Things to do in Genoa

150 places selected among attractions, museums, squares and viewpoints

Genoa is the sixth-largest city in Italy and the capital of the region of Liguria in northern Italy. As of 2026, 566,247 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 820,691 inhabitants, more than 1.5 million people live in the wider metropolitan area stretching along the Italian Riviera.

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1. 🏛️ museum
Palazzo Rosso
The Palazzo Brignole Sale or Palazzo Rosso is a house museum located in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy. The palace is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. The rich art collection inside, along with the galleries of Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi, is part of the Musei di Strada Nuova and consists of the works of artists of the caliber of Antoon van Dyck, Guido Reni, Paolo Veronese, Guercino, Gregorio De Ferrari, Albrecht Dürer, Bernardo Strozzi and Mattia Preti. (Wikipedia)
2. 🏛️ museum
Lighthouse of Genoa
The Lighthouse of Genoa (Italian: Lanterna di Genova; Ligurian: Lanterna de Zêna), often known as simply La Lanterna (Ligurian: a Lanterna), is the main light serving the Port of Genoa, the capital of Liguria, Italy. Besides being an important aid to night navigation in the vicinity, the tower serves as a symbol and a landmark for the city of Genoa. Rebuilt in its current shape in 1543 replacing the former lighthouse, it is the world's fourth oldest lighthouse, following the Tower of Hercules in A Coruña, Spain, Hook Head Lighthouse in Ireland, Kõpu Lighthouse, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. (Wikipedia)
3. ⛪ place of worship
Genoa Cathedral
Genoa Cathedral or Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Lawrence (Italian: Duomo di Genova, Cattedrale di San Lorenzo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Italian city of Genoa. It is dedicated to Saint Lawrence (San Lorenzo), and is the seat of the Archbishop of Genoa. The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Gelasius II in 1118 and was built between the twelfth century and the fourteenth century as fundamentally a medieval building, with some later additions. (Wikipedia)
4. 👑 palace
Doge's Palace
The Doge's Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale) is a historical building in Genoa, northwest Italy. Once the home of the doges of Genoa, it is now a museum and a centre for cultural events and arts exhibitions. It is situated in the heart of the city, with two different entrances and façades, the main one on Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, and the second one on Piazza De Ferrari. (Wikipedia)
5. 🎭 theatre
Opera Carlo Felice Genova
The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the side of Piazza De Ferrari. (Wikipedia)
6. 🐠 animals
Aquarium of Genoa
The Aquarium of Genoa (Acquario di Genova) is the largest aquarium in Italy and one of the most significant in Europe. It is located in the Old Harbour (Porto Antico) area of Genoa, Liguria, and was designed by the architect Renzo Piano as part of the urban redevelopment project created for the Expo 1992, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. A. (Wikipedia)

🏛️ Museums in Genoa

Royal Palace of Genoa
The Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace) or Palazzo Stefano Balbi is a major palace in Genoa. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Bianco
Palazzo Bianco (English: White Palace) is one of the main buildings of the center of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Giacomo Doria Museum of Natural History
The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria is a natural history museum in Genoa, northern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Porta Soprana
Building in Genoa, Italy
Villa del Principe
The Villa del Principe, Palazzo del Principe, or Palace of Andrea Doria in Fassolo is one of the main historical suburban villas of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello
Santa Maria di Castello is a church and religious complex in Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Mackenzie Castle
The Mackenzie Castle (Italian: Castello Mackenzie) is a historical manor in the Castelletto quarter of Genoa, northern Italy. (Wikipedia)
The Biosphere
The Biosphere of Genoa (Italian: Biosfera), also commonly known as The Glass Bubble or Renzo Piano's Bubble (Italian: La Bolla di Renzo Piano), is a distinctive spherical glass and steel structure located inside Porto Antico (Old Harbour) of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art
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)
House of Cristoforo Colombo
The Christopher Columbus House in Genoa, Italy, is an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Christopher Columbus grew up. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Podestà
The Palazzo Podestà or Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino is a building located in via Garibaldi 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)
Galata - Museo del mare
The Galata - Museo del mare is a maritime museum in the Italian city of Genoa. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi
The Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi or Palazzo Tobia Pallavicino is a building located in via Garibaldi (Genoa) at number 4 in the historic 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)
Villa Durazzo Pallavicini
The Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini is a villa with notable 19th-century park in the English romantic style and a small botanical garden. (Wikipedia)
Musei di Strada Nuova
The Musei di Strada Nuova is the main art gallery in the Italian city of Genoa and comprises three museums which together form a single complex, housed in three adjacent historical buildings: Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Tursi, located at the end of monumental Via Garibaldi (formerly Strada Nuova). (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Gerolamo Grimaldi
The Palazzo Gerolamo Grimaldi also known as the palazzo della Meridiana is a building located in the salita di San Francesco at number 4 in the historical centre of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the forty-two palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova that became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date. (Wikipedia)
Museo civico di archeologia ligure
Archeology museum in Italy
Via del Campo 29 Rosso
Museum in Genoa, Italy
Villa Croce museum of Contemporary Art
The Villa Croce Museum of Contemporary Art (Italian: Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce) is a permanent collection of Italian and international contemporary art hosted in a villa in the Carignano quarter of Genoa, northwestern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Diocesan museum of Genoa
The Diocesan museum of Genoa is located in Genova in the region of Liguria. (Wikipedia)

🏰 Castles and fortresses in Genoa

Walls of Genoa
The walls of Genoa (mura di Genova in Italian, miage de Zena in Ligurian) constitute in their whole the several circles of walls that protected and defended the city of Genoa, former capital of the republic of the same name. (Wikipedia)
Albertis Castle
D'Albertis Castle (Italian: Castello d'Albertis) is a historic residence located in Genoa, in the north-western region of Italy. (Wikipedia)
Forte Sperone
Forte Sperone is a fortification included in the "New Walls" built to defend the Italian city of Genoa, located on top of Mount Peralto. (Wikipedia)
Türcke Castle
Türcke Castle (Italian: Castello Türcke) is a historic villa located in Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Porta del Molo
City gate in Genoa, Italy

