Genova: "la Superba"

Comune di Genova

Genoa, "La Superba", as it was called by Petrarch, during the XVII century was an independent republic. Between the second half of the XVI and the first half of the XVII century Genoa commanded the banking market of Europe.

This city is full of history and art. For the Gran Tourists the most important place to visit was the New Town such as the Strada Nuova, today called Via Garibaldi, a UNESCO World Heritage Street. 

Strada Nuova or Via Garibaldi

On this street you can find some wonderful buildings such as Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Tursi, three historical sites with an outstanding collection. 

These buildings (Musei di Genova) mix paintings with sculpture, furniture and tapestry in some beautifully restored frescoed rooms. Some of the painters represented are Albert Durer, Gerard David, Titian, Veronese, Reni, Bernando Strozzi, Caravaggio, Murillo, Anton VanDyck and many more. 

In the medieval Old Town, so called by the Gran Tourists, there is the Cathedral of San Lorenzo 

San Lorenzo's facade

Genoa has much more to offer, a beautiful Aquarium, which is the largest in Italy, built for the 1992 Expo collaboratively by Renzo Piano Workshop and Peter Chermayeff, a perfect place to visit with the children after you have visited the museums and the Cattedrale. 

photo © shunji courtesy renzo piano

For more information:

Comune di Genova

(in Italian)

Enjoy yourself in Italy!!