "West Centre" of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria Maddalena (Genova) (IT)

15. Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata

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Chiesa di Santa Maria Immacolata Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Basilica and Abbey of Santa Maria Immacolata is a Catholic place of worship located in the Castelletto district, in via Assarotti, in the municipality of Genoa. It is one of the greatest examples of sacred neo -Renaissance architecture present in the Ligurian capital. It was the first church to be dedicated to the Immaculate Conception after December 8, 1854 Pope Pius IX proclaimed his dogma. His parish community is part of the Vicariate of Castelletto.

Wikipedia: Basilica di Santa Maria Immacolata (IT)

16. Palazzo Francesco Balbi Piovera

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The palazzo Francesco Maria Balbi Piovera' is a building located in via Balbi at number 6 in the historical centre of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova that became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date. The building, also known by the name of palazzo Raggio from the name of the armor who purchased it in the 19th century, is today the seat of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Balbi Piovera Raggio (EN)

17. Museo delle culture del mondo

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The Museum of Cultures of the World is one of the museums of Genoa, open on the occasion of Genoa European Capital of Culture 2004 within the Castello d'Albertis, an ancient home of the captain Enrico Alberto d'Albertis on the Colle di Montegalletto. Located in the Castelletto district, it hosts cultural events and the permanent exposure of the collections collected by D'Albertis himself, integrated by other more recent acquisitions.

Wikipedia: Museo delle culture del mondo (IT), Website

18. Forte Crocetta

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Forte Crocetta is a disused military structure that is part of the defensive fortifications of Genoa. The fort is located just upstream of Belvedere, on the heights of Sampierdarena. It is located in the village of Crocetta, on the area already occupied by the seventeenth-century Augustinian convent and the adjoining church of the Holy Crucifix, built by the religious Fr. Gio. Batta Fabra, of the Congregation of Augustinian Hermits.

Wikipedia: Forte Crocetta (IT)

19. Collezione Wolfson

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The Wolfsoniana is a modern art gallery that is part of the museum complex of the Genoese east, located in via Serra Gropallo 4, in the Nervi district, includes hundreds of works of art in its permanent exhibition, and hosts numerous temporary exhibitions every year. The museum was opened to the public in 1999 and included in the "Polo dei Musei e dei Parchi di Nervi" at the behest of its founder Mitchell Wolfson Jr..

Wikipedia: Wolfsoniana (IT)

20. Chiesa di San Teodoro

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The church of San Teodoro, from which the district of the same name takes its name, was one of the oldest churches in Genoa. The original Romanesque church, which had been known since the tenth century, was demolished for urban planning reasons in 1870 and a new one rebuilt on a site not far away. His parish community is part of the Vicariate of San Teodoro-Oregina of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Teodoro (Genova) (IT)

21. Museo d'arte contemporanea Villa Croce

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The Villa Croce Museum of Contemporary Art is a permanent collection of Italian and international contemporary art hosted in a villa in the Carignano quarter of Genoa, northwestern Italy. The villa, donated to the city by the Croce family in 1951, is surrounded by public park with sea views, overhanging the Fiera di Genova exhibition center. It contains more than 3000 works of arts.

Wikipedia: Villa Croce Museum of Contemporary Art (EN), Website

22. Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola

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The National Galleries of Palazzo Spinola is a state museum located in a noble palace built at the end of the sixteenth century, located in the heart of the historic center of Genoa. Located in Piazza di Pellicceria at number 1, it was included on 13 July 2006 in the list of 42 palaces registered in the Rolli of Genoa declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on that date.

Wikipedia: Galleria nazionale di palazzo Spinola (IT), Website

23. Chiesa di Nostra Signora Assunta e Santa Zita

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The church of Our Lady of the Assumption and Santa Zita is a Catholic place of worship located in the area of Borgo Pila in the Foce district, between Via di Santa Zita and Corso Buenos Aires, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the Vicariate of Albaro of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora Assunta e Santa Zita (IT)

24. Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini

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The Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini is a villa with notable 19th-century park in the English romantic style and a small botanical garden. The villa now houses the Museo di Archeologia Ligure, and is located at Via Pallavicini 13, immediately next to the railway station in Pegli, a suburb of Genoa, Italy. The park and botanical garden are open daily except mondays.

