Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Genoa, Italy

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 5.2 km
Ascend 130 m
Descend 147 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: 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

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: 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.

Wikipedia: Chiesa del Sacro Cuore e San Giacomo di Carignano (IT)

519 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Nicolò Garaventa

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Nicolò Garaventa was an Italian teacher.

Wikipedia: Nicolò Garaventa (IT)

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 4: 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 5: 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)

630 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: 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)

234 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

613 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

512 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

355 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 11: 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.

Wikipedia: Arco della Vittoria (EN)

525 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: 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 Borgo Pila area 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 in the archdiocese of Genoa.

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

748 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 13: 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 Catholic place of 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 of 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, who remained there for 84 years.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Rimedio (IT)

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