Sights & Attractions in The Italian Riviera

Things to Do in Genoa

Name	Category	Location

Accademia delle Belle Arti Founded in 1751, the city's famous art school houses a collection...	Museums / Galleries, Educational Institutions	Genoa

Acquario di Genova Europe's biggest aquarium, second in the world only to Osaka's...	Zoos / Aquariums	Genoa

Castelletto To reach this charming neighborhood high above the city center...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Genoa

Childhood home of Christopher Columbus The ivy-covered remains of this fabled medieval house stand in...	Houses / Mansions	Genoa

Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno One of the most famous of Genovese landmarks is this bizarrely...	Cemeteries	Genoa


Ferrovia Genova-Casella In continuous operation since 1929, the Genova-Casella Railroad...	Transportation Sites	Genoa

Galata Museo del Mare Devoted entirely to the city's seafaring history, this museum...	Museums / Galleries	Genoa

Galleria Nazionale Housed in the richly adorned Palazzo Spinola north of Piazza...	Museums / Galleries	Genoa

Granarolo Funicular Take a cog railway up the steeply rising terrain to another part...	Transportation Sites	Genoa

The Harbor A boat tour gives you a good perspective on the layout of the...	Neighborhoods / Streets, Tours	Genoa

Il Bigo This spiderlike white structure, designed by world-renowned architect...	Architectural Sites	Genoa

Loggia dei Mercanti This merchants' row dating from the 16th century is lined with...	Markets / Bazaars	Genoa

Mercato Orientale In the old cloister of a church along Via XX Settembre, this...	Markets / Bazaars	Genoa

Museo d'Arte Orientale Chiossone One of Europe's most noteworthy collections of Japanese, Chinese...	Museums / Galleries	Genoa

Palazzo Bianco It's difficult to miss the splendid white façade of this...	Museums / Galleries	Genoa

Palazzo dell'Università Built in the 1630s as a Jesuit college, this has been Genoa's...	Educational Institutions	Genoa

Palazzo Doria Tursi In the 16th century, wealthy resident Nicolò Grimaldi...	Government Buildings	Genoa

Palazzo Ducale This palace was built in the 16th century over a medieval hall...	Castles / Palaces	Genoa

Palazzo Reale Lavish rococo rooms provide sumptuous display space for paintings...	Museums / Galleries	Genoa

Palazzo Rosso This 17th-century Baroque palace was named for the red stone...	Castles / Palaces	Genoa

Porta Soprana A striking 12th-century twin-tower structure, this medieval gateway...	Architectural Sites	Genoa

San Donato Although somewhat marred by 19th- and 20th-century restorations...	Religious Sites	Genoa

San Lorenzo Contrasting black slate and white marble, so common in Liguria...	Religious Sites	Genoa

San Matteo This typically Genovese black-and-white-striped church dates...	Religious Sites	Genoa

San Siro Genoa's oldest church was the city's cathedral from the 4th to...	Religious Sites	Genoa

Sant'Agostino This 13th-century Gothic church was damaged during World War...	Religious Sites	Genoa

Santa Maria di Castello One of Genoa's most significant religious buildings, an early...	Religious Sites	Genoa

Santissima Annunziata del Vastato Exuberantly frescoed vaults decorate the 16th- to 17th-century...	Religious Sites	Genoa

Teatro Carlo Felice The World War II-ravaged opera house in Genoa's modern center...	Arts / Performance Venues	Genoa

Zecca-Righi funicular A seven-stop commuter funicular begins at Piazza della Nunziata...	Transportation Sites	Genoa
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