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 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 |
 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 |
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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 |
 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Fantastic art gallery |
Via Garibaldi, 11 Genoa 16124 Italy +39 10 557 2013 http://www.museopalazzobianco.it museicivici@comune.genova.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 |
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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 museicivici@comune.genova.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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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The Genoan theatre |
Via E. F. Duca d'Aosta Genoa 16129 Italy +39 10 534 2200 Teatro-di-Genova@it.net |
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 |
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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 |