Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Genoa, Italy

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 19 sights
Distance 6.7 km
Ascend 208 m
Descend 237 m

Explore Genoa in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Genoa

Sight 1: Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo

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Chiesa parrocchiale di San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo

The church of San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo is a parish church in Genoa, Italy, located in the San Fruttuoso district of the III Municipality of the city.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo (Genova) (IT), Website, Url

533 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

237 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: Sant'Agata

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The complex and church of Sant'Agata is a place of Catholic worship located in the district of San Fruttuoso, in Via Giuseppe De Paoli, in the municipality of Genoa in the metropolitan city of Genoa.

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

471 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Teatro Von Pauer

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The Teatro Von Pauer is a theatre in Genoa, Italy.

Wikipedia: Teatro Von Pauer (IT)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: 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)

586 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

980 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 7: San Bartolomeo degli Armeni

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San Bartolomeo degli Armeni is an Armenian Catholic church in the quarter of Castelletto in Genoa, northern Italy.

Wikipedia: San Bartolomeo degli Armeni (EN)

363 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

644 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 9: Chiesa di Santa Caterina

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The church of the Santissima Annunziata di Portoria, better known as the church of Santa Caterina, is a Catholic religious building in the city center of Genoa, in the Portoria district.

Wikipedia: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata di Portoria (IT)

439 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 10: Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Consolazione

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Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Consolazione Alessio Sbarbaro / CC BY-SA 2.5

The church of the Madonna della Consolazione e San Vicenzo Martire, also called Chiesa di Nostra Signora della Consolazione is a church in Genoa, Italy.

Wikipedia: Nostra Signora della Consolazione e San Vincenzo martire (Genoa) (EN)

253 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Chiesa di Santo Stefano

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Chiesa di Santo Stefano

Santo Stefano is a church in Genoa, northern Italy. Located on a hill overlooking the central Via XX Settembre, it is one of the most outstanding examples of Romanesque architecture in the city.

Wikipedia: Santo Stefano (Genoa) (EN)

464 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Teatro Carlo Felice

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The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the side of Piazza De Ferrari.

Wikipedia: Teatro Carlo Felice (EN), Website

332 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: 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.

Wikipedia: Chiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea (IT)

290 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo

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Cattedrale di San Lorenzo No machine-readable author provided. Idéfix~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: Genoa Cathedral (EN)

303 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 15: Chiesa di San Giorgio

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

The church of San Giorgio is a religious building in the historic center of Genoa, located in Piazza San Giorgio.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Giorgio (Genova) (IT), Website

44 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: 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.

Wikipedia: San Torpete (EN)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 17: Chiesa dei Santi Cosma e Damiano

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Chiesa dei Santi Cosma e Damiano Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of Santi Cosma e Damiano is located in central Genoa, Italy

Wikipedia: Santi Cosma e Damiano, Genoa (EN)

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 18: 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.

Wikipedia: Casa del boia (Genova) (IT)

386 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 19: Magazzini dell'Abbondanza

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The Magazzini dell'abbondanza is a building built in the second half of the sixteenth century to store grains, located in the Genoese district of the Molo district, near the ancient port.

Wikipedia: Magazzini dell'Abbondanza (IT)

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