Palaces, Villas and Castles

From Piazza Nettuno, slip into the Sala Borsa Library: once a basketball court, a bank, a public market, a botanical garden. Today it is a public libr… Read the rest

The Priamar Fortress in Savona is an imposing military complex that dominates the city centre at the port. Built between 1542 and 1544 by the Genoese… Read the rest

The building, built in neoclassical style by cleverly exploiting the slopes of the hill, stands at the foot of the hill of Castellara in Voltri. A lar… Read the rest

In an elevated position above the village of Borgo Fornari you can see Villa Davidson, an example of an Art Nouveau villa, surrounded by a large park… Read the rest

Palazzo Durazzo Bombrini in Genoa Cornigliano is certainly the most valuable and innovative example of 18th century residential architecture in the ar… Read the rest

The ancient palace stands on a building area purchased at the auction of 1551 and was the last to be built on the first stretch of Strada Nuova (today… Read the rest

In the 16th century, the Pallavicino family bought a vast estate in Arenzano and built their villa there, incorporating a tower of medieval origin. At… Read the rest

Near Piazza Sant’Oronzo stands the Castle of Lecce, also known as the Castle of Charles V, because today it looks like what it is thanks to the… Read the rest

Once a convent, the Palazzo dei Celestini is also known as the Palazzo del Governo (Government Palace) and is now the seat of the Prefecture and the P… Read the rest

The castle of Cefalà Diana, in the town of the same name in the Palermo area, rises near the old Magna via Panormi, the road that once connected Agrig… Read the rest