Genovesato (Genoese area) - Turismo in Provincia di Genova
Genovesato (Genoese area) - Turismo in Provincia di Genova
Genovesato (Genoese area) - Turismo in Provincia di Genova
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GENOVESATO<br />
ARTISTIC SETTINGS<br />
The splendour of Genoa: “La Superba”<br />
Palazzo San Giorgio The Lanterna<br />
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Its historic centre, which is the largest <strong>in</strong> Europe<br />
and the richest <strong>in</strong> monuments, artworks and<br />
architectural pieces of great historical value, is<br />
now work<strong>in</strong>g to restore all its former splendour.<br />
Wander<strong>in</strong>g through its tangle of narrow, me<strong>di</strong>eval<br />
alleys (caruggi) visitors can 'read' the town's<br />
history 'written' <strong>in</strong> its architectural marvels.<br />
Ae<strong>di</strong>culae, fly<strong>in</strong>g buttresses, lunettes, loggias,<br />
me<strong>di</strong>eval and XV century build<strong>in</strong>gs are common<br />
features of this city. From the museum of<br />
Sant’Agost<strong>in</strong>o, an ex monastic complex featur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the funerary monument of Margherita <strong>di</strong><br />
Bramante and Santa Maria <strong>di</strong> Castello, a religious<br />
complex <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g a Romanesque church and<br />
convent overlook<strong>in</strong>g the cloister, to the further<br />
down,Via San Lorenzo, with the Cathedral of San<br />
Lorenzo one is captured by the city’s architectural<br />
wealth.The <strong>in</strong>terior of the Cathedral, decorated<br />
with polychromatic marbles and tall columns,<br />
most of them smuggled out from<br />
Constant<strong>in</strong>ople, hosts the ashes of John the<br />
Baptist, brought <strong>in</strong>to the town by the <strong>Genoese</strong><br />
return<strong>in</strong>g from the First Crusade (1098).The<br />
me<strong>di</strong>eval Church of SanMatteo, is situated <strong>in</strong> the<br />
homonymous square, surrounded by noble<br />
palaces and <strong>di</strong>splay<strong>in</strong>g stern facades made up of<br />
longitud<strong>in</strong>al black and white stripes, of white marble and<br />
black slate. On the 13th July 2006, 46 of the 163 Palazzi<br />
dei Rolli (Rolli palaces) were declared part of the Unesco<br />
World Heritage (www.irolli.it).They are Renaissance and<br />
Baroque residences commissioned by the aristocratic<br />
families of the <strong>Genoese</strong> Republic on the Strade Nuove,<br />
opened <strong>in</strong> the XVIth century. On occasion of a state visit,<br />
one of these noble residences would w<strong>in</strong> the honour of<br />
host<strong>in</strong>g the visitors, the name hav<strong>in</strong>g been drawn from<br />
an official list called Rolli conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g the names of all<br />
those registered. Located <strong>in</strong>Via Garibal<strong>di</strong>, the ancient<br />
Strada Aurea, are the marvellous facades of some of<br />
these sumptuous abodes that, <strong>in</strong> the past, seduced<br />
Rubens and the travellers of the GrandTour. In particular<br />
it’s worth po<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g out Tursi Palace, now theTown Hall,<br />
Palazzo Rosso (Red Palace) and Palazzo Bianco (White<br />
Palace), now prestigious art galleries. Beh<strong>in</strong>dVia<br />
Garibal<strong>di</strong>, <strong>in</strong> the square which takes his name stands<br />
Palazzo Pellicceria, a rare example of an XVIIIth century<br />
well preserved noble residence, now host<strong>in</strong>g a museum.<br />
With its façade decorated <strong>in</strong> rococo stuccos, it boasts a<br />
rich collection of pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs by Rubens,Van Dick, Antonello<br />
da Mess<strong>in</strong>a and Magnasco. Fabrizio de Andrè, the<br />
famous late <strong>Genoese</strong> songwriter, was a regular toVia del<br />
Campo, where he met the ma<strong>in</strong> character of his song<br />
Bocca <strong>di</strong> Rosa and the late GianniTassio, <strong>in</strong> whose famous