👑 Palaces in Genoa

Palazzo Doria Tursi
The palazzo Doria-Tursi or palazzo Niccolò Grimaldi is a building on Via Giuseppe Garibaldi in the historic town centre of Genoa. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo San Giorgio
The Palazzo San Giorgio or Palace of St. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria
The Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria, also known as Palazzo Francesco Grimaldi, is a palace located in piazza di Pellicceria in the historical center of Genoa, Northwestern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Genoa Stock Exchange
The Palazzo della Nuova Borsa Valori is a historical building in Genoa, located in Piazza De Ferrari, also known as the Palazzo della Borsa. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini
The palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini also known as palazzo di Cristoforo Spinola or palazzo Campanella is a building located in via Garibaldi at number 12 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 Belimbau
The palazzo Belimbau, also known as palazzo Antoniotto Cattaneo or Palazzo Francesco De Ferrari, is a building 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)
Gio Agostino Balbi Palace
Palazzo Durazzo-Pallavicini or Palazzo di Gio Agostino Balbi is a building on Via Balbi in the historic city 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 Giacomo Spinola
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. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola
The Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola is a palace located in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Doria Spinola
The Palazzo Doria-Spinola or Palazzo Antonio Doria is a palace located in largo Eros Lanfranco in the historical center of Genoa, Northwestern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Ambrogio Di Negro
The Palazzo Ambrogio Di Negro is a building located in Via San Luca at number 2 in the area of the Mercato di Banchi in the historic centre of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces enrolled in the Rolli di Genova that became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Balbi Piovera Francesco
The Palazzo Francesco Maria Balbi Piovera is a monumental building located in via Balbi at number 6 in the historical centre of Genoa. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Gio Battista Spinola
The Palazzo Doria or Palazzo Andrea e Gio. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Lercari-Parodi
The Palazzo Lercari-Parodi or Palazzo Franco Lercari is a building located at number 3, Via Garibaldi 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 Stefano Lomellini
The Palazzo Lomellini-Doria Lamb', also called Palazzo Stefano Lomellini, is a building in Via Cairoli (Genoa) at number 18 in the historical centre of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova, which on that date became World Heritage by UNESCO. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Pallavicini Cambiaso
The palazzo Pallavicini-Cambiaso or palazzo Agostino Pallavicini is a building located in via Garibaldi at number 1 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 Paolo e Niccolò Interiano
The palazzo Paolo 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)
Hotel Bristol Palace
Hotel Bristol Palace is a 5-star Luxury hotel in Genoa, Italy on Via XX Settembre. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo dell'Università
Building in Genoa, Italy
Palazzo Balbi Giacomo e Pantaleo
Palace in Genoa, Italy
Palazzo Bartolomeo Lomellino
Palace in Genoa, Italy
Palazzo Cattaneo Adorno
The palazzo Cattaneo-Adorno or palazzo Lazzaro e Giacomo Spinola is a building 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. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Cipriano Pallavicini
The palazzo Cipriano Pallavicini is a building located in the historical centre of Genoa in Piazza Fossatello at number 2, which is one of the 42 palaces included in the site called Le Strade Nuove e il Sistema dei Palazzi dei Rolli di Genova that became part of the UNESCO World Heritage UNESCO World Heritage on 13 July 2006. (Wikipedia)
Palazzo Giacomo Lomellini
The Palazzo Giacomo Lomellini, also known as the Palazzo Patrone, is a building 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 Balbi Gio. Francesco
Palace in Genoa, Italy
Palazzo Ayrolo Negrone
Palace in Genoa, Italy
Palazzo Pantaleo Spinola
The palazzo Pantaleo Spinola or palazzo Gambaro is a building located in via Garibaldi (Genoa) at number 2 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 Carlo Brignole
Palace in Genoa, Italy
Palazzo Gio Vincenzo Imperiale
The Palazzo Vincenzo Imperiale is a building in Campetto at number 8a, in the area of the Soziglia Market in the historical centre of Genoa. (Wikipedia)

⛪ Churches and places of worship in Genoa

Santa Maria Assunta
Santa Maria Assunta is a Renaissance church in Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Santa Maria delle Vigne
Santa Maria delle Vigne is a Catholic basilica in Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato
The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato is a prominent Roman Catholic church of Genoa, northern Italy; its decoration employed the major baroque studios and artists in Genoa in the 17th century. (Wikipedia)
San Siro
San Siro is a Roman Catholic basilica located on the street of the same name, in the quartiere of the Maddalena in central Genoa, Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)
San Donato
San Donato is a church in Genoa, Northern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Chiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea
Church in Genoa, Italy
Basilica di Nostra Signora Assunta, Genoa
Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (Italian: Basilica di Nostra Signora Assunta) is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Genoa, in the Province of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Nostra Signora della Consolazione e San Vincenzo martire
The church of the Madonna della Consolazione e San Vicenzo Martire (Virgin of the Consolation and St. (Wikipedia)
San Bartolomeo degli Armeni
San Bartolomeo degli Armeni is an Armenian Catholic church in the quarter of Castelletto in Genoa, northern Italy. (Wikipedia)
San Matteo
San Matteo is a Roman Catholic church in Genoa, in the region of Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Sant'Agostino Church
Sant'Agostino is a church in the historical center of Genoa, northern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Shrine of Nostra Signora della Guardia
The Shrine of Nostra Signora della Guardia ("Our Lady of the Watch") is a Roman Catholic place of pilgrimage located on the top of Monte Figogna (804 m asl) in the Municipality of Ceranesi, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the city of Genoa, in the northwest of Italy. (Wikipedia)
Commenda di San Giovanni di Pré
Church building in Genoa, Italy
Santo Stefano Church
Santo Stefano is a church in Genoa, northern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Basilica di Santa Maria Immacolata
Church building in Genoa, Italy
San Pancrazio
The church of San Pancrazio is found in central Genoa, in front of the piazza named after the same saint. (Wikipedia)
Santissimo Nome di Maria e degli Angeli Custodi
The Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary and the Guardian Angels, commonly known as the Church of the Scuole Pie, is a place of worship located in Piazza delle Scuole Pie, in the historic center of Genoa, a few dozen meters from the Cathedral of San Lorenzo. (Wikipedia)
San Filippo Neri
San Filippo Neri is a Baroque-style church on via Lomellini in central Genoa. (Wikipedia)
San Pietro in Banchi, Genoa
Church of Saint Peter in Banchi (Italian: Chiesa di San Pietro in Banchi) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Genoa, in the Province of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)
San Torpete
San Torpete is a church in central Genoa, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Torpes. (Wikipedia)
Santi Cosma e Damiano
The church of Santi Cosma e Damiano is located in central Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Santi Vittore e Carlo
Santi Vittore e Carlo is a Baroque-style church on Via Balbi in central Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Basilica of the Santissima Annunziata in Sturla
The church of the Santissima Annunziata in Sturla (Italian: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata di Sturla) is a Roman Catholic church of the neighbourhood of Sturla, in the city of Genoa, in the Province of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)
San Luca
The Church of San Luca (Chiesa di San Luca) is a Roman Catholic church in the historic centre of Genoa, Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)
San Sisto
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)
Sant'Anna
The Church of Saint Anne (Italian: Chiesa di Sant'Anna), with the adjacent convent and pharmacy of the Discalced Carmelites, is a Roman Catholic church located in the residential quarter of Castelletto in Genoa, Liguria, north-western Italy. (Wikipedia)
Nostra Signora del Monte
San Francesco da Paola
Church building in Genoa, Italy
Oratory of San Giacomo della Marina
The Oratorio di San Giacomo della Marina (translated as Oratory of St. (Wikipedia)

