What to do and see in Genoa, Liguria: The Best Castles

June 2, 2021 Russell Mellin

Wandering the narrow caruggi alleyways of Genoa is a bit like solving a medieval labyrinth. In the heart of the Italian port city lies Piazza de Ferrari, a main square with a beautiful fountain and a perimeter lined with historic buildings, including the Palace of the Doges the Teatro Carlo Felice, which was destroyed during WWII and subsequently rebuilt. The seaside neighborhood of Boccadasse is vision of pink and yellow buildings that brighten up this lovely fishing village.
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1. Palazzo di San Giorgio

Via della Mercanzia 2, 16124, Genoa Italy +39 010 241 2625 http://www.porto.genova.it/articoli/palazzo-san-giorgio.html
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4.5 based on 255 reviews

Palazzo di San Giorgio

Reviewed By laczkozsu - Debrecen, Hungary

It's a beautiful building with colourful frescos at the port. (My favourite one is St. George fighting with the dragon). The building became the Bank of Genoa in 1407, so it's the oldest bank-building in Europe. Unfortunatelly there's an ugly concret motorway nearby, but try not to notice it. Just look at the palace!

2. Castello d'Albertis

Corso Dogali 18, 16136, Genoa Italy +39 010 272 3820 http://www.museidigenova.it/it/content/castello-dalbertis
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4.5 based on 537 reviews

Castello d'Albertis

The Museum of World Cultures is housed in the Castello D’Albertis, home of captain Enrico Alberto D’Albertis, its creator. After travelling by sea and land between the 19th-20th centuries, the Captain’s home collects pieces of his world in a romantic setting between “Chambers of Wonder” and colonial trophies. His castle testifies to the strong fascination that the distant worlds he had visited exerted on his soul, permeated with Genoese traditions and the love for the sea, as well as curiosity about the unknown and the unventured. But there is more. At the entry of the 16th-century bastion, on which the castle was built, starts a second exhibition, where archaeological and ethnographic pieces are displayed through the dialogue with the peoples who produced them, thus giving voice to multiple perspectives and making our certainties relative. The Castello D’Albertis is not only the home of Captain D’Albertis but our own house.

Reviewed By DonBursle

Stand in the square outside Piazza Principe station, look up past the statue of Christopher Columbus and you will see the towers of Castello D’Albertis. I wondered what it was, and finding out was easier than I expected. There is a really interesting (if you're an engineer) railway/lift just along Via Balbi under Hotel Vittoria, on which you can use your bus ticket, that takes you up to just outside the entrance to the park. It’s free to wander around the small park and castle grounds and only €6 to look around the museum. The museum has two subjects: items collected by Captain Enrico Alberto D”Albertis and his son on their explorations to various parts of the world; and World Cultures. It’s quite interesting and although most of it is in Italian there are explanation cards available in various languages including English next to many of the exhibits. Whatever you make of the museum it’s worth the entrance fee just to see the view over the city and docks. There is also a café just outside the castle for a cool drink in the shade. This museum is a little off the beaten track but it is most unusual and worth a visit if you have the time.

3. Castello Mackenzie

Mura di S. Bartolomeo 16c, Genoa Italy +39 010 839 5029 [email protected] http://www.castellomackenzie.it
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4.5 based on 41 reviews

Castello Mackenzie

4. Ascensore di Castelletto Levante

Piazza del Portello - Ingresso a valle: Piazza del Portello - Ingresso a monte: Belvedere Montaldo/Spianata Castelletto, Genoa Italy http://www.visitgenoa.it/fr/belvedere-montaldo-spianata-castelletto
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4.5 based on 51 reviews

Ascensore di Castelletto Levante

5. Rocca Tirrena

Via Al Capo di Santa Chiara 27, 16146, Genoa Italy
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4.0 based on 4 reviews

Rocca Tirrena

6. Castello di Nervi

Passeggiata Anita Garibaldi 22 Vicino al Porticciolo di Nervi, 16167, Genoa Italy http://www.visitgenoa.it/it/evento/riapertura-del-castello-di-nervi-con-la-mostra-interpretazioni-geometriche
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4.0 based on 4 reviews

Castello di Nervi

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