Italian Genoa ranks sixth in Italy in terms of the number of people living in it. At what step of the podium this city is located in terms of the number of architectural monuments, hardly anyone can determine. However, instead of doing statistics, it is better to come and understand that even a tour "Genoa in 1 day" will help you get to know the city from its best sides.
On the Ligurian Riviera
Genoa stretches for almost thirty kilometers along the Ligurian Sea and is today the country's largest port. Its economic boom began in the 11th century, when the Ligurian settlement became the powerful and authoritative Republic of Genoa. The remains of the city wall, represented by the Porta Soprana gate, remind of a glorious time. Since then, the city has experienced ups and downs, and today its heart - Ferrari Square is always full of tourists.
She was named after the duke and patron of the arts, whose house is located next to the square. All the most grandiose and important city events take place on Piazza Ferrari, and the fountain built in the first half of the twentieth century is considered its main decoration and symbol of Genoa. The facades of the houses overlooking the square are the Ges Church and the Doge's Palace, the main theater of Genoa and the building of the Art Academy.
Aristocratic quarter
In Genoa, there are preserved buildings classified by UNESCO as a World Cultural Heritage Site. Such architectural masterpieces are located in the quarter called Palazzi dei Rolli. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that the quarter became the first example of centralized urban development in the Old World, which was approved by the plan. The limited area of land plots forced architects and builders to expand the apartments upward, and therefore these streets look especially unique, given the era of their development - the 16th-17th centuries.
Open-air museum
The Staglieno cemetery is considered to be a collection of unique sculptures. The plan "Genoa in 1 day" may well include a walk along its green alleys. This place is considered one of the most beautiful in the world among its kind, and Maupassant, Nietzsche and Mark Twain found inspiration on Staglieno during their visits to Genoa.
The Staglieno cemetery owes its origin to Napoleon, who ordered, during the occupation of Italy, to take all the graves outside the city. More than two hundred years have passed since then, myrtles, oleanders and laurels provide a cool shade, and their luscious greenery serves as the perfect backdrop for magnificent marble sculptures by the best masters of the 19th century.
