Genoa (Italy)
The 113 hectares Historic Centre of Genoa is one of the most extended medieval Historic Centre of Europe and is the most densely populated. The Genoese Historic Centre is a maze of alleys (caruggi) that unexpectedly end up in small squares, that, as well as the churches that dominate them, belonged to important noble families.
The Genoese spirit resides in these alleys, where different smells, flavours, languages and cultures have always been mixing together. The Historic Centre, more of any other part of the city, has always been a melting pot.
In these narrow spaces, between the hills and the sea, the pride of rich merchants and of noble Genoese was expressed by building splendid residences, where many works of art were collected and guarded for centuries, and is still possible to see them in some of these palaces, nowadays transformed in public Museums.
- Piazza De Ferrari
- Via Garibaldi
- Cathedral of San Lorenzo
- Aquarium of Genoa
- Arch of Victory
- House of Christopher Columbus
- Palazzo Ducale
- Porta Soprana
- Neptune Galleon
- Harbour of Genoa
- Palace of St. George
- Old Port
- Albertis Castle
- Galata Maritime Museum
- Biosphere
- Santa Maria Assunta
- Lighthouse of Genoa
- Red Palace
- Spianata Castelletto
- Mackenzie Castle
- Villetta di Negro
- Church of Saint Donato
- Genova Brignole Railway Station
- White Palace
- Villa Principe
- Zecca-Righi Funicular
- Cotton Warehouses
- Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini
- Museum of Natural History Genoa
- Via Balbi
- Villa Croce Museum of Contemporary Art
- Piazza San Matteo
- Passeggiata di Corso Italia
- Basilica della Santissima Annunziata Vastato
- Palazzo Doria
- Santa Maria di Castello
- Commandery of St. John di Pré
- Sant'Agostino Museum
- Bigo
- Principe-Granarolo Railway
- Anita Garibaldi Promenade
- Teatro Carlo Felice
- Church of Saint Peter in Banchi
- Fort Sperone
- Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno
- Basilica of San Siro
- Caruggi District
- National Gallery of Palazzo Spinola
- Santa Maria delle Vigne
- Boccadasse