Wikipedia: Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini (EN)

25. Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Carmine e Sant'Agnese

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The church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Agnes is one of the historic churches in Genoa. It is located in the Carmine district in Via Brignole De Ferrari, a short distance from the central Via Balbi; its parish community is part of the "Centro Ovest" vicariate of the Archdiocese of Genoa. The prior of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has the title of abbot.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Carmine e Sant'Agnese (IT)

26. Villa del Principe

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The Villa del Principe, Palazzo del Principe, or Palace of Andrea Doria in Fassolo is one of the main historical suburban villas of Genoa, Italy. It was built in the 16th century in an area that it is now located in the city center, but at the time of the construction of the villa was just outside of the city walls towards Capo di Faro and the Lanterna.

Wikipedia: Villa del Principe (EN), Website

27. Forte Richelieu

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Fort Richelieu is a fort located on the Camaldoli hill, a watershed between the Quezzi valley and that of the Sturla stream; with Fort Monteratti to the north, Fort Quezzi to the west and the forts of Santa Tecla, San Martino and San Giuliano to the south-west, it formed an effective defensive sector to protect the north-east of the city of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Forte Richelieu (IT)

28. Chiesa dei Santi Vittore e Carlo

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Chiesa dei Santi Vittore e Carlo Original uploader was Antonello Piccone at it.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0

Santi Vittore e Carlo is a Baroque style church on Via Balbi in central Genoa, Italy. Originally belonging to the Discalced Carmelite Order, the church was constructed in the shape of a Latin Cross between 1629 and 1635 from a design by Bartolomeo Bianco. Designs by Eugenio Durazzo were incorporated in 1743 with the construction of a façade.

Wikipedia: Santi Vittore e Carlo, Genoa (EN)

29. Teatro della Tosse

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The Luzzati Foundation - Teatro della Tosse is an Italian non-profit organization based in Genoa. It was founded in 2005 by the theatre company of the Teatro della Tosse, founded in 1975. The foundation manages the Teatro Sant'Agostino with its three halls and, since 2019, also the Teatro del Ponente and the Teatro Villa Duchessa di Galliera.

Wikipedia: Teatro della Tosse (IT)

30. Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Teresa del Bambin Gesù

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The Church of St. Peter the Apostle and St. Teresa of the Child Jesus is a Catholic place of worship located in the Albaro district, in Via Francesco Domenico Guerrazzi, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the Vicariate of Albaro of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Teresa del Bambin Gesù (IT)

31. San Martino d'Albaro

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The church of San Martino d'Albaro is a place of Catholic worship located in the San Martino district, between via Silvio Lagustena and via Vernazza, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is home to the parish of the same name of the vicariate of San Martino-Valle Sturla of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Martino d'Albaro (IT)

32. Chiesa di Santa Caterina

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The church of Santa Caterina is a religious building in the Genoese district of Rivarolo. His parish community is part of the Vicariate of Rivarolo of the Archdiocese of Genoa. The church, overlooking a small churchyard, which is accessed via a brick ramp, dominates Piazza Don Giovanni Mantero, the center of the hilly hamlet of Begato.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Caterina in Begato (IT)

33. Chiesa di Sant'Antonio in Boccadasse

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The church of Sant'Antonio in Boccadasse is a Catholic place of worship located in Belvedere Firpo, in the village of Boccadasse, in the Genoese district of Albaro. His parish community is part of the Vicariate of Albaro of the Archdiocese of Genoa. It is the only parish church in the city of Genoa named after the saint of Padua.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Antonio in Boccadasse (IT)

34. Chiesa di San Francesco d'Albaro

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The church of San Francesco d'Albaro is a Catholic place of worship located in via Albaro, in the homonymous Genoese district. The church is home to the parish of the saints Nazario and Celso and San Francesco d'Albaro of the Vicariate of Albaro of the Archdiocese of Genoa and is entrusted to the friars minors conventual.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Francesco d'Albaro (IT)

35. Chiesa di San Giorgio di Bavari

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The church of San Giorgio di Bavari is a Catholic place of worship located in the Bavari district, in Piazza San Giorgio di Bavari, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the vicariate of San Martino-Valle Sturla of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giorgio di Bavari (IT)

36. Chiesa di Santa Fede

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The Church of Mary Most Holy of Mercy and Santa Fede is a place of Catholic worship located in the district of San Fruttuoso, in via Don Orione, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is home to the parish of the same name of the vicariate of San Fruttuoso of the archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Maria Santissima della Misericordia e Santa Fede (IT)

