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one of the most popular
destinations for the Genoese,
who come here for day trips,
especially at week ends. It has
also become very popular with
tourists, for whom Boccadasse
has the air of a place where
time has stood still.

r Nervi
Road Map D3. V @ ∑ nervi.ge.it
Museo Giannettino Luxoro, housed in an Nervi was, from the second
early-20th-century villa in Nervi half of the 19th century, a major
holiday destination for the
the university’s faculty of European aristocracy, especially
engineering. Inside are deco­ the English. These days it is Portrait of Miss Bell, by Boldini,
rative reliefs which are reminis­ better known for its international Raccolte Frugone
cent of Classicism and Roman dance festival, held in the summer.
Mannerism. Two frescoes by The town’s seaside location, In the town, the gardens
the Bergamo artist Gian Battista gardens and art are the main of three villas have been
Castello and Luca Cambiaso attractions. A path called the combined to form a single
embellish the upstairs loggia. Passeggiata Anita Garibaldi, park, planted with exotic
created for Marchese Gaetano or typically Mediterranean
e Boccadasse Gropallo in the 19th century, species, and extending over
offers one of the most beautiful 9 ha (22 acres).
Road Map D3. @
panoramas in Italy, with views The first of these, Villa Gropallo,
At the start of the Riviera di along Nervi’s own rocky shore houses the town library, while
Levante, but still within Greater and, beyond, the entire Riviera Villa Serra contains the Galleria
Genoa, Boccadasse is a fishing di Levante as far as Monte di d’Arte Moderna, a gallery with
village which has managed to Portofino. The 2­km (1­mile) a fine gathering of Ligurian
retain its picturesque charm. The path passes the 16th­century paintings from the last two
houses, (their façades painted in Torre Gropallo, which was later centuries. Villa Grimaldi Fassio
lively colours), are tightly packed modified by the Marchese in houses the Raccolte Frugone,
around the small harbour. This is Neo­Medieval style. with mainly figurative works from
the 19th and 20th centuries.
The Museo Giannettino
Luxoro has three paintings by
Alessandro Magnasco, but is
best­known for its decorative
arts, including ceramics, clocks
and nativity scene figures.
E Galleria d’Arte Moderna
Villa Serra, Via Capolungo 3. Tel 010
372 60 25. Open Apr–Oct: 11am–6pm
Tue–Fri, noon–7pm Sat & Sun; Nov–
Mar: 11am–5pm Tue–Sun. 7
E Raccolte Frugone
Villa Grimaldi Fassio, Via Capolungo 9.
Tel 010 322 396. Open Apr–Oct: 9am–
6pm Tue, 9am–7pm Wed, Thu & Sat
(to 9pm Fri), 9:30am–7:30pm Sun;
Nov–Mar: 9am–6:30pm Tue–Fri,
9:30am–6:30pm Sat & Sun. 7
E Museo Giannettino Luxoro
Villa Luxoro, Via Mafalda di Savoia 3.
Tel 010 322 673. Open Apr–Oct:
9am–2pm Tue–Fri, 10am–2pm Sat;
Nov–Mar: 9am–1:30pm Tue–Thu
(to 1pm Fri), 9:30am–2pm Sat. &
^ with out permission. =
∑ museidigenova.it
The picturesque fishing village of Boccadasse

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