Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #5 in Genoa, Italy

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 8.7 km
Ascend 267 m
Descend 282 m

Experience Genoa in Italy in a whole new way with our 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: 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 La Maddalena, is a religious building located in the square of the same name in the historic center of Genoa. the church gives its name to the Maddalena district. The present church was built between the end of the sixteenth century and the first half of the seventeenth century on the site of an older religious building. His parish community is part of the "Centro Ovest" vicariate of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

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

138 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Palazzo Cattaneo Adorno

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The palazzo Cattaneo-Adorno or palazzo Lazzaro e Giacomo Spinola is a building located on via Garibaldi, in the historical centre of Genoa, marked by house numbers 8 and 10, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova, which became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date. It houses a remarkable cycle of Baroque frescoes by Lazzaro Tavarone.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Cattaneo-Adorno (EN)

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini

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The palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini also known as palazzo di Cristoforo Spinola or palazzo Campanella is a building located in via Garibaldi at number 12 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.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Campanella o di Baldassarre Lomellini (EN)

250 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: 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)

98 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Palazzo Bianco

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Palazzo Bianco is one of the main buildings of the center of Genoa, Italy. It is situated at 11, via Garibaldi.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Bianco (EN)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Palazzo Gio Carlo Brignole

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Palazzo Gio Carlo Brignole

Palazzo Gio Carlo Brignole is a building located in Piazza della Meridiana at number 2 in the area of Via Garibaldi, formerly Strada Nuova, in the historic center of Genoa, included on July 13, 2006 in the list among the 42 palaces registered in the Rolli of Genoa that became a UNESCO World Heritage Site on that date. The building is now used as offices and homes.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Gio Carlo Brignole (IT), Url

162 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

66 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Palazzo Stefano De Mari

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Palazzo Stefano De Mari

The Palazzo Stefano De Mari is a building located in Via San Luca in the Mercato di Banchi area in the historic centre of Genoa. On 13 July 2006 it was included in the list of the 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova that became World Heritage sites announced by UNESCO.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Stefano De Mari (EN)

143 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola

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The National Gallery of Palazzo Spinola is a state museum located inside Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria, a sixteenth-century noble building located at number 1 of Piazza di Pellicceria, in the heart of the historic center of Genoa. On 13 July 2006 it was included in the list of forty-two palaces registered in the Rolli of Genoa, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A splendid example of an aristocratic residence between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the museum houses works of exceptional value such as the Ecce Homo by Antonello da Messina, the Portrait of Ansaldo Pallavicino by Antoon van Dyck and the Portrait of Giovanni Carlo Doria on horseback by Peter Paul Rubens. The third floor is occupied by the National Gallery of Liguria, where, according to the will of the last two owners, the marquises Paolo and Franco Spinola, who in 1958 donated the palace to the state so that it could become a public museum, the state artistic acquisitions are exhibited.

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

112 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

105 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: 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

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Palazzo Cipriano Pallavicini

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The palazzo Cipriano Pallavicini is a building located in the historical centre of Genoa in Piazza Fossatello at number 2, which is one of the 42 palaces included in the site called Le Strade Nuove e il Sistema dei Palazzi dei Rolli di Genova that became part of the UNESCO World Heritage on 13 July 2006.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Cipriano Pallavicini (EN)

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Museo Risorgimento - Casa Mazzini

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The Museum of the Risorgimento - Mazziniano Institute is a museum in Genoa, established in 1934, entirely dedicated to the events of the Italian Risorgimento and, in particular, to some prominent figures of that specific moment in Italian history closely linked to the Ligurian capital, such as Giuseppe Mazzini, Giuseppe Garibaldi and Goffredo Mameli, author of the Canto degli Italiani, the Italian national anthem.

Wikipedia: Museo del Risorgimento e istituto mazziniano (IT), Website

58 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 14: Chiesa di San Filippo Neri

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San Filippo Neri is a Baroque-style church on via Lomellini in central Genoa.

