1 Palazzo di Antonio Doria(Largo Eros Lanfranco 1)Building began in 1541. Seat of the Prefecture.

2 Palazzo di Clemente della Rovere (Piazza Rovere 1)Building began in the late 16th century.

3 Palazzo di Giorgio Spinola (Salita Santa Caterina 4)Building began in the second half of the 16th century.

4 Palazzo di Tommaso Spinola(Salita Santa Caterina 3)Building began in 1558.

5 Palazzo di Giacomo Spinola (Piazza Fontane Marose 6)Building began in 1445. Branch of the Banca di Sardegna.

6 Palazzo Ayrolo Negrone(Piazza Fontane Marose 3-4)Building began in the second half of the 16th century.

7 Palazzo di Paolo Battistae Niccolò Interiano (Piazza Fontane Marose 2)Building began in 1565.

8 Palazzo di Agostino Pallavicino(Via Garibaldi 1)Building began in 1558. Branch of the Banca Popolare di Brescia.

9 Palazzo di Pantaleo Spinola(Via Garibaldi 2) Building began in 1558. Branch of the Banco di Chiavari e della Riviera Ligure.

10 Palazzo di Franco Lercari (Via Garibaldi 3)Building began in 1571.

11 Palazzo di Tobia Pallavicino(Via Garibaldi 4) Building began in 1558. Seat of the Chamber of Commerce.

12 Palazzo di Angelo Giovanni Spinola(Via Garibaldi 5)Building began in 1558. Branch of the Deutsche Bank.

13 Palazzo di Gio Battista Spinola(Via Garibaldi 6)Building began in 1563.

14 Palazzo di Nicolosio Lomellino (via Garibaldi 7)Building began in 1563. Parts of the building are open to visitors.

15 Palazzo di Giacomo e Lazzaro Spinola(Via Garibaldi 8-10)Building began in 1583.

16 Palazzo di Nicolò Grimaