Schmap.com supports the following browsers:
PC
 A stupendous terrace on the rocks by the Nervi paths |
Passeggiata Garibaldi, Nervi Genoa 16100 Italy +39 10 372 8113 |
An established bathing complex with a wonderful terrace on the rocks by the Nervi pathway. In the winter, clients can eat outside, under a bower where the tables are protected from the wind by glass panels. Thus you can enjoy the February sun while eating a pizza or spaghetti with seafood. In the summer it is a fantastic venue, with tables placed directly on the rocks, only a few metres from the sea, next to a small natural pool carved into the rocks. The scene is already worthy of admiration, but in addition the management organise jazz jamming sessions to make the evenings even more pleasurable. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Under the stars |
Corso Aurelio Saffi Genoa 16129 Italy |
This cinema is one of the summer open-air arenas, and is located within the Villa Croce gardens. There are 500 seats, and shows start at 9p. Films may be suspended due to bad weather. There is a bar open during the performance, which is organised by Art and Movies Centro Culturale Carignano. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Auditorium of Teatro Carlo Felice |
Passo Eugenio Montale 4 Genoa, GE 16121 Italy +39 10 5 3811 http://www.carlofelice.it/ |
Named after one of Italy's most famous poets, the Eugenio Montale Auditorium is a part of Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa's principle opera house and among the most noted venues in all of Italy. The theater has a smaller stage and seats only 200 people, hosting a variety of musical concerts from opera to jazz, and also serves as a convention, round table and teaching space. The auditorium has a large, separate foyer which also hosts events and festivals. Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
DJ and live music over the sea |
Passeggiata Garibaldi 27r, Nervi Genoa 16100 Italy +39 10 372 6312 http://www.bonfim.it |
On the rocks of the Nervi promenade, this place has a view over the sea from the large windows and has a small garden. It is a shame that it is closed in the day, but at night it is still a charming place with the reef lit up by the promenade lights. Recently renovated, the atmosphere is reminiscent of a Latino country because of the colours and interesting layout of tables and stools. Musical evenings with DJ's take place here as well as small, live concerts. When the place is crowded, go out to the terrace or walk along the promenade for a more peaceful setting. Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
Live music in the historic centre |
Vico dietro il coro di San Salvatore, 2r Genoa, Genoa 16123 Italy +39 33 9185 7095 |
This nautical style bar, is located in the historic centre of Genoa, a few metres from Piazza Sarzano, a popular place on weekend nights. This place boasts more than 600 years of history; legend has it that a Saracen pirate, rather than plundering the area, fell in love with it and moved here to live. After enjoying the drinks and live music here, it is nice to walk down to Campopisano, which is a splendid, little square with a black and white cobbled terrace. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Pier Carlo Batte |
|
Multi screen cinema |
Via al Molo Vecchio, Magazzini del Cotone Genoa 16100 Italy |
On the sea of the Porto Antico, at the Old Mill, this cinema has an amazing foyer where prospective cinema goers can meet and have fun before the film starts. There are two 3-D screening rooms and a super games room with all the latest in Sega, Copcom and Namco games, Irish pub specialties and a chance to buy videos and records. This place is completely new, with adjacent parking. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Andrea Beggi  |
|
Social centre with live music |
Via Sampierdarena, 36 Genoa 16100 Italy |
This social centre is in a historic building near the port, the Magazzini del Sale. The stone walls, vaulted ceilings and many floors make this an enchanting place, perfect for live music shows. The concert programmes can be found in different locations in the city and attract a young audience who enjoy the punk music, ska, reggae and rock. Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
Film fun |
Via Pavia, 4 Genoa 16100 Italy |
The cinema is part of the summer arena. There is seating for 600, but if the weather is bad then there will be no film that evening. Screening starts at 9pm. There is a bar opening during the film and there are special rates for those who are part of the "amici del cinema" Club. Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
Dance steps in the rose garden |
Parchi del Roseto Genoa Italy |
