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  2. Historic center of Genoa - Wikipedia

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    The historic center of Genoa is the core of the old town organized in the maze of alleys (caruggi) of medieval origin that runs - from east to west - from the hill of Carignano (Genoa) to the Genova Piazza Principe railway station, close to what was once the Palazzo del Principe, residence of Admiral Andrea Doria.

  3. Genoa - Wikipedia

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    The city of Genoa has been an inspiration to many writers and poets among whom: Dino Campana, Camillo Sbarbaro , Gaspare Invrea who wrote "The mouth of the wolf" and Giorgio Caproni. Between the alleys of the historical centre there is the Old Libreria Bozzi. The "Berio Civic Library" houses the precious manuscript entitled "The Durazzo Book of ...

  4. History of Genoa - Wikipedia

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    There is an old saying that says: Genuensis ergo mercator, or "A Genoese therefore a merchant" but the Genoese were skilled sailors and ferocious warriors in addition (see also the Genoese crossbowmen). In 1098, it is said the ashes of John the Baptist, now the patron saint of the city, arrived in

  5. Maddalena (Genoa) - Wikipedia

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    The three neighbourhoods of the old town of Genoa overlook the old harbour. The sea front of Maddalena coincides with the quays in front of Piazza Caricamento. [4] In the Middle Ages the harbour was strictly linked to the city, but in 1536 new city walls were built that divided for a long time the city and the port. [4]

  6. Molo (Genoa) - Wikipedia

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    Molo is located south east in the old town of Genoa and includes three zones: Hill of Castello, seat of the first city settlement (6th century B.C.), in a dominant position on the harbour. The portion of old town at the foot of the hill of Castello, for many centuries seat of political and religious power of the city, with the Doge's Palace and ...

  7. Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli

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    The Rolli di Genova—more precisely, the Rolli degli alloggiamenti pubblici di Genova (Italian for "Lists of the public lodgings of Genoa") were the official lists at the time of the Republic of Genoa of the private palaces and mansions, belonging to the most distinguished Genoese families, which—if chosen through a public lottery—were obliged to host on behalf of the Government the most ...

  8. Black and white patterns: Dots on old city maps show the ...

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  9. Walls of Genoa - Wikipedia

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    The walls of Genoa (mura di Genova in Italian, miage de Zena in Ligurian) constitute in their whole the several circles of walls that protected and defended the city of Genoa, former capital of the homonymous republic. To this day, large portions of these walls remain, and Genoa has more and longer walls than any other city in Italy.