Genoa: the beauty of the European capital of culture. Photo

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Генуя: красота европейской столицы культуры. ФотоOne of the most beautiful cities in Italy.

In any public building of Genoa, you can go to admire the frescoes and interior decoration, be it a Bank, antique shop or boutique. In addition, several times a year, the palaces of Genoa absolutely for free open their doors to all comers, it’s called a rolly-days. Announce it on Saturday and Sunday, when the buildings no office workers or students.

In Genoa the lessons of history — every step of the way. Here born Christopher Columbus, the Genoese exploited the image of his great countryman wherever possible, calling the name of Christopher hotels, shops and attractions. The name of the composer and violinist Niccolo Paganini was famous for the town and everywhere at the hearing.

The Genoese Republic was “noted” on the coast of the Maghreb, in the Crimea, Abkhazia, and Palestine — the sea shore still keep the walls and stones of the once powerful fortresses. In the middle Ages, Genoa was one of the main Italian Maritime republics and for a long time competed with Venice for the right to supremacy in the Mediterranean.

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With its ancient walls, narrow streets and picturesque squares is one of the few medieval cities in the Mediterranean and in whole Europe that has preserved its great architecture almost in full. The historic centre of Genoa — the largest in the world.

Palaces and “mezzanine”

One of the Central streets of Genoa, via Garibaldi, the “New Road” of the XVI century with splendid palaces, became part of the UNESCO world heritage site — was named Rubens the most beautiful road of Europe. Here you can see many palaces of noble Genoese families. In 1576 the Genoese Republic, the Senate ordered the urban rich to provide his chambers for the reception of distinguished persons of Royal blood who came with visits to Genoa. Now these buildings are educational institutions, museums, ministries and banks.

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The residential district of Genova — the Palazzi dei Rolli. Suffice it to say that in 2006 from 42 of his 80 palaces were enrolled in the world heritage list of UNESCO. The very name of the place translates as “the Palaces of the list: “Rollie” — was once called parchment scrolls, which were inscribed all the worthy estates of the city, and it was a kind turn to provide home visiting Genoa famous guests.

Palaces White, Red, Tursi, Royal and Spinola of Pellicceria placed on the floors of the Museum exhibition. Worth to visit them due to luxurious interiors and a fine collection of paintings, Caravaggio, van Dyck, Rubens and Veronese. And in the White Palace in addition, you can climb to the observation deck to admire the city and the sea. In a side of via Garibaldi diverge from the narrow streets-moves”, and the world”, which in the middle ages helped the local people to hide from attackers on a city of pirates. Until mid-20th century it housed a brothel.

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Rubens in the Church

A separate page of local history — religion. After the division of Christianity into Catholicism and Orthodoxy, the Genoese tried to preserve the unity of the two churches. So every tourist will find the temples something for yourself.

St. Peter’s Church and outside the Church-it is not very similar, but rather, in a rich mansion. And the interior makes it to freeze in the rapture — pieces of carved white marble filled the whole room with amazing light. Between the Piazza and the Old port is the Cathedral of San Lorenzo. This black-and-white temple has become a hallmark of Genoa, its interior replicates the external black-and-white stripes. And on both sides of the facade sit the majestic stone lions that serve as fotoform for tourists.

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The interior of the Church of Jesus impresses with its luxury, and its walls decorated with two pearls — the Rubens paintings of “Circumcision” and “the Miracle of St. Ignatius”. The facade of the Church is modest, so no one bothers art lovers to enjoy the stunning artifacts.

Face to the city and the sea

Piazza di Ferrari — elegant and luxurious downtown. Here around the fountain lined Palace of the New Exchange and the Opera house of Charles Felice.

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Spianata Castelletto is located between the old part of Genoa and its business hub, is the city’s main square. In Genoa a lot of funiculars, which are used as public transport, to climb from the bottom to the homes. And for tourists it is an opportunity to see the city and the Bay from the top.

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The old port will be a worthy conclusion walking around the city. Or an incredible impressions: here “based” the largest Aquarium of Europe, the Biosphere, the City of Children and youth (an interactive Museum for children from 3 to 12 years), the Museum of Antarctica, the pirate Galleon, and right next to the Galata Museum, which can be reached by train.

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Genoa is very different, villas and palaces side by side with the old houses with crumbling plaster. “Black” neighborhoods Nestle next to luxury mansions. With spacious squares you away somewhere into the unknown narrow, stifling streets. Spanish traveler Pen Tafur in 1435 wrote about Genoa: “Long street so narrow that the carts they can’t always pass, and three pedestrians, following the shoulder-to-shoulder, with difficulty pass through the city”. Pen marveled at the incredible close quarters: “In the loggias and galleries of the lower floors are arranged in the wine cellar — bodega, shops, warehouses, and on “attic” above commercial premises live their owners. It turns out that Genoa is the city that is “living standing”.

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In Italy a lot of amazing cities, but Genova is the most unusual: it is both open and towards the sea, and deployed himself to himself. And tourists relentlessly scour the city in search of his “Golden mean”.

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