The lights are low; it is an evening in early summer in the magical setting of the Nervi rose garden. The dream has begun. Since it was first staged in 1955, inspired by an idea of Marco Porcile's, this show has gained a reputation as being unmissable. For many years it has acted as a forum for new talented artists, who have subsequently found fame, as well as for already established performers making their debut in Italy. The show is another jewel in Nervi's splendid crown, which endows the festival with its unique atmosphere, original staging and the exclusive 'ambience' of its most beautiful gardens. There have been some problems in the past with the threat of Giove Pluvio's unhappy murmurings about the project, but these have been laid to rest since an alternative venue, the Carlo Felice theatre was made available. The programme includes modern and classical ballets: the only thing left to do is choose which one. Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
Bright lights |
At Mura Nuove Genoa, Genoa 16136 Italy |
Strectching almost 13km from Laterna to Carignano, most of the New City Walls of Genoa (Mura Nuove) built between 1626 and 1633 can still be seen today. At their highest point still stands Forte Sperone, once a fortified city and now used for summer-time spectacles. It is here that the Tosse Theater organizes a unique variety of shows that are not to be missed. Noteable past perforamances include A Midsummer Night's Dream and Bocaccio's Decameron. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Luca Migone |
 Photo: mirnab! |
 Photo: www.lowcost.it |
 A true palazzo |
Via Balbi, 10 Genoa 16126 Italy +39 10 271 0236 |
The Gallery is inside the 17th century building by Stefano Balbi. It was then enlarged by the Durazzo family before passing to the Savoy kingdom in 1824. It is the most important example of a stately home in Genova. This is largely due to the enormous size and splendour of the building. After you have had a look at the peaceful hanging gardens created in 1739, you will come to the monumental staircase which was created to go up to the aristocratic floor. The rooms there are richly decorated with frescoes, paintings and stuccoes. They still contain many of the original furniture and picture galleries. You can also see the Battle room, the Veronese room, the splendid Mirror room (the boast of the building) the Throne room, the audience room, with the famous canvasses by A.Van Dyck Portrait of Caterina Durazzo. There are the King and Queen's bedchambers and the Tapestry room and the remarkable Ballroom. You can then go onto the terrace where there is a stupendous view of the old city and of the port up to the Lanterna. One curious thing about the building is that it is today the regional seat of the Ministry for Cultural Heritage. It was chosen out of the whole of Savoy both for its beauty but also for the fact that it has private access to the sea. There is a bridge which has been specially constructed but which was demolished in the 60's during the construction of the raised street. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Nick Henneberry |
|
Paintings and banquets in a stately home. |
Piazza Spinola di Pellicceria, 1 Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 247 7061 |
The house was given to the state in 1958 by the last of the Spinola line on the understanding that it would be used as a National gallery. The palazzo is a wonderful stately home, comparable with the impressive Galleria Nazionale in the Royal Palace. The rooms are rich with frescoes by artists like L. Tavarone, L. De Ferrari and S. Galeotti. They have preserved their atmosphere as the residence of a patrician. This numbered many Italian works of art in its collection including works by Grechetto, A. da Messina, G. Reni, G.C. Procaccini, il Tintoretto, B. Strozzi, L. Cambiaso, D. Fiasella and D. Piola. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: wcities |
|
Modern Art museum in the Nervi park |
Via Capolungo, 3 Genoa 16167 Italy +39 10 557 2057 http://www.comune.genova.it/tu... |
The gallery of Modern Art has been in this building since 1928. It is deep inside the marvellous Park di Nervi in a stately villa from the Serra family. This was built in the second half of the seventeenth century and has since been expanded with galleries and side annexes. The museum contains over four thousand works of art including paintings, sculptures, drawings and etchings. The original collection was made up of the collection of Prince Oddone of Savoy and the legacy of the Duchess of Galliera. It has grown thanks to several bequests and careful acquisitions. Ligurian artists from the nineteenth and twentieth century are particularly well represented. There are works from T. Luxoro, G. Monteverde, F. Messina, E. Baroni, A. Martini, A. D'Andrade, E. Rayper and P. D. Cambiaso. The sensitive treatment of the Ligurian countryside in the works of Rubaldo Merello deserves particular note. There are also masterpieces by R.Guttoso, M.Mafai, F.Casorati, R.Sirotti and P.Nomellini thanks to recent donations. Unfortunately the civic collection of modern art has not been open to visitors since 1989. The exhibition spaces need total renovation. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Gian Piero Pincione |
