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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST R San Lorenzo (Duomo)
Piazza San Lorenzo. Tel 010 247 18 31.
Practical Information Open daily. Museo del Tesoro:
* 610,000. n Aeroporto Tel 010 254 12 50. Open 9am–noon,
Cristoforo Colombo (010 557 3–6pm Mon–Sat. &
29 03); Stazione Principe (010 The Duomo, with its black-and-
27 41 11). ( Mon, Wed & Thu. white-striped exterior, blends
_ 24 Jun: San Giovanni Battista; many architectural styles, from
Jul: Ballet Festival; Oct: Fiera the 12th-century Romanesque
Nautica. ∑ visitgenoa.it
side portal of San Giovanni to
Church of Gesù Transport the Baroque touches of some
This Baroque church, built k Cristoforo Colombo 6 km of its side chapels. The three
between 1589 and 1606, is also (4 miles) W. V Stazione Principe, portals at the west end are in
known as the church of Santi Piazza Acquaverde. g Stazione French Gothic style.
Ambrogio e Andrea. Marittima, Ponte dei Mille. The most sumptuous of
the chapels is dedicated to
St John the Baptist, patron
Piazza de Ferrari is the site
V I A X X V A P R I L E Roma and the Accademia, as a 13th-century sarcophagus
saint of the city; it includes
of the Neo-Classical Banco di
that once held the venerated
well as the restored Teatro
saint’s relics.
Carlo Felice.
Steps lead down from the
sacristy to the Museo del
The bronze fountain in
SALITA SAN MATTEO
It houses such treasures as
constructed in 1936.
P I A Z Z A R I V I A X X S E T T E M B R E Piazza de Ferrari was Tesoro di San Lorenzo.
the Roman green glass dish
said to have been used at
R A the Last Supper, and
R a blue chalcedony plate on
D E F E which the head of John
the Baptist was allegedly
served up to Salome.
V I A D A N T E
P The Port
Aquarium Ponte Spinola.
Tel 010 234 56 78.
Open 9:30am–7:30pm daily
(to 8:30pm Sat, Sun & hols); Jul &
V I A P O R TA S O P R A N A
Aug: 8:30am–10pm daily. Last adm:
90 mins before closing.
& 9 0 =
E R B E
P I A Z Z A
∑ acquariodigenova.it
S A L I T A D E L P R I O N E
The port is the heart of Genoa
and the origin of its power
as a seafaring city state in the
11th and 12th centuries.
Porta Soprana ringed by busy roads and
A workaday place, it is
The eastern gateway to the
V I A R A V E C C A city has curved outer walls 1960s buildings.
and stands close to the site of
Among the vestiges of its
Christopher Columbus’s house.
medieval glory is the Lanterna
lighthouse (restored in 1543)
near the Stazione Marittima.
In the old days fires would be
lit at the top of the Lanterna
to guide ships into port. Today,
regeneration of the port is in
Sant’Andrea part due to the Renzo Piano-
The 12th-century designed conference
cloisters standing in centre (see p189) and the
a small garden are Aquarium, one of the largest
all that remain of in Europe and an ideal place
the convent that to sample the richness of
once stood here. marine life.
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