Wikipedia: San Filippo Neri, Genoa (EN)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 15: Palazzo Lomellini Doria Lamba

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The Palazzo Lomellini-Doria Lamb', also called Palazzo Stefano Lomellini, is a building located in Via Cairoli (Genoa) at number 18 in the historical centre of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova, which on that date became World Heritage by UNESCO.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Lomellini-Doria Lamba (EN), Website

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Palazzo Bartolomeo Lomellini

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Palazzo Bartolomeo Lomellini is a building located in Largo Zecca at number 4 in Genoa, 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. The building is now home to the "Vittorio Emanuele II" Technical and Commercial Institute.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Bartolomeo Lomellini (IT)

232 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: 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)

279 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 18: Palazzo Belimbau

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Palazzo Belimbau Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

The palazzo Belimbau, also known as palazzo Antoniotto Cattaneo or Palazzo Francesco De Ferrari, is a building located in Piazza della Nunziata at number 2 in 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.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Belimbau (EN)

65 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: 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)

53 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato

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The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato is the Catholic cathedral of Genoa, northern Italy; its decoration employed the major baroque studios and artists in Genoa in the 17th century.

Wikipedia: Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato (EN)

184 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: 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)

213 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 22: Parrocchia San Sisto di Prè

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Parrocchia San Sisto di Prè Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot / CC BY-SA 3.0

San Sisto is a Roman Catholic church in Genoa, Italy, located in Centro-Est quartiere of Prè, near the railway station of Genova Piazza Principe.

Wikipedia: San Sisto, Genoa (EN)

261 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 23: Colonna Infame

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The infamous column is a historical column located in Genoa, in Piazza Vacchero, in the Prè district.

Wikipedia: Colonna infame (Genova) (IT)

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 24: San Marcellino

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The church of San Marcellino is a Catholic place of worship in the Prè district, in the historic center of Genoa. the church is located in Piazza San Marcellino, in the alleys between Via del Campo and Via Gramsci. A parish church until 1936, it is now officiated by the Jesuit fathers linked to the San Marcellino Association.

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

155 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 25: Galeone Neptune

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Galeone NeptuneVillageHero from Ulm, Germany / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Neptune is a vessel inspired in a generic and imaginative way by a Spanish vessel of the late seventeenth century.

Wikipedia: Neptune (galeone) (IT)

621 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 26: Sottomarino Nazario Sauro

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Nazario Sauro was the lead boat of the Sauro-class submarines of the Italian Navy.

Wikipedia: Italian submarine Nazario Sauro (S 518) (EN), Website

160 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 27: 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), Website

1312 meters / 16 minutes

Sight 28: Chiesa di San Teodoro

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The Church of San Teodoro is an Italian religious building in Genoa, Italy, located in the district of the same name that took its name from it. The original structure was one of the oldest 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 was rebuilt not far away. The parish community is part of the San Teodoro-Oregina Vicariate of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

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

1445 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 29: Villa Grimaldi

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Villa Grimaldi Comune di Genova / CC BY-SA 3.0

Villa Grimaldi, also known as the Fortress, is a historic noble residence in the Genoese district of Sampierdarena, built in the sixteenth century for the Grimaldi family.

Wikipedia: Villa Grimaldi (La Fortezza) (IT)

1924 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 30: Lanterna di Genova

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The Lighthouse of Genoa, known as La Lanterna, is the main lighthouse serving the Port of Genoa. Besides being an important aid to night navigation in the vicinity, the tower serves as a symbol and a landmark for the city of Genoa. Rebuilt in its current shape in 1543 replacing the former lighthouse, it is the world's third oldest lighthouse, following the Tower of Hercules in A Coruña, Spain, and Kõpu Lighthouse, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. Built of masonry, at 76 m (249 ft), it is constructed in two square portions, each one capped by a terrace. The whole structure is crowned by a lantern from which the light is shone.

Wikipedia: Lighthouse of Genoa (EN), Website

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