🌳 Parks and gardens in Genoa

Parchi di Nervi
Botanical garden in Genoa, Italy
Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi
The Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi is a small botanical garden located on the grounds of the Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini in Pegli, a suburb of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

⛲ Squares in Genoa

piazza De Ferrari
Piazza De Ferrari is the main square of Genoa. (Wikipedia)
Piazza della Vittoria
Square in Genoa, Italy
Largo della Zecca
Square in Genoa, Italy
Piazza Caricamento
Square in Genoa, Italy
piazza Matteotti
Urban square in Genoa, Italy
piazza Corvetto
Square in Genoa, Italy
Piazza San Matteo
Square in Genoa

🌉 Bridges, towers and architecture in Genoa

Genoa-Saint George viaduct
The Genoa Saint George Bridge (Italian: Viadotto Genova-San Giorgio) is a motorway viaduct that crosses the Polcevera river and the districts of Sampierdarena and Cornigliano, in the city of Genoa. (Wikipedia)
Strada sopraelevata di Genova
Loggia della Mercanzia
The Loggia della Mercanzia (also known as Loggia di Banchi or Loggia dei Mercanti) is one of the most representative buildings in the historical centre of Genoa. (Wikipedia)
Via Cairoli
Via Cairoli is a street in the historical centre of Genoa, in North-western Italy, named after the 10th Prime Minister of Italy Benedetto Cairoli (1825-1889). (Wikipedia)
Embriaci Tower
The Torre Embriaci, also called Torre degli Embriaci, located in the oldest area of Genoa, where the Castello o Castrum stood. (Wikipedia)
Villa Imperiale Scassi
Villa in Genoa, Italy
Villa Gruber De Mari
Villa Gruber De Mari was built by the noble Genoese family De Mari in the second half of the 16th century in the suburban area between the Sant'Anna and San Rocchino walkways linking the center of the city to the New Walls, in the Castelletto neighborhood of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Synagogue
Building in Genoa, Italy
San Vincenzo Tower
The San Vincenzo Tower (Italian: Torre San Vincenzo) also known as the SIP Tower or Telecom Italia Tower is a high-rise office building in the San Vincenzo district of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Villa Di Negro Rosazza dello Scoglietto
Villa Di Negro Rosazza "dello Scoglietto" or "lo Scoglietto" is a villa located in the quarter of San Teodoro in Genoa, Northwestern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Antica Farmacia Sant'Anna
The Antica Farmacia Sant'Anna (Italian for “Ancient Pharmacy of Saint Anne”) is a pharmacy and herbal medicine dispensary in Genoa, Italy, located in the quarter of Castelletto. (Wikipedia)
Langer Heinrich
Langer Heinrich, or in English Long Henry, is a floating crane commissioned in 1915 for the Wilhelmshaven Imperial Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and has been located in Genoa, Italy since 1997. (Wikipedia)
Punta Vagno Lighthouse
Punta Vagno Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Vagno) is an active lighthouse located on the same name Cape at the east entrance of the Port of Genoa, Liguria on the Ligurian Sea. (Wikipedia)
Ponte Carrega
Bridge in Genoa, Italy
villa Centurione Doria
Building in Genoa, Italy
Villa Durazzo Bombrini
Villa in Genoa, Italy
Palazzo del Banco di Napoli
Building in Genoa, Italy

🗿 Monuments and fountains in Genoa

Arco della Vittoria
The Arco della Vittoria (Victory Arch), also known as the Monument to the Fallen (Monumento ai Caduti) or Arch of the Fallen (Arco dei Caduti), is a memorial monument located in Piazza della Vittoria in Genoa. (Wikipedia)

🏔️ Nature around Genoa

Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
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. (Wikipedia)
Monte Figogna
Monte Figogna is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. (Wikipedia)
Monte Fasce
Monte Fasce is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. (Wikipedia)
Bergeggi
📍 43 km from Genoa
Bergeggi is an island which lies in the Ligurian Sea off the coast near the village of Bergeggi in the Province of Savona, Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Monte Alpesisa
Monte Alpesisa is a 989 metres high mountain in the Ligurian Apennines, in Italy. (Wikipedia)
Monte Antola
📍 25 km from Genoa
Monte Antola (in Ligurian munte Antua) is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. (Wikipedia)
Monte Beigua
📍 29 km from Genoa
Monte Beigua (also in Ligurian: Monte Peigoa) is a mountain in the Ligurian Apennines in Liguria, northern Italy, between the two communes of Varazze and Sassello. (Wikipedia)
Monte Lesima
📍 40 km from Genoa
Monte Lesima is a mountain of the Apennines. (Wikipedia)
Monte Taccone
📍 18 km from Genoa
Monte Taccone is a mountain located between Liguria and Piedmont in north-western Italy. (Wikipedia)
Lago della Busalletta
📍 18 km from Genoa
Lago della Busalletta is an artificial lake in northwest Italy which straddles the provinces of Genoa (in Liguria) and Alessandria (in Piedmont), near the towns of Fraconalto and Busalla. (Wikipedia)
Monte Chiappo
📍 38 km from Genoa
Monte Chiappo is one of the Apennine Mountains in Italy. (Wikipedia)
Monte Leco
📍 18 km from Genoa
Monte Leco is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. (Wikipedia)
Monte delle Figne
📍 19 km from Genoa
Monte delle Figne (Figne Mountain) is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. (Wikipedia)
Lago del Brugneto
📍 25 km from Genoa
Lago del Brugneto is a lake in the Province of Genova, Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)
Laghi del Gorzente
📍 18 km from Genoa
Laghi del Gorzente is a group of three lakes in north-west Italy which straddles the provinces of Genoa (in Liguria) and Alessandria (in Piedmont). (Wikipedia)
Aveto Natural Regional Park
📍 37 km from Genoa
The Aveto Natural Regional Park is a natural park in Metropolitan City of Genoa, in the Liguria region of northern Italy. (Wikipedia)
Parco naturale regionale di Portofino
📍 22 km from Genoa
Protected area in Italy (EUAP0453)
Monte Tobbio
📍 23 km from Genoa
Monte Tobbio (in Ligurian Monte Tuggiu) is a 1092 metres high mountain of the Apennines, located in the Italian region of Piedmont. (Wikipedia)
Monte Aiona
📍 41 km from Genoa
Mountain in Italy

