Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #8 in Genoa, Italy

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 12.3 km
Ascend 375 m
Descend 525 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: Forte di Santa Tecla

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Fort Santa Tecla may refer to: Fort Santa Tecla (Genoa), a fortification of the defensive system of Genoa Forte Santa Tecla (Sanremo), an eighteenth-century fortification in the city of Sanremo

Wikipedia: Forte Santa Tecla (IT)

1122 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

777 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Forte San Martino

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Forte San Martino stands in Genoa, in the homonymous neighborhood. Located on the Papigliano hill is now completely surrounded by the urban fabric.

Wikipedia: Forte San Martino (IT)

1178 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 4: 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)

753 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 5: Villa Imperiale

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Villa Imperiale is one of the oldest and most prestigious Genoese Renaissance villas with park.

Wikipedia: Villa Imperiale (Genova) (IT)

738 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 6: 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 7: 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)

901 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 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)

730 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 9: Col.Tuttobene - App. Casu

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Emanuele Tuttobene was an Italian carabiniere who was a victim of terrorism.

Wikipedia: Emanuele Tuttobene (IT)

910 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

525 meters / 6 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)

355 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Teatro della Gioventù

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Teatro della Gioventù is an Italian theatre based in Genoa, Italy.

Wikipedia: Teatro della Gioventù (IT)

512 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 13: 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 14: 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)

248 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: 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)

816 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 16: 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.

Wikipedia: Santa Maria Assunta, Genoa (EN)

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 17: Nicolò Garaventa

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Nicolò Garaventa was an Italian teacher.

Wikipedia: Nicolò Garaventa (IT)

520 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 18: 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)

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 19: 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

1003 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 20: 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)

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