Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Genoa, Italy

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 5 km
Ascend 194 m
Descend 146 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: Museo Emanuele Luzzati

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The Emanuele Luzzati museum was located in Genoa, in the Porto Antico area. Inaugurated in June 2008, in October 2019 the museum spaces were occupied by the infopoint to follow the work of the new Bridge to Genoa, effectively changing the intended use of the museum structure.

Wikipedia: Museo Emanuele Luzzati di Genova (IT)

169 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Chiesa di San Marco al Molo

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The church of San Marco al Molo is a Catholic religious building in the historic center of Genoa, located in Via del Molo, near the ancient port of Genoa. His parish community is part of the "Centro Est" vicariate of the Archdiocese of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Marco al Molo (IT)

481 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: San Torpete

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San Torpete Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot / CC BY-SA 3.0

San Torpete is a church in central Genoa, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Torpes. It was founded in the 11th century by local merchants. It was rebuilt in 1730 under designs conceived by Giovanni Antonio Ricca.

Wikipedia: San Torpete (EN)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa dei Santi Cosma e Damiano

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Chiesa dei Santi Cosma e Damiano Davide Papalini / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of Santi Cosma e Damiano is located in central Genoa, Italy.

Wikipedia: Santi Cosma e Damiano, Genoa (EN)

136 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Palazzo di Marcantonio Sauli

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Palazzo di Marcantonio Sauli

Palazzo Marcantonio Sauli is a building located in Via San Bernardo at number 19 in the historic center of Genoa. The building was included in the list of palaces registered with the Rolli of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Palazzo di Marcantonio Sauli (IT)

266 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Palazzo Agostino e Benedetto Viale

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Palazzo Agostino e Benedetto Viale

Palazzo Agostino e Benedetto Viale is a building located in Salita Pollaiuoli at number 12 in the historic center of Genoa. The building was included in the list of palaces registered with the Rolli of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Agostino e Benedetto Viale (IT)

121 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Louisiana Jazz Club

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The museum Museo del jazz - Italian Jazz Institute is located in Genoa, in a part of the Palazzo Ducale, called "Stanza del Jazz".

Wikipedia: Museo del jazz di Genova (IT), Website

261 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Scuole Pie

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Scuole Pie Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot / CC BY-SA 3.0

The church of the Santissimo Nome di Maria e degli Angeli Custodi, commonly known as the Church of the Scuole Pie, is a church in central Genoa, located a few metres away from the Cathedral of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Santissimo Nome di Maria e degli Angeli Custodi, Genoa (EN)

132 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Loggia della Mercanzia

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The Loggia della Mercanzia is one of the most representative buildings in the historical centre of Genoa. It is located in Piazza Banchi, at the corner with Via San Luca, in the ancient sestiere of the Maddalena, not far from the church of San Pietro in Banchi, in the commercial heart of the ancient city.

Wikipedia: Loggia della Mercanzia (Genova) (EN)

132 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: 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)

69 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 11: Palazzo Gio Batta Grimaldi

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Palazzo Gio Batta GrimaldiUser:Yoggysot Alessio Sbarbaro / CC BY-SA 3.0

The palazzo Gio Battista Grimaldi is a building located in vico San Luca at no. 4 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 Gio Battista Grimaldi (Vico San Luca) (EN)

113 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Palazzo Nicolò Spinola di San Luca

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Palazzo Nicolò Spinola di San Luca

Palazzo Nicolò Spinola is an Italian historic building, located in Via San Luca at number 14, 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.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Nicolò Spinola di San Luca (IT)

42 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: 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)

147 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: 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 15: 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)

364 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 16: 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)

198 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: 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 18: 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)

88 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: 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)

137 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 20: Palazzo Giacomo Lomellini

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Palazzo Giacomo Lomellini

The Palazzo Giacomo Lomellini, also known as the Palazzo Patrone, is a building located in Largo Zecca 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 Giacomo Lomellini (EN)

414 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 21: 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)

275 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 22: 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)

42 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 23: Palazzo Podestà

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Palazzo Podestà Giovan Battista Castello and Bernardo Cantone (architects) Marcello Sparzo (sculptor) / CC BY 3.0

The palazzo Podestà or Nicolosio Lomellino is a building located in via Garibaldi (Genoa) at number 7 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 Nicolosio Lomellino (EN)

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 24: Palazzo Paolo Battista e Nicolò Interiano

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Palazzo Paolo Battista e Nicolò Interiano

The palazzo Paolo Battista e Niccolò Interiano or palazzo Interiano Pallavicino is a building located in Piazza delle Fontane Marose at number 2 in Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova that have become World Heritage by UNESCO.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Interiano Pallavicini (EN)

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 25: Palazzo Giacomo Spinola dei Marmi

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Palazzo Giacomo Spinola dei MarmiUser:Yoggysot Alessio Sbarbaro / CC BY-SA 3.0

The palazzo Giacomo Spinola or palazzo Giacomo Spinola di Luccoli is a building located in Piazza delle Fontane Marose at number 6 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. The palace is now home to the Banco di Sardegna.

Wikipedia: Palazzo Giacomo Spinola (EN)

85 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 26: Palazzo Giorgio Spinola

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Palazzo Giorgio Spinola

The palazzo Giorgio Spinola is a building located in Salita Santa Caterina|salita di Santa Caterina at no. 4 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 Giorgio Spinola (EN)

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 27: Andrea Doria

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Andrea Doria

Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi was a Genoese statesman, condottiero, and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime.

Wikipedia: Andrea Doria (EN)

166 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 28: Guglielmo Embriaco

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Guglielmo Embriaco, was a Genoese merchant and military leader who came to the assistance of the Crusader States in the aftermath of the First Crusade. Embriaco is considered one of the founders of what would become the Republic of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Guglielmo Embriaco (EN)

145 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 29: Teatro Duse

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Teatro Duse Comune di Genova / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Teatro Eleonora Duse, also known simply as Teatro Duse, is an Italian theatre, based in Genoa, named after the actress Eleonora Duse. Since 2018 it has been part of the official halls of the National Theatre of Genoa.

Wikipedia: Teatro Duse (Genova) (IT)

282 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 30: Museo d'arte orientale Edoardo Chiossone

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Museo d'arte orientale Edoardo Chiossone Ilaria Camprincoli / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art in Genoa, Italy is an important collection of Asian art, one of the most significant collections in Europe and in Italy, along with the museums of Venice and Rome.

Wikipedia: Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art (EN)

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