37. Chiesa di Santa Maria del Prato

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The church of Santa Maria del Prato is a Catholic place of worship located in the Albaro district, in via Giuseppe Parini, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The building is located on the corner with Piazza Giacomo Leopardi, a short distance from the parish church of San Francesco d'Albaro.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Prato (Genova) (IT)

38. Torre degli Embriaci

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The Torre Embriaci, also called Torre degli Embriaci, located in the oldest area of Genoa, where the Castello o Castrum stood. It is the only one of the numerous towers that were located in the current historic center of Genoa to have been spared by the edict of 1196 which wanted to cut all the city towers to 80 palms.

Wikipedia: Embriaci Tower (EN)

39. Chiesa di San Rocco di Vernazza

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The church of San Rocco di Vernazza is a place of Catholic worship in the municipality of Genoa, located in Via del Sole, in the locality of Vernazza, which is part of the Borgoratti district. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the vicariate of San Martino-Valle Sturla of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Rocco di Vernazza (IT)

40. Forte San Giuliano

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Forte San Giuliano is a fort located on the coast in the Genoese district of Albaro, between Punta Vagno and the small promontory of San Giuliano, not far from the abbey of the same name. With the Vagno Battery, it formed a front to protect the coast east of Genoa against possible enemy landings or naval bombardments.

Wikipedia: Forte San Giuliano (IT)

41. Palazzo Gio Francesco Balbi

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Palazzo Gio Francesco Balbi, also known as Palazzo Balbi Cattaneo, is a building located in Via Balbi at number 2 in the historic center of Genoa, in Piazza della Nunziata, included on July 13, 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces registered in the Rolli of Genoa that became a UNESCO World Heritage Site on that date.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Gio Francesco Balbi (IT)

42. Chiesa dei Diecimila Martiri Crocefissi

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Chiesa dei Diecimila Martiri Crocefissi

The Church of Ten Thousand Crucified Martyrs is a place of Catholic worship located in the district of San Fruttuoso, in Via Canevari, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the vicariate of San Fruttuoso of the archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Diecimila Martiri Crocifissi (IT)

43. Chiesa di San Bernardino

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The church of Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Bernard - also known as the church of San Bernardino - is a place of worship in Genoa, Italy. It is located on the upper San Rocchino hill and is part of the Vicariate of Castelletto. The building is home to the mother house of the Capuchin friars of the Ligurian Province.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora di Lourdes e San Bernardo (IT)

44. Parrocchia di Santa Maria dei Servi

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The church of Santa Maria dei Servi is a place of Catholic worship located in the Foce district, in the width of Santa Maria dei Servi, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is home to the parish of the same name of the vicariate of Carignano-Foce of the archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Servi (Genova) (IT)

45. Villa Centurione Doria

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Villa Doria Centurione is a historic noble residence in the municipality of Genoa. It is located in Pegli, a residential district in the western part of the city. The building, a typical example of pre-Alessian Mannerist architecture, now owned by the municipality of Genoa, is home to the naval museum of Pegli.

Wikipedia: Villa Doria Centurione (IT)

46. San Fruttuoso

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The church of San Fruttuoso is a place of Catholic worship located in the district of San Fruttuoso, in Piazza Giovanni Martinez, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the vicariate of San Fruttuoso of the archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Fruttuoso (Genova) (IT)

47. Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie

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The sanctuary of the Madonna delle Grazie di Voltri, also known as San Nicolò, is a sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie located inside the Villa Brignole Sale Duchessa di Galliera. It has been annexed to a convent of the Capuchin friars since 2009 and has been used by itinerant Poor Clare nuns.

Wikipedia: Santuario della Madonna delle Grazie (Voltri) (IT)

48. Basilica Santa Maria delle Vigne

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Basilica Santa Maria delle Vigne Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot / CC BY-SA 3.0

Santa Maria delle Vigne is a Roman Catholic basilica church in Genoa, Italy. It was built in the 10th century. The main altar was completed in 1730 by Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli. The church is also the final resting place of the leading early Italian composer Alessandro Stradella, who was murdered in 1682.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria delle Vigne (EN)

49. Loggia della Mercanzia

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The Loggia della Mercanzia is one of the most representative buildings in the historical centre of Genoa. It is located in Piazza Banchi, at the corner with Via San Luca, in the ancient sestiere of the Maddalena, not far from the church of San Pietro in Banchi, in the commercial heart of the ancient city.

