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The Aquarium of Genoa (Italian: Acquario di Genova) is the largest aquarium in Italy. [3] Located in the Old Harbour area of Genoa, Italy, the 33,000-square-foot (3,100 m 2) aquarium is a member organization of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), and welcomes more than 1.2 million visitors each year.
The Palazzo Cattaneo Della Volta, also called Palazzo Cattaneo di San Torpete or Palazzo di Nicolò Cattaneo, is a building located in Piazza Cattaneo at number 26 in the historical centre of Genoa. The building was included in the list of palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova .
The history of the historic core of the Ligurian capital is totally linked to the city's history, from the beginnings of the construction of the first dwellings of the Ligurians on the hill of Castello, to the Roman period, along the years of the Maritime Republics (of which the annalist Caffaro di Rustico da Caschifellone, known simply as the Caffaro, kept note), to the patriotic and ...
Leccavela: initially ascribed to the Albergo Di Collone and later were ascribed to the Cattaneo and Lercaro in 1528. Libertini: originally from Genoa around 1100 and were ascribed to Doria, Cattaneo, Imperiale and Salvago. Maloni: originally from Quarto, they were one of the first families to be enrolled in the Albergo Cattaneo.
The Battle of Meloria, 1284 a major victory of Oberto Doria followed by his brother, Lamba Doria's victory in 1298 at Curzola. According to legend, a noble Genoese lady named Auria or Oria della Volta fell in love with a noble pilgrim who was going to Jerusalem for the First Crusade; his name was Arduino di Narbonne but their children were named after the mother—de Oria, the children of Oria.
The palazzo Cattaneo-Adorno or palazzo Lazzaro e Giacomo Spinola is a building located on via Garibaldi, in the historical centre of Genoa, marked by house numbers 8 and 10, included on 13 July 2006 in the list of 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova, which became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date. It houses a remarkable cycle of ...
Portal detail. The palace was built in the 16th century on property of the Spinola.It has been included in the rolli since 1588, associated with the De Mari family.. Stefano De Mari, the most frequently imbued name, was a nobleman often in the running for dogato, later conferred on him in 1663; he belonged to a family linked to Spain and Naples through business and trade.
The Adorno family was a noble family of the Republic of Genoa, with the branches of Botta in Milan, several of whom were Doges of the republic. The family is considered one of the most influential in the history of the republic.