🥾 Hiking trails near Genoa

Sentiero delle Tre Valli
Hard · 8.6 km · ↑ 700 m · ~3 h 30 min
Hiking trail from Trivio di Noci to Monte Lago
Anello delle Prè di Mele
Moderate · 6.6 km · ↑ 466 m · ~2 h 30 min
Hiking trail
Sentiero di S. Agostino
Moderate · 6 km · ↑ 700 m · ~3 h
Hiking trail from Bivio per Costa, sulla S.P.226, poco oltre il Ponte sul Rio delle Cogne, tra Montoggio e Bromia to Vetta del Monte Liprando
Sentiero degli Inglesi
Moderate · 4.7 km · ↑ 219 m · ~1 h 30 min
Hiking trail from Arenzano to Curlo
Sentiero Natura
Moderate · 5 km · ↑ 450 m · ~2 h
Hiking trail from Curlo to Passo della Gava
Arenzano - Passo del Faiallo
Moderate · 9.1 km · ↑ 1025 m · ~4 h 30 min
Hiking trail from Arenzano to Passo del Faiallo
Percorso Vaccherie
Moderate · 4.1 km · ↑ 508 m · ~2 h 15 min
Hiking trail from Campo Ligure to Prà della Colla
Adelasia - Sentiero 3
Hard · 12.5 km · ↑ 280 m · ~3 h 30 min
Hiking trail
Torriglia (Centro Equestre) - Pian Selvaggio - Obbi - Pendici Monte Lavagnola
Hard · 5 km · ~1 h 15 min
Hiking trail from Torriglia (centro equestre) to Pendici Monte Lavagnola
Anello dei Pianazzi
Hard · 16.4 km · ~4 h
Hiking trail
Anello del lago di Giacopiane
Easy · 4.1 km · ~1 h
Hiking trail
Anello di Borzone
Easy · 4 km · ~1 h
Hiking trail
Colle Caprile – Case Becco
Easy · 4.4 km · ↑ 271 m · ~1 h 30 min
Hiking trail from Colle Caprile to Case Becco
Gallaneto – AVML
Hard · 4.2 km · ↑ 723 m · ~3 h
Hiking trail from Gallaneto to AVML
Masone – Pratorondanino
Easy · 5.7 km · ↑ 345 m · ~2 h
Hiking trail from Masone to Pratorondanino