Wikipedia: Loggia della Mercanzia (Genova) (EN)

50. Chiesa di Sant'Erasmo

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The church of Our Lady of Mercy and St. Erasmus is a Catholic place of worship located in the district of Nervi, in Capolungo, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the Vicariate of Nervi-Quinto of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Mercede e Sant'Erasmo (IT)

51. Chiesa parrocchiale di Nostra Signora del Rosario

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The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Catholic place of worship located in the Albaro district, in Via Carlo e Nello Rosselli, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the Vicariate of Albaro of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Rosario (Genova) (IT), Url

52. Chiesa plebana di San Siro

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The plebeian church of San Siro is a Catholic place of worship located in the district of Nervi, in via Camillo Campostano, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the Vicariate of Nervi-Quinto of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Siro di Nervi (IT)

53. Chiesa di Santa Sabina

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Chiesa di Santa Sabina

The church of Santa Sabina is a place of Catholic worship located in the district of San Fruttuoso, in Via Donghi, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name in the vicariate of San Fruttuoso of the archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Sabina (Genova) (IT)

54. Chiesa di Sant'Ilario

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The church of Sant'Ilario is a place of Catholic worship located in the district of Sant'Ilario, in via Sant'Ilario, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa. The church is home to the parish of the same name of the vicariate of Nervi-Quinto of the archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Ilario (Genova) (IT)

55. Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello

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Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

Santa Maria di Castello is a church and religious complex in Genoa, Italy. Administrated for a long time by the Dominicans, it is located in the Castello hill of the city, where in the Middle Ages a bishop's fortified castle existed. The church is flanked by the large Tower of the Embriaci.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria di Castello (EN), Url

56. Monumento ai Mille

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The monument to the Thousand of Genoa is a bronze sculptural group made by the sculptor Eugenio Baroni dedicated to the expedition of the Thousand. Inaugurated on May 5, 1915, it is located in Quarto dei Mille, a few meters from the rock from which Garibaldi's expedition departed.

Wikipedia: Monumento ai Mille (Genova) (IT)

57. Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno

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The Cimitero monumentale di Staglieno is an extensive monumental cemetery located on a hillside in the district of Staglieno of Genoa, Italy, famous for its monumental sculpture. Covering an area of more than a square kilometre, it is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.

Wikipedia: Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno (EN)

58. Teatro Rina e Gilberto Govi

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Teatro Rina e Gilberto Govi Comune di Genova / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Govi Theater, also known as the Rina and Gilberto Govi or R&D Theater, is an Italian theater based in Genoa. It is named after Rina and Gilberto Govi, actors symbol of the Ligurian theatrical tradition. The foyer is named after another famous Genoese actor, Alberto Lupo.

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59. Chiesa di San Francesco

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Chiesa di San Francesco

The church of San Francesco alla Chiappetta, with an adjoining convent, is a religious building in the Genoese district of Bolzaneto, in Val Polcevera. His parish community is part of the vicariate "Bolzaneto - Sant'Olcese - Serra Riccò" of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Francesco alla Chiappetta (IT)

60. Chiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea

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Chiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea José Luiz / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of the Gesù di Genova is located in the center of the city, in Piazza Matteotti, adjacent to Piazza De Ferrari. Run by the Jesuits since the sixteenth century, the rich interiors contain works by Rubens, Reni, and the major authors of the Genoese Baroque.

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61. Castello D'Albertis

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D'Albertis Castle is a historical residence in Genoa, north-western Italy. It was the home of sea captain Enrico Alberto d'Albertis and was donated to the city of Genoa on his death in 1932. It currently houses the Museo delle Culture del Mondo, inaugurated in 2004.

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62. Museo dell'Acqua e del Gas

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The Genoa Water and Gas Museum, established by the AMGA Foundation in order to illustrate the history of gas and water supply in the city of Genoa, consists of four sections: historical archive, historical library, photographic collection and, of course, artifacts.

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63. Museo Giannettino Luxoro

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The Giannettino Luxoro Museum is a museum structure that is part of the Nervi campus. It is based in Villa Luxoro, in via Mafalda di Savoia 3, in the heart of the municipal park of the Genoa delegation. The museum has been "temporarily" closed for several years.

