Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Genoa, Italy

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Number of sights 16 sights
Distance 3.3 km
Ascend 162 m
Descend 118 m

Experience Genoa in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in GenoaIndividual Sights in Genoa

Sight 1: Teatro della Gioventù

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Teatro della Gioventù

The Teatro della Gioventù is an Italian theater based in Genoa.

Wikipedia: Teatro della Gioventù (IT)

512 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

613 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Casa di Cristoforo Colombo

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Casa di Cristoforo Colombo

The Christopher Columbus House in Genoa, Italy, is an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Christopher Columbus grew up.

Wikipedia: Christopher Columbus House (EN)

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: 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 architectures of the Ligurian capital, it is located on the top of the Piano di Sant'Andrea, from which it takes its name.

Wikipedia: Porta Soprana (IT)

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Chiesa di Sant'Agostino

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Sant'Agostino is a church in the historical center of Genoa, northern Italy. It is today deconsecrated, sometimes used for representations of the nearby Teatro della Tosse theatre company.

Wikipedia: Sant'Agostino, Genoa (EN)

40 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Teatro della Tosse

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The Luzzati Foundation - Teatro della Tosse is an Italian non-profit organization based in Genoa. The foundation manages the Teatro Sant'Agostino with its three halls and, since 2019, the Teatro del Ponente and the Teatro Duchessa di Galliera.

Wikipedia: Teatro della Tosse (IT)

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa di San Donato

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San Donato is a church in Genoa, Northern Italy.

Wikipedia: San Donato, Genoa (EN)

237 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: 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 seat of the O. N.M.I., before being almost completely destroyed during the Second World War.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria in Passione (IT)

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: 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

29 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

3 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Palazzo Embriaci

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The Giulio Sale Palace, also known as the Brignole Sale Palace, 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.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Giulio Sale (IT)

164 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie al Molo

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Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie al Molo Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot / CC BY-SA 3.0

The sanctuary of Our Lady of Grace at the Molo is a Catholic religious building in the historic center of Genoa, located in Piazza delle Grazie, in the Molo district.

Wikipedia: Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie al Molo (IT)

86 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Oratorio di San Giacomo della Marina

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Oratorio di San Giacomo della MarinaUser:Yoggysot Alessio Sbarbaro / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Oratorio di San Giacomo della Marina is a small chapel or prayer-house at the dockside in Genoa, northern Italy.

Wikipedia: Oratory of San Giacomo della Marina (EN)

298 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 14: Oratorio di Sant'Antonio Abate della Marina

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Oratorio di Sant'Antonio Abate della MarinaUser:Yoggysot Alessio Sbarbaro / CC BY-SA 3.0

The oratory of Sant'Antonio Abate, also known as Sant'Antonio Abate alla Marina is a religious building in the historic center of Genoa, located in vico sotto le Murette, in the Molo district.

Wikipedia: Oratorio di Sant'Antonio Abate (Genova) (IT)

532 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 15: Basilica di Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano

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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.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria Assunta, Genoa (EN)

309 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: 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 laboratory.

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

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