|
Gallery of drawings |
Salita Pollaiuoli 27r Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 246 7717 |
The Vicolo art gallery is right in the heart of the old city centre in Genova. It is in front of the Ducal palace and only a stone's throw away from Piazza De Ferrari. The gallery was opened in 1967 as the first exhibition space in Genova dedicated to drawing. It has been expanded since, now showing exhibitions of pictures, illustrations and set design. The gallery contains drawings by some of the most important Italian and foreign artists in the world including Alechinsky, Arman, Avati, Barbisan, Braque, Campigli, Capogrossi, Castellani, Chagall, De Chirico, Delaunay, Dix, Dorazio, Farfa, Folon, Galli, Goncarova, Greco, Guttuso, Korompay, Lam, Larionov, Manzù, Man Ray, Marino, Masson, Matta, Mirò, Morandi, Moore, Novelli, Picasso and many more! Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
Fantastic art gallery |
Via Garibaldi, 11 Genoa 16124 Italy +39 10 557 2013 http://www.museopalazzobianco.it |
Palazzo Bianco was built in the first part of the 16th century by the Grimaldi noble family on the Strada Nuova, now called Via Garibaldi. It was then given to Brignole Sale who gave it a sumptuous appearance. Finally the building was donated to the Comune of the Duchess of Galliera. It was intended that it should become a civic museum. After post-war restoration the paintings were displayed according to their period and painting school. There is a significant amount of works by the Flemish and Dutch masters (Memling, David, Matsys, Rubens, Van Dyck) some important Italian artists (Veronese, Filippino Lippi, Guido Reni, Caravaggio, Procaccini). The Spanish school is represented by some paintings by Murillo and Zurbaran. There is also a large collection of Genovese pictures from between the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries with very valuable canvasses by the major contributors: L.Cambiaso, B.Strozzi, G. Assereto, B. Castiglione, G. De Ferrari, D. Piola and A. Magnasco. The altar piece is exceptional in its size and richness. It was a gift from the Empire to the city of Genova. It was made in Constantinople in 1261 out of purple silk which had been magnificently embroidered with coloured, golden and silver threads. Admission Free for schoolchildren (book first), under 18's and over 60's. On Sundays admission is free for everybody. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Nicola Poluzzi |
 Photo: Irene M |
|
The richest museum in Genova |
Via Garibaldi, 18 Genoa 16124 Italy +39 10 247 6351/ (Ticket Office) +39 10 275 9185 http://www.museopalazzorosso.it |
The palazzo, known as rosso due to its colour, is one of the last built in the Strada Nuova, now Via Garibaldi. It was built in the seventeenth century for the Ridolfo brothers and Gio Francesco Brignole Sale. In 1874, Duchess of Galliera, the last of the line in her family, donated the building and the art collections in it to the city. There was a particular obligation on the city to make the official noble appartment into a museum. The splendid rooms are sumptously decorated with frescoes by Ligurian artists from the seventeenth century like G. De Ferrari, D. Piola, A. Carlone and B. Guidobono. There are works from the 15th to the 17th centuries including sculptures, mirrors, porcelain and paintings. Among the masterpieces on display there are paintings organised in chronological order and by school of art. Venetian artists, (Veronese, Tintoretto), Lombard (Procaccini, Cerani), Bolognese (Guercino, Reni) as well as many local Masters (Strozzi, Cambiaso, Castiglione). There are also many canvasses by Van Dyck who was very active in Genova. The palazzo also contains a collection of old ceramics and a small statue of the creche. On the mezzanine there is a the Sketch collection, the print collection and the numismatic collection. There is also an important photographic archive with more than 200,000 photographs. Valuable both for their historical and artistic value, they illustrate the history of Genova and Liguria from the middle of the nineteenth century until today. It's worth noting that the Ligurian republic's annexation to Napoleon's empire was signed in this building. Admission: 7 Euros, Admission is free for everybody on Sundays. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: gigi massi |
 Photo: darth's shots |
 Photo: Elizabeth Bernstein |
 Photo: Kristin Ellington |
 Photo: Sergio B. |
 The history of advertising in a museum |
Piazza Principe, 4/3 sc. B Genoa 16126 Italy +39 10 275 8934 |