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64. Chiesa di San Giovanni Bosco e San Gaetano

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The Church of San Giovanni Bosco e San Gaetano, commonly called the Church of San Gaetano, is a Catholic religious building in the Genoese district of Sampierdarena. His parish community is part of the Vicariate of Sampierdarena of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

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65. Chiesa di San Biagio

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The church of San Biagio is a religious building located in the locality of the same name, which is part of the Genoese district of San Quirico, in Val Polcevera. His parish community is part of the Vicariate of Bolzaneto of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Biagio (Genova) (IT)

66. Chiesa di Santa Maria della Cella

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Chiesa di Santa Maria della Cella FC-1982 / CC BY-SA 2.0

The church of Santa Maria della Cella is an Italian Roman Catholic place of worship located in the municipality of Genoa, seat of the parish of "Santa Maria della Cella e San Martino" and the vicariate of Sampierdarena of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Cella (IT)

67. Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi

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Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi Daderot. / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi is a small botanical garden located on the grounds of the Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini in Pegli, a suburb of Genoa, Italy. It is a part of the romantic historical park made by Ignazio Pallavicini in 1846.

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68. Chiesa di San Martino

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The church of San Martino di Murta is a place of Catholic worship in Genoa, located in the village of Murta, a hamlet of Bolzaneto. Its parish community is part of the vicariate "Bolzaneto - Sant'Olcese - Serra Riccò" of the archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Martino di Murta (IT)

69. Arco ai Caduti

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The Arco della Vittoria, also known as Monumento ai Caduti or Arco dei Caduti, is a memorial arch located in Piazza della Vittoria in Genoa, Italy. It is dedicated to the Genoese who died during World War I, and it was inaugurated on 31 May 1931.

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70. Casa del Boia

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The Executioner's House, also known as Agrippa's House, is a building in the historic center of Genoa dating back to the eleventh or twelfth century, located in the Molo district, at the eastern end of Piazza Cavour, in front of the fish market.

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71. Porta Soprana

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The Porta Soprana or Porta di Sant'Andrea was one of the entrance gates to the city of Genoa. One of the main medieval stone buildings in the Ligurian capital, it is located on the top of the Piano di Sant'Andrea, from which it takes its name.

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72. Chiesa di San Bartolomeo di Promontorio

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The church of San Bartolomeo Apostolo is an Italian Catholic place of worship, located in Promotorio, a town in the Genoese district of Sampierdarena. His parish community is part of the Vicariate of Sampierdarena of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

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73. Chiesa di Santo Stefano

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The church of Santo Stefano is a religious building in the village of Geminiano, a hamlet of the Genoese district of Bolzaneto, in the Polcevera valley. its parish community is part of the Vicariate of Bolzaneto of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

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74. Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Neve

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Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Neve

The church of Our Lady of the Snows is a religious building in the Genoese district of Bolzaneto, in the Polcevera valley. His parish community is part of the "Bolzaneto - Sant'Olcese - Serra Riccò" vicariate of the archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Neve (Genova) (IT)

75. Guglielmo Embriaco

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Guglielmo Embriaco, was a Genoese merchant and military leader who came to the assistance of the Crusader States in the aftermath of the First Crusade. Embriaco is considered one of the founders of what would become the Republic of Genoa.

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76. Chiesa del Sacro Cuore e San Giacomo

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Chiesa del Sacro Cuore e San Giacomo

The Church of the Sacred Heart and San Giacomo di Carignano is a religious building in the Genoese district of Carignano, in Via Jacopo Ruffini. its parish community is part of the "Carignano-Foce" Vicariate of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

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77. Chiesa di San Nicola

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Chiesa di San Nicola Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of San Nicola da Tolentino is a religious building in Genoa on the Madonnetta climb, on the way to the sanctuary of the Madonnetta, and its parish community is part of the Vicariate of Castelletto of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Nicola da Tolentino (Genova) (IT)

78. Ruderi dell'Abbazia di Cassinelle

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The ruins of the small abbey complex of Cassinelle are located in the municipality of Genoa, in the hinterland of the district of Sestri Ponente, at 378 m above sea level, on a plateau in the upper valley of the stream of the same name.

Wikipedia: Abbazia di Cassinelle (IT)

79. Oratorio del Rosario

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The Oratory of Our Lady of the Rosary is a Roman Catholic oratory in Genoa, Italy, located on the San Francesco da Paola hill, in the San Teodoro district. It is the seat of the confraternity of Our Lady of the Rosary and St. Theodore.