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Palazzo Rosso — Photo: sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lighthouse of Genoa — Photo: Tassiano Daniele, CC BY-SA 3.0
Genoa Cathedral — Photo: Jensens, Public domain
Doge's Palace — Photo: Piergiulio90, CC BY-SA 4.0
Opera Carlo Felice Genova — Photo: Alessandro.photographer - Teatroge, CC BY-SA 4.0
Aquarium of Genoa — Photo: Stillyna at Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
piazza De Ferrari — Photo: ValeDeNe / Teatroge, CC BY-SA 4.0
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli — Photo: Zenawiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Santa Maria Assunta — Photo: Luca Dea, CC BY 4.0
Royal Palace of Genoa — Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0
Genoa-Saint George viaduct — Photo: Al*from*Lig, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Doria Tursi — Photo: William Domenichini, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Bianco — Photo: Postcrosser, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo San Giorgio — Photo: Luca Galli from Torino, Italy, CC BY 2.0
Santa Maria delle Vigne — Photo: Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot, CC BY-SA 3.0
Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato — Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0
Giacomo Doria Museum of Natural History — Photo: Cymothoa exigua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Porta Soprana — Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0
San Siro — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Villa del Principe — Photo: Marta1977, CC BY-SA 4.0
San Donato — Photo: Twice25 / Rinina25, CC BY 2.5
Arco della Vittoria — Photo: Domenico Lucà, CC BY-SA 3.0
Monte Figogna — Photo: Bbruno, CC BY 3.0
Chiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea — Photo: José Luiz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Basilica di Nostra Signora Assunta, Genoa — Photo: Alessio Sbarbaro, CC BY-SA 2.5
Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello — Photo: Davide Papalini, CC BY-SA 3.0
Nostra Signora della Consolazione e San Vincenzo martire — Photo: Alessio Sbarbaro, CC BY-SA 2.5
Monte Fasce — Photo: Jacklab72 at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain
Walls of Genoa — Photo: User:F.noceti, CC BY 2.5
Mackenzie Castle — Photo: Twice25 & Rinina25, CC BY 2.5
San Bartolomeo degli Armeni — Photo: Alessandro Tacchino, CC BY-SA 4.0
San Matteo — Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sant'Agostino Church — Photo: Maurizio Beatrici, CC BY-SA 4.0
Strada sopraelevata di Genova — Photo: Twice25 & Rinina25, CC BY 2.5
Shrine of Nostra Signora della Guardia — Photo: user:Racchets, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria — Photo: Twice25 & Rinina25, CC BY 2.5
The Biosphere — Photo: Dixy52, CC0
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Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art — Photo: Cymothoa exigua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini — Photo: Carlo Dell'Orto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Belimbau — Photo: Davide Papalini, CC BY-SA 3.0
House of Cristoforo Colombo — Photo: Piergiulio90, CC BY-SA 4.0
Commenda di San Giovanni di Pré — Photo: Mauro Baldassarri, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gio Agostino Balbi Palace — Photo: Carlo Dell'Orto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Giacomo Spinola — Photo: User:Yoggysot Alessio Sbarbaro, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Podestà — Photo: Giovan Battista Castello and Bernardo Cantone (architects) Marcello Sparzo (sculptor), CC BY 3.0
Santo Stefano Church — Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Dongio assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain
Parchi di Nervi — Photo: Faber1893, CC BY-SA 4.0
Galata - Museo del mare — Photo: Twice25 & Rinina25, CC BY 2.5
Basilica di Santa Maria Immacolata — Photo: Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot, CC BY-SA 3.0
Loggia della Mercanzia — Photo: Alessio Sbarbaro, CC BY-SA 2.5
Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola — Photo: Postcrosser, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Doria Spinola — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 3.0
San Pancrazio — Photo: Carlo Dell'Orto, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Ambrogio Di Negro — Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi — Photo: Twice25 & Rinina25, CC BY 2.5
Albertis Castle — Photo: Alessandro_Tacchino, CC BY-SA 4.0
Santissimo Nome di Maria e degli Angeli Custodi — Photo: Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot, CC BY-SA 3.0
San Filippo Neri — Photo: Twice25 e Rinina25, CC BY 2.5
Via Cairoli — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
San Pietro in Banchi, Genoa — Photo: Bengt Nyman (crop & edit by the uploader), CC BY 2.0
Palazzo Balbi Piovera Francesco — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Gio Battista Spinola — Photo: Zenawiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Piazza della Vittoria — Photo: Agneszka Swieton, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Lercari-Parodi — Photo: Postcrosser, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Stefano Lomellini — Photo: Postcrosser, CC BY-SA 4.0
Embriaci Tower — Photo: Twice25, CC BY 2.5
Palazzo Pallavicini Cambiaso — Photo: Postcrosser, CC BY-SA 4.0
Villa Durazzo Pallavicini — Photo: BasilicoIrish, CC BY-SA 3.0
Forte Sperone — Photo: Bbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0
San Torpete — Photo: Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot, CC BY-SA 3.0
Giardino botanico Clelia Durazzo Grimaldi — Photo: Daderot., CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Paolo e Niccolò Interiano — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Villa Imperiale Scassi — Photo: HardwaremanQL, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hotel Bristol Palace — Photo: Antoine Pitrou, FAL
Palazzo dell'Università — Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0
Villa Gruber De Mari — Photo: Comune di Genova, CC BY-SA 3.0
Largo della Zecca — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Musei di Strada Nuova — Photo: sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Balbi Giacomo e Pantaleo — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Bartolomeo Lomellino — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Santi Cosma e Damiano — Photo: Davide Papalini, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Cattaneo Adorno — Photo: Postcrosser, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Cipriano Pallavicini — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Santi Vittore e Carlo — Photo: Original uploader was Antonello Piccone at it.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Basilica of the Santissima Annunziata in Sturla — Photo: Davide Papalini, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Gerolamo Grimaldi — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 3.0
San Luca — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
San Sisto — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Giacomo Lomellini — Photo: Postcrosser, Public domain
Sant'Anna — Photo: Davide Papalini, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Balbi Gio. Francesco — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Ayrolo Negrone — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nostra Signora del Monte — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Pantaleo Spinola — Photo: Postcrosser, CC BY-SA 4.0
Türcke Castle — Photo: patano, CC BY-SA 3.0
San Francesco da Paola — Photo: Bbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0
Synagogue — Photo: utente Michele.V, CC BY-SA 3.0
San Vincenzo Tower — Photo: Choinowski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Villa Di Negro Rosazza dello Scoglietto — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Antica Farmacia Sant'Anna — Photo: Zenawiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bergeggi — Photo: Franciop, CC BY-SA 3.0
Piazza Caricamento — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
piazza Matteotti — Photo: Alessio Sbarbaro User_talk:Yoggysot, CC BY-SA 3.0
Langer Heinrich — Photo: Kapitän i. R. Gottfried Hilgerdenaar, Bremerhaven, CC BY-SA 3.0
Oratory of San Giacomo della Marina — Photo: User:Yoggysot Alessio Sbarbaro, CC BY-SA 3.0
Palazzo Gio Carlo Brignole — Photo: Anonimogenovese, CC BY-SA 4.0
Palazzo Gio Vincenzo Imperiale — Photo: User:Yoggysot Alessio Sbarbaro, CC BY-SA 3.0
Via del Campo 29 Rosso — Photo: Anselmoorsi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Porta del Molo — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Villa Croce museum of Contemporary Art — Photo: ElisabettaCastellano, CC BY-SA 4.0
Diocesan museum of Genoa — Photo: Daderot, CC0
Monte Alpesisa — Photo: Pampuco, CC BY-SA 4.0
piazza Corvetto — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Piazza San Matteo — Photo: José Luiz, CC BY-SA 3.0
Punta Vagno Lighthouse — Photo: Stefano Mazzone, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ponte Carrega — Photo: TeatroGe, CC0
villa Centurione Doria — Photo: Superzen, CC BY-SA 3.0
Villa Durazzo Bombrini — Photo: Twice25, CC BY 2.5
Palazzo del Banco di Napoli — Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Monte Antola — Photo: The original uploader was G80 at Italian Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
Monte Beigua — Photo: Sextum, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Lago della Busalletta — Photo: Janurah, CC BY-SA 3.0
Monte Chiappo — Photo: Luca 0593, CC BY-SA 3.0
Monte Leco — Photo: F Ceragioli, CC BY-SA 3.0
Monte delle Figne — Photo: Bbruno at Italian Wikipedia, Public domain
Lago del Brugneto — Photo: Alessandro Vecchi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Laghi del Gorzente — Photo: Bbruno at Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
Aveto Natural Regional Park — Photo: vengomatto, CC BY 2.0
Parco naturale regionale di Portofino — Photo: Vanishpilo, CC BY-SA 4.0
Monte Tobbio — Photo: G80 at Italian Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5
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Sentiero delle Tre Valli — Photo: Pampuco, CC BY 4.0
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Masone – Pratorondanino — Photo: Stefano Mazzone, CC BY-SA 3.0

Must-see in Genoa

1. 🏛️ museum

Palazzo Rosso

The Palazzo Brignole Sale or Palazzo Rosso is a house museum located in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy. The palace is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli. The rich art collection inside, along with the galleries of Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi, is part of the Musei di Strada Nuova and consists of the works of artists of the caliber of Antoon van Dyck, Guido Reni, Paolo Veronese, Guercino, Gregorio De Ferrari, Albrecht Dürer, Bernardo Strozzi and Mattia Preti. (Wikipedia)

2. 🏛️ museum

Lighthouse of Genoa

The Lighthouse of Genoa (Italian: Lanterna di Genova; Ligurian: Lanterna de Zêna), often known as simply La Lanterna (Ligurian: a Lanterna), is the main light serving the Port of Genoa, the capital of Liguria, Italy. Besides being an important aid to night navigation in the vicinity, the tower serves as a symbol and a landmark for the city of Genoa. Rebuilt in its current shape in 1543 replacing the former lighthouse, it is the world's fourth oldest lighthouse, following the Tower of Hercules in A Coruña, Spain, Hook Head Lighthouse in Ireland, Kõpu Lighthouse, on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. (Wikipedia)

3. ⛪ place of worship

Genoa Cathedral

Genoa Cathedral or Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Lawrence (Italian: Duomo di Genova, Cattedrale di San Lorenzo) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Italian city of Genoa. It is dedicated to Saint Lawrence (San Lorenzo), and is the seat of the Archbishop of Genoa. The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Gelasius II in 1118 and was built between the twelfth century and the fourteenth century as fundamentally a medieval building, with some later additions. (Wikipedia)

4. 👑 palace

Doge's Palace

The Doge's Palace (Italian: Palazzo Ducale) is a historical building in Genoa, northwest Italy. Once the home of the doges of Genoa, it is now a museum and a centre for cultural events and arts exhibitions. It is situated in the heart of the city, with two different entrances and façades, the main one on Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, and the second one on Piazza De Ferrari. (Wikipedia)

