Top 10 Architectural Buildings in Italian Riviera, Liguria

July 30, 2021 Harland Bartelt

Liguria, or the Italian Riviera, boasts a bounty of beaches and resort towns, such as tiny but tony Portofino and stylish Rapallo. Hiking trails lead from Portofino to the villages of Cinque Terre. The Riviera of the Setting Sun runs north from Genoa to the French border. Connected by an extensive rail network, most towns make easy daytrips from one another. Genoa is the region's principal city and is home to attractions from its famous Cathedral and the Palazzo Reale to an excellent aquarium.
Restaurants in Italian Riviera

1. Antica Farmacia Erboristica Sant'Anna dei Frati Carmelitani Scalzi

Piazza Sant'Anna 8 Un comodo ascensore gratuito porta alla farmacia S. Anna senza fare scale. Utile per i disabili, 16125, Genoa Italy +39 010 251 3285 http://www.erboristeriadeifrati.it
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5.0 based on 67 reviews

Antica Farmacia Erboristica Sant'Anna dei Frati Carmelitani Scalzi

Reviewed By rickypar

The Herbal Chemistry of Sant'Anna it's a cosy and secret place in Genova helpful for your health! Here the chemists monks make herbal remedies since 1650! The pharmacy is easy to reach by bus 36 or by the Sant'Anna funicular (that it's itself something not to miss)

2. Via Giuseppe Garibaldi

West from Piazza Fontane Marose Maddalena, Genoa Italy http://visitgenoa.it
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4.5 based on 2,188 reviews

Via Giuseppe Garibaldi

Reviewed By DonaldHahn - State College, United States

Narrow Alley Lined With Wonderful Aristocratic Urban Palazzos in the great maritime trading rival to Venice. We took a slow walking tour down the street, admiring its amazing architecture, mostly from the Reniissance and the Baroque Age. MUST SEE!

3. Musei di Strada Nuova

Via Garibaldi 18/11/9, 16124, Genoa Italy +39 010 275 9185 [email protected] http://www.museidigenova.it/it/content/musei-di-strada-nuova
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4.5 based on 290 reviews

Musei  di Strada Nuova

Palazzo Tursi Since 2004, the Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Tursi – the three historical, municipally-owned stately homes in the 16th-century Strada Nuova – constitute a continuous exhibition devoted to ancient art: the Museums of Strada Nuova. The Palazzo Rosso, historical residence of the Brignole Sale family, and the Palazzo Bianco, a prestigious art gallery, have been open to the public since the end of the 19th century; the Palazzo Tursi, the seat of the Municipality, hosts a museum as well as cultural and official events. Joint in a continuous exhibition path, the three buildings retain their own specific historical features and collections, transforming the Strada Nuova into a real ‘museum-street’: a masterpiece of the Genoese architectural and residential tradition, with a cultural establishment unique in size, features, quality and prestige. The Museums of Strada Nuova also provide cafeteria services and bookshops.

Reviewed By CWBuff - Abington, United States

One of numerous museums on Via Garibaldi and part of a combination ticket (I would still recommmend getting the Museum Pass though - even the 24hr one - you'll get your moneys worth on the 2nd entry) Just.... too much stuff to describe!!!! Frescoes, paintings, furniture, metal & porcelaine things - all with nice doze of history! Highly recommend

4. Palazzi dei Rolli

Via Garibaldi, 16124, Genoa Italy +39 010 557 2903 [email protected] http://www.palazzideirolli.it
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4.5 based on 1,057 reviews

Palazzi dei Rolli

On 13 July 2006, the site"Genoa: le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli" entered UNESCO’s World Heritage List of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Forming an organic urban unit, the site is made up of late-Renaissance and Baroque streets and squares lined by over a hundred palaces belonging to the city’s noble families. The grandest residences, each with its own architectural style and individual character, were an official lists (Rolli), and lots were drawn to decide which palace would have the privilege of playing host to visiting state dignitaries. Often erected on sloping ground, the Palazzi dei Rolli were designed according to the sequence atrium-courtyard-grand staircase-gardens and boast richly decorated interiors. They embody a distinctive social and economic identity and mark the beginning of the era of modern urban architecture in Europe.

Reviewed By Susywonder

It's one of the best example in Europe of aristocrat palaces only in one street. Not to miss, especially during the rolli days

5. Villa Durazzo

Piazza San Giacomo 3, 16038, Santa Margherita Ligure Italy +39 0185 472637 [email protected] http://www.villadurazzo.it
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4.5 based on 401 reviews

Villa Durazzo

Reviewed By ElizabethP489 - Neston, United Kingdom

We enjoyed a lovely stroll through a park (it is uphill) to get to this elegant villa. Unfortunately as it was a Sunday we couldn't view it inside and a wedding was about to take place, but the views from the top were great and the turtle pond was interesting.

6. Museo Diocesano Chiostro dei Canonici di San Lorenzo

Via Tomaso Reggio 20r, 16123, Genoa Italy +39 010 247 5127 [email protected] http://www.museodiocesanogenova.it
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4.5 based on 154 reviews

Museo Diocesano Chiostro dei Canonici di San Lorenzo

Set between the Cathedral and the nearby Palazzo Ducale, the cloister of San Lorenzo was built in the 12th century on the site of the ancient Carolingean defense walls as the residence of the priests serving the Cathedral. The structure of the building is rather complex due to the works of various restorations throughout the centuries. The first restoration works began in the XVI century; in 1653 two floors were added and thus the airy Romanesque loggias of ambulatories were substituted with broad and massive arches supported by strong pillars. Sold to the City in 1923, the cloister was accurately restored between 1988 and 1992. This project was preceded by archeological investigations which uncovered the remains of a house dating from the Roman era (1st c. BC). On the upper floors, the walls show precious wall paintings dating from the 13th century, such as the rare Cycle of the Months. The cloister houses the Diocesan Museum, which displays works from all the churches of the Dioceses, including archeological finds; silver ornaments; sculpture groups, such as the Sepulchral Monument to Luca Fieschi; works with gold-leaf backgrounds, such as the Polyptych of Saint Bartholomew, by Barnaba da Modena (14th c.); and numerous altar pieces by artists such as Perin del Vaga, Luca Cambiaso, Domenico Fiasella, Domenico Piola, and Gregorio De Ferrari. The Museum also houses a valuable textile section and the collection of the Teli della Passione, (Cloths of the Passion), painted in 1538 on indigo blue linen, an “ancestor” of the modern denim (Textile Collection, The Regional Board for the Historical, Artistic, and Ethno-Anthropological Heritage of Liguria, in the depository of the Diocesan Museum).

7. Loggia della Repubblica

Piazza Milite Ignoto, 17026 Noli Italy
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4.5 based on 76 reviews

Loggia della Repubblica

8. Torre dei Quattro Canti

Piazzetta Morando angolo via Cristoforo Colombo, 17026 Noli Italy http://www.formentorestauri.it/portfolio/torre-dei-quattro-canti-noli/
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4.5 based on 36 reviews

Torre dei Quattro Canti

9. Villa Garnier

Via Charles Garnier 11, 18012 Bordighera Italy +39 0184 261833 http://www.villagarnier.it
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4.5 based on 19 reviews

Villa Garnier

10. Pozzo Garitta

Via Matteo Repetto Pozzo Garitta, Albissola Marina Italy http://www.ceramica-albisola.it/pozzo-garitta.html
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4.5 based on 6 reviews

Pozzo Garitta

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