Wikipedia: Oratorio del Rosario (Genova) (IT)

80. Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano

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Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

Santa Maria Assunta is a Renaissance church in Genoa, Italy. It is located in a residential sector called Carignano located on the hills just above the city center, thus the church is also known as Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano.

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81. Chiesa di Santa Maria in Via Lata

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Chiesa di Santa Maria in Via Lata Alessio Sbarbaro User:Yoggysot / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of Santa Maria in Via Lata, formerly an abbey of the Fieschi family, is a former religious building in Genoa, located on the hill of the same name in the Carignano district. It currently houses a restoration workshop.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria in Via Lata (Genova) (IT)

82. Palazzo Embriaci

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Palazzo Giulio Sale, also known as Palazzo Brignole Sale, is a building located in Piazza Embriaci at number 5 in the historic center of Genoa. The building was included in the list of palaces registered with the Rolli of Genoa.

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83. Chiesa di San Pietro

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The church of San Pietro is a religious building in the village of Cremeno, a hamlet of the Genoese district of Bolzaneto, in Val Polcevera. its parish community is part of the Vicariate of Bolzaneto of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Pietro di Cremeno (IT)

84. Forte Begato

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Forte Begato is a fortified work included in the "New Walls" to defend the city of Genoa, built on a vast plateau along the branch of the defensive walls that descended from Fort Sperone along the ridge of the Polcevera valley.

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85. Forte Belvedere

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Forte Belvedere

Forte Belvedere is a fortified work, of which several testimonies still remain today, which was part of the detached defensive fortifications of Genoa, located on the hill of the same name, on the heights of Sampierdarena.

Wikipedia: Forte Belvedere (Genova) (IT)

86. Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta al Serro

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The church of Santa Maria Assunta al Serro is a religious building in the Genoese district of San Quirico, in the Polcevera valley. His parish community is part of the Vicariate of Bolzaneto of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta del Serro (IT)

87. Chiesa di Sant'Andrea

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Chiesa di Sant'Andrea

The church of Sant'Andrea is a religious building in the hamlet of Morego, in the Genoese district of Bolzaneto, in Val Polcevera. His parish community is part of the vicariate of Bolzaneto of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Sant'Andrea di Morego (IT)

88. Chiesa di Santa Croce e San Camillo de Lellis

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Chiesa di Santa Croce e San Camillo de Lellis Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of Santa Croce and San Camillo de Lellis is a religious building in the city center of Genoa, in the Portoria district, a few tens of meters from the city court and the executive area of Piazza Piccapietra.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Croce e San Camillo de Lellis (IT)

89. San Torpete

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San Torpete Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot / CC BY-SA 3.0

San Torpete is a church in central Genoa, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Torpes. It was founded in the 11th century by local merchants. It was rebuilt in 1730 under designs conceived by Giovanni Antonio Ricca.

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90. Forte Tenaglia

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Forte Tenaglia is a fortified work in Genoa, dating back to 1633. Originally part of the "New Walls" to defend the city, it is located on the heights of Sampierdarena, on a ridge overlooking the Polcevera valley.

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91. Museo d'arte orientale Edoardo Chiossone

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Museo d'arte orientale Edoardo Chiossone Ilaria Camprincoli / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art in Genoa, Italy is an important collection of Asian art, one of the most significant collections in Europe and in Italy, along with the museums of Venice and Rome.

Wikipedia: Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art (EN)

92. Parco storico Villa Duchessa di Galliera

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Villa Brignole Sale Duchessa di Galliera is a noble Genoese villa located in the Voltri district on the Castellaro and Givi hills. It developed as a result of the subsequent annexation of several properties.

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93. Museo speleologico del Monte Gazzo

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Museo speleologico del Monte Gazzo Ivano Dapino / CC BY-SA 2.5

The Speleological Museum of Mount Gazzo is a speleological museum located on the summit of Mount Gazzo, at 419 m a.s.l., near Sestri Ponente, in the western district of Genoa. The museum opened in May 1969.

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94. Villa Negrone Moro

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The Villa Negrone Moro is an architecture in Genoa probably dating back to the sixteenth century. Much altered in structure, it is flanked by a residual shred of the demolished Villa Pallavicini Moro.

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