5. 🎭 theatre

Opera Carlo Felice Genova

The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the side of Piazza De Ferrari. (Wikipedia)

6. 🐠 animals

Aquarium of Genoa

The Aquarium of Genoa (Acquario di Genova) is the largest aquarium in Italy and one of the most significant in Europe. It is located in the Old Harbour (Porto Antico) area of Genoa, Liguria, and was designed by the architect Renzo Piano as part of the urban redevelopment project created for the Expo 1992, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. A. (Wikipedia)

🏛️ Museums in Genoa

Royal Palace of Genoa

The Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace) or Palazzo Stefano Balbi is a major palace in Genoa. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Bianco

Palazzo Bianco (English: White Palace) is one of the main buildings of the center of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Giacomo Doria Museum of Natural History

The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria is a natural history museum in Genoa, northern Italy. (Wikipedia)

Porta Soprana

Building in Genoa, Italy

Villa del Principe

The Villa del Principe, Palazzo del Principe, or Palace of Andrea Doria in Fassolo is one of the main historical suburban villas of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello

Santa Maria di Castello is a church and religious complex in Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Mackenzie Castle

The Mackenzie Castle (Italian: Castello Mackenzie) is a historical manor in the Castelletto quarter of Genoa, northern Italy. (Wikipedia)

The Biosphere

The Biosphere of Genoa (Italian: Biosfera), also commonly known as The Glass Bubble or Renzo Piano's Bubble (Italian: La Bolla di Renzo Piano), is a distinctive spherical glass and steel structure located inside Porto Antico (Old Harbour) of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art

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)

House of Cristoforo Colombo

The Christopher Columbus House in Genoa, Italy, is an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Christopher Columbus grew up. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Podestà

The Palazzo Podestà or Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino is a building located in via Garibaldi 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)

Galata - Museo del mare

The Galata - Museo del mare is a maritime museum in the Italian city of Genoa. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi

The Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi or Palazzo Tobia Pallavicino is a building located in via Garibaldi (Genoa) at number 4 in the historic 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)

Villa Durazzo Pallavicini

The Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini is a villa with notable 19th-century park in the English romantic style and a small botanical garden. (Wikipedia)

Musei di Strada Nuova

The Musei di Strada Nuova is the main art gallery in the Italian city of Genoa and comprises three museums which together form a single complex, housed in three adjacent historical buildings: Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Tursi, located at the end of monumental Via Garibaldi (formerly Strada Nuova). (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Gerolamo Grimaldi

The Palazzo Gerolamo Grimaldi also known as the palazzo della Meridiana is a building located in the salita di San Francesco at number 4 in the historical centre of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the forty-two palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova that became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date. (Wikipedia)

Museo civico di archeologia ligure

Archeology museum in Italy

Via del Campo 29 Rosso

Museum in Genoa, Italy

Villa Croce museum of Contemporary Art

The Villa Croce Museum of Contemporary Art (Italian: Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Villa Croce) is a permanent collection of Italian and international contemporary art hosted in a villa in the Carignano quarter of Genoa, northwestern Italy. (Wikipedia)

Diocesan museum of Genoa

The Diocesan museum of Genoa is located in Genova in the region of Liguria. (Wikipedia)

🏰 Castles and fortresses in Genoa

Walls of Genoa

The walls of Genoa (mura di Genova in Italian, miage de Zena in Ligurian) constitute in their whole the several circles of walls that protected and defended the city of Genoa, former capital of the republic of the same name. (Wikipedia)

Albertis Castle

D'Albertis Castle (Italian: Castello d'Albertis) is a historic residence located in Genoa, in the north-western region of Italy. (Wikipedia)

Forte Sperone

Forte Sperone is a fortification included in the "New Walls" built to defend the Italian city of Genoa, located on top of Mount Peralto. (Wikipedia)

Türcke Castle

Türcke Castle (Italian: Castello Türcke) is a historic villa located in Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Porta del Molo

City gate in Genoa, Italy

👑 Palaces in Genoa

Palazzo Doria Tursi

The palazzo Doria-Tursi or palazzo Niccolò Grimaldi is a building on Via Giuseppe Garibaldi in the historic town centre of Genoa. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo San Giorgio

The Palazzo San Giorgio or Palace of St. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria

The Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria, also known as Palazzo Francesco Grimaldi, is a palace located in piazza di Pellicceria in the historical center of Genoa, Northwestern Italy. (Wikipedia)

Genoa Stock Exchange

The Palazzo della Nuova Borsa Valori is a historical building in Genoa, located in Piazza De Ferrari, also known as the Palazzo della Borsa. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini

The palazzo Baldassarre Lomellini also known as palazzo di Cristoforo Spinola or palazzo Campanella is a building located in via Garibaldi at number 12 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 Belimbau

The palazzo Belimbau, also known as palazzo Antoniotto Cattaneo or Palazzo Francesco De Ferrari, is a building 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)

Gio Agostino Balbi Palace

Palazzo Durazzo-Pallavicini or Palazzo di Gio Agostino Balbi is a building on Via Balbi in the historic city 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 Giacomo Spinola

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. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola

The Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola is a palace located in Via Garibaldi, in the historical center of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Doria Spinola

The Palazzo Doria-Spinola or Palazzo Antonio Doria is a palace located in largo Eros Lanfranco in the historical center of Genoa, Northwestern Italy. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Ambrogio Di Negro

The Palazzo Ambrogio Di Negro is a building located in Via San Luca at number 2 in the area of the Mercato di Banchi in the historic centre of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces enrolled in the Rolli di Genova that became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Balbi Piovera Francesco

The Palazzo Francesco Maria Balbi Piovera is a monumental building located in via Balbi at number 6 in the historical centre of Genoa. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Gio Battista Spinola

The Palazzo Doria or Palazzo Andrea e Gio. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Lercari-Parodi

The Palazzo Lercari-Parodi or Palazzo Franco Lercari is a building located at number 3, Via Garibaldi 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 Stefano Lomellini

The Palazzo Lomellini-Doria Lamb', also called Palazzo Stefano Lomellini, is a building in Via Cairoli (Genoa) at number 18 in the historical centre of Genoa, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova, which on that date became World Heritage by UNESCO. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Pallavicini Cambiaso

The palazzo Pallavicini-Cambiaso or palazzo Agostino Pallavicini is a building located in via Garibaldi at number 1 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 Paolo e Niccolò Interiano

The palazzo Paolo 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)

Hotel Bristol Palace

Hotel Bristol Palace is a 5-star Luxury hotel in Genoa, Italy on Via XX Settembre. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo dell'Università