Located within the Palazzo Doria Pamphily "del Principe", this collection houses sketches, posters and other material from the second half of the nineteenth century till today, as well as various tools used in the advertising sector, radio and television. From headed paper to posters, and from the carousel to video clips. Admission: Free Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
The new theatre |
Piazza Modena, 3 Genoa 16149 Italy +39 10 659 2220 http://www.archivolto.it |
This constantly changing theatre is always on the lookout for a fantasy drama, something new, something out of the ordinary, not contenting itself with the usual repertory, even coming up with new themes, styles and authors itself. This theatre loves the surreal, taking literature, cinematographic editing conventions and the virtuosity of the circus as its starting point. Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
Historic jazz club |
Via S. sebastiano 36r Genoa 16100 Italy +39 10 46 7971 |
This historic jazz club is located in a place with a vaguely French atmosphere. The entrance is on the street, but once inside, visitors descend into a small room with a sophisticated atmosphere where the audience sits very near the musicians, although there are columns that obscure the view. The programme hosts little known, yet important, foreign guests. Steve Lacy, Max Roach and Calvin Johns have all played here. Local musicians also play here. Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
The memory |
Piazza Matteotti, 5 Genoa 16123 Italy +39 10 557 4808 |
Situated on the main floor of the Palazzo Ducale, this archive houses all documents relating to the republic's administrative activities from the 15th century until the end of the eighteenth century. It also houses the Administration Acts of the Government of the city and of the suburban councils from 1805, a number of manuscripts detailing the history of Genoa from the sixteenth century till the 18th century, the private archives of the Brignole Sale family and the De Ferrari family, and the historical archives of the civil state (nineteenth century). A cataloguing system on optical disk allows for easy access by the many visitors, among which are a large number of university students, to even the oldest and most valuable original documents. Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
Live music evenings |
Piazzetta Santo Stefano, 6 Genoa 16100 Italy +39 10 56 2576 |
This is a great place to spend an evening with friends after dinner, drinking cocktails and listening to live music. There is an adult crowd in this restaurant and a disco bar, which is also a favorite with football players from the two local teams. It is also in a distinctive location, exactly inside the Monumentale Bridge which overhangs Via XX Settembre and offers a great view of the Roman church of S. Stefano which is opposite. Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
Dialect theatre |
Viale Villa Glori, 8 Genoa 16100 Italy +39 10 5702 2348 |
Old and modern mix well together in the Carignano Theatre, which offers a happy combination, uniting an intense programme of works in Genoan dialect with a continuous offering of English language films in their original version. There are five shows in April and May, with companies from all over Liguria. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Fabrizio Fazzari |
|
Open air cinema |
Via Capolungo, 9 Genoa 16100 Italy |
This cinema is part of the summer arenas, and is located inside 'Roseto' in the Nervi Park. It seats 1,580 people and the films are not shown in bad weather. It opens at 9p and has a bar service during the show. Review © 2007, Wcities |
|
The Genoan theatre |
Via E. F. Duca d'Aosta Genoa 16129 Italy +39 10 534 2200 |
Founded in 1951, the Genoese Theatre is considered to be one of the most important public theatres in Italy. Directed since 1955 by Ivo Chiesa, it often hosts key national and international events. Its institutional headquarters are in the Corte Theatre, which was updated in Spring 1991. The theatre seats 1,040, and also has offices, rehearsal rooms, a library, meeting places and more on the same premises. This prose theatre can only be rivalled by a couple of places in Italy, as it has wonderful dimensions, technology and a great structure. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Max Trevisan |
|
Alternative shows |
Piazza Negri, 4 Genoa, Genoa Italy |
In the heart of the historic centre, this was the first multi-room theatre which was built thanks to the contributions of the Genoan Council. This complex includes the Aldo Trionfo hall which is an ampitheatre that seats 500, with excellent acoustics and visibility. There is a large foyer with a cloakroom, bar and toilets. There is also the Dino Campana hall which seats 237 people, is comfortable and has excellent visibility. The Agora has a capacity for 200 people with tables and chairs and a bar, and is used for after the theatre, for non-traditional plays and various activities such as theatre courses. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Marco Domenicucci |