Building in Genoa, Italy

Palazzo Balbi Giacomo e Pantaleo

Palace in Genoa, Italy

Palazzo Bartolomeo Lomellino

Palace in Genoa, Italy

Palazzo Cattaneo Adorno

The palazzo Cattaneo-Adorno or palazzo Lazzaro e Giacomo Spinola is a building 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. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Cipriano Pallavicini

The palazzo Cipriano Pallavicini is a building located in the historical centre of Genoa in Piazza Fossatello at number 2, which is one of the 42 palaces included in the site called Le Strade Nuove e il Sistema dei Palazzi dei Rolli di Genova that became part of the UNESCO World Heritage UNESCO World Heritage on 13 July 2006. (Wikipedia)

Palazzo Giacomo Lomellini

The Palazzo Giacomo Lomellini, also known as the Palazzo Patrone, is a building 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 Balbi Gio. Francesco

Palace in Genoa, Italy

Palazzo Ayrolo Negrone

Palace in Genoa, Italy

Palazzo Pantaleo Spinola

The palazzo Pantaleo Spinola or palazzo Gambaro is a building located in via Garibaldi (Genoa) at number 2 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 Carlo Brignole

Palace in Genoa, Italy

Palazzo Gio Vincenzo Imperiale

The Palazzo Vincenzo Imperiale is a building in Campetto at number 8a, in the area of the Soziglia Market in the historical centre of Genoa. (Wikipedia)

⛪ Churches and places of worship in Genoa

Santa Maria Assunta

Santa Maria Assunta is a Renaissance church in Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Santa Maria delle Vigne

Santa Maria delle Vigne is a Catholic basilica in Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato

The Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato is a prominent Roman Catholic church of Genoa, northern Italy; its decoration employed the major baroque studios and artists in Genoa in the 17th century. (Wikipedia)

San Siro

San Siro is a Roman Catholic basilica located on the street of the same name, in the quartiere of the Maddalena in central Genoa, Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)

San Donato

San Donato is a church in Genoa, Northern Italy. (Wikipedia)

Chiesa del Gesù e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea

Church in Genoa, Italy

Basilica di Nostra Signora Assunta, Genoa

Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption (Italian: Basilica di Nostra Signora Assunta) is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Genoa, in the Province of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Nostra Signora della Consolazione e San Vincenzo martire

The church of the Madonna della Consolazione e San Vicenzo Martire (Virgin of the Consolation and St. (Wikipedia)

San Bartolomeo degli Armeni

San Bartolomeo degli Armeni is an Armenian Catholic church in the quarter of Castelletto in Genoa, northern Italy. (Wikipedia)

San Matteo

San Matteo is a Roman Catholic church in Genoa, in the region of Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Sant'Agostino Church

Sant'Agostino is a church in the historical center of Genoa, northern Italy. (Wikipedia)

Shrine of Nostra Signora della Guardia

The Shrine of Nostra Signora della Guardia ("Our Lady of the Watch") is a Roman Catholic place of pilgrimage located on the top of Monte Figogna (804 m asl) in the Municipality of Ceranesi, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the city of Genoa, in the northwest of Italy. (Wikipedia)

Commenda di San Giovanni di Pré

Church building in Genoa, Italy

Santo Stefano Church

Santo Stefano is a church in Genoa, northern Italy. (Wikipedia)

Basilica di Santa Maria Immacolata

Church building in Genoa, Italy

San Pancrazio

The church of San Pancrazio is found in central Genoa, in front of the piazza named after the same saint. (Wikipedia)

Santissimo Nome di Maria e degli Angeli Custodi

The Church of the Most Holy Name of Mary and the Guardian Angels, commonly known as the Church of the Scuole Pie, is a place of worship located in Piazza delle Scuole Pie, in the historic center of Genoa, a few dozen meters from the Cathedral of San Lorenzo. (Wikipedia)

San Filippo Neri

San Filippo Neri is a Baroque-style church on via Lomellini in central Genoa. (Wikipedia)

San Pietro in Banchi, Genoa

Church of Saint Peter in Banchi (Italian: Chiesa di San Pietro in Banchi) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Genoa, in the Province of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)

San Torpete

San Torpete is a church in central Genoa, northern Italy, dedicated to Saint Torpes. (Wikipedia)

Santi Cosma e Damiano

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

Santi Vittore e Carlo

Santi Vittore e Carlo is a Baroque-style church on Via Balbi in central Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Basilica of the Santissima Annunziata in Sturla

The church of the Santissima Annunziata in Sturla (Italian: Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata di Sturla) is a Roman Catholic church of the neighbourhood of Sturla, in the city of Genoa, in the Province of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)

San Luca

The Church of San Luca (Chiesa di San Luca) is a Roman Catholic church in the historic centre of Genoa, Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)

San Sisto

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)

Sant'Anna

The Church of Saint Anne (Italian: Chiesa di Sant'Anna), with the adjacent convent and pharmacy of the Discalced Carmelites, is a Roman Catholic church located in the residential quarter of Castelletto in Genoa, Liguria, north-western Italy. (Wikipedia)

Nostra Signora del Monte

San Francesco da Paola

Church building in Genoa, Italy

Oratory of San Giacomo della Marina

The Oratorio di San Giacomo della Marina (translated as Oratory of St. (Wikipedia)

⛲ Squares in Genoa

piazza De Ferrari

Piazza De Ferrari is the main square of Genoa. (Wikipedia)

Piazza della Vittoria

Square in Genoa, Italy

Largo della Zecca

Square in Genoa, Italy

Piazza Caricamento

Square in Genoa, Italy

piazza Matteotti

Urban square in Genoa, Italy

piazza Corvetto

Square in Genoa, Italy

Piazza San Matteo

Square in Genoa

🌉 Bridges, towers and architecture in Genoa

Genoa-Saint George viaduct

The Genoa Saint George Bridge (Italian: Viadotto Genova-San Giorgio) is a motorway viaduct that crosses the Polcevera river and the districts of Sampierdarena and Cornigliano, in the city of Genoa. (Wikipedia)

Strada sopraelevata di Genova

Loggia della Mercanzia

The Loggia della Mercanzia (also known as Loggia di Banchi or Loggia dei Mercanti) is one of the most representative buildings in the historical centre of Genoa. (Wikipedia)

Via Cairoli

Via Cairoli is a street in the historical centre of Genoa, in North-western Italy, named after the 10th Prime Minister of Italy Benedetto Cairoli (1825-1889). (Wikipedia)

Embriaci Tower

The Torre Embriaci, also called Torre degli Embriaci, located in the oldest area of Genoa, where the Castello o Castrum stood. (Wikipedia)

Villa Imperiale Scassi

Villa in Genoa, Italy

Villa Gruber De Mari

Villa Gruber De Mari was built by the noble Genoese family De Mari in the second half of the 16th century in the suburban area between the Sant'Anna and San Rocchino walkways linking the center of the city to the New Walls, in the Castelletto neighborhood of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Synagogue

Building in Genoa, Italy

San Vincenzo Tower

The San Vincenzo Tower (Italian: Torre San Vincenzo) also known as the SIP Tower or Telecom Italia Tower is a high-rise office building in the San Vincenzo district of Genoa, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Villa Di Negro Rosazza dello Scoglietto

Villa Di Negro Rosazza "dello Scoglietto" or "lo Scoglietto" is a villa located in the quarter of San Teodoro in Genoa, Northwestern Italy. (Wikipedia)

Antica Farmacia Sant'Anna

The Antica Farmacia Sant'Anna (Italian for “Ancient Pharmacy of Saint Anne”) is a pharmacy and herbal medicine dispensary in Genoa, Italy, located in the quarter of Castelletto. (Wikipedia)

Langer Heinrich

Langer Heinrich, or in English Long Henry, is a floating crane commissioned in 1915 for the Wilhelmshaven Imperial Shipyard in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and has been located in Genoa, Italy since 1997. (Wikipedia)

Punta Vagno Lighthouse

Punta Vagno Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Punta Vagno) is an active lighthouse located on the same name Cape at the east entrance of the Port of Genoa, Liguria on the Ligurian Sea. (Wikipedia)

Ponte Carrega

Bridge in Genoa, Italy

villa Centurione Doria

Building in Genoa, Italy

Villa Durazzo Bombrini

Villa in Genoa, Italy

Palazzo del Banco di Napoli

Building in Genoa, Italy

🏔️ Nature around Genoa

Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli

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. (Wikipedia)

Monte Figogna

Monte Figogna is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. (Wikipedia)

Monte Fasce

Monte Fasce is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. (Wikipedia)

Bergeggi

📍 43 km from Genoa

Bergeggi is an island which lies in the Ligurian Sea off the coast near the village of Bergeggi in the Province of Savona, Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Monte Alpesisa

Monte Alpesisa is a 989 metres high mountain in the Ligurian Apennines, in Italy. (Wikipedia)

Monte Antola

📍 25 km from Genoa

Monte Antola (in Ligurian munte Antua) is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. (Wikipedia)

Monte Beigua

📍 29 km from Genoa

Monte Beigua (also in Ligurian: Monte Peigoa) is a mountain in the Ligurian Apennines in Liguria, northern Italy, between the two communes of Varazze and Sassello. (Wikipedia)

Monte Lesima

📍 40 km from Genoa

Monte Lesima is a mountain of the Apennines. (Wikipedia)

Monte Taccone

📍 18 km from Genoa

Monte Taccone is a mountain located between Liguria and Piedmont in north-western Italy. (Wikipedia)

Lago della Busalletta

📍 18 km from Genoa

Lago della Busalletta is an artificial lake in northwest Italy which straddles the provinces of Genoa (in Liguria) and Alessandria (in Piedmont), near the towns of Fraconalto and Busalla. (Wikipedia)

Monte Chiappo

📍 38 km from Genoa

Monte Chiappo is one of the Apennine Mountains in Italy. (Wikipedia)

Monte Leco

📍 18 km from Genoa

Monte Leco is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. (Wikipedia)

Monte delle Figne

📍 19 km from Genoa

Monte delle Figne (Figne Mountain) is a mountain in Liguria, northern Italy, part of the Ligurian Apennines. (Wikipedia)

Lago del Brugneto

📍 25 km from Genoa

Lago del Brugneto is a lake in the Province of Genova, Liguria, Italy. (Wikipedia)

Laghi del Gorzente

📍 18 km from Genoa

Laghi del Gorzente is a group of three lakes in north-west Italy which straddles the provinces of Genoa (in Liguria) and Alessandria (in Piedmont). (Wikipedia)

Aveto Natural Regional Park

📍 37 km from Genoa

The Aveto Natural Regional Park is a natural park in Metropolitan City of Genoa, in the Liguria region of northern Italy. (Wikipedia)

Parco naturale regionale di Portofino

📍 22 km from Genoa

Protected area in Italy (EUAP0453)

Monte Tobbio

📍 23 km from Genoa

Monte Tobbio (in Ligurian Monte Tuggiu) is a 1092 metres high mountain of the Apennines, located in the Italian region of Piedmont. (Wikipedia)

Monte Aiona

📍 41 km from Genoa

Mountain in Italy

🥾 Hiking trails near Genoa

Sentiero delle Tre Valli

Hard · 8.6 km · ↑ 700 m · ~3 h 30 min

Hiking trail from Trivio di Noci to Monte Lago

Anello delle Prè di Mele

Moderate · 6.6 km · ↑ 466 m · ~2 h 30 min

Hiking trail

Sentiero di S. Agostino

Moderate · 6 km · ↑ 700 m · ~3 h

Hiking trail from Bivio per Costa, sulla S.P.226, poco oltre il Ponte sul Rio delle Cogne, tra Montoggio e Bromia to Vetta del Monte Liprando

Sentiero degli Inglesi

Moderate · 4.7 km · ↑ 219 m · ~1 h 30 min

Hiking trail from Arenzano to Curlo

Sentiero Natura

Moderate · 5 km · ↑ 450 m · ~2 h

Hiking trail from Curlo to Passo della Gava

Arenzano - Passo del Faiallo

Moderate · 9.1 km · ↑ 1025 m · ~4 h 30 min

Hiking trail from Arenzano to Passo del Faiallo

Percorso Vaccherie

Moderate · 4.1 km · ↑ 508 m · ~2 h 15 min

Hiking trail from Campo Ligure to Prà della Colla

Adelasia - Sentiero 3

Hard · 12.5 km · ↑ 280 m · ~3 h 30 min

Hiking trail

Torriglia (Centro Equestre) - Pian Selvaggio - Obbi - Pendici Monte Lavagnola

Hard · 5 km · ~1 h 15 min

Hiking trail from Torriglia (centro equestre) to Pendici Monte Lavagnola

Anello dei Pianazzi

Hard · 16.4 km · ~4 h

Hiking trail

Anello del lago di Giacopiane

Easy · 4.1 km · ~1 h

Hiking trail

Anello di Borzone

Easy · 4 km · ~1 h

Hiking trail

Colle Caprile – Case Becco

Easy · 4.4 km · ↑ 271 m · ~1 h 30 min

Hiking trail from Colle Caprile to Case Becco

Gallaneto – AVML

Hard · 4.2 km · ↑ 723 m · ~3 h

Hiking trail from Gallaneto to AVML

Masone – Pratorondanino

Easy · 5.7 km · ↑ 345 m · ~2 h

Hiking trail from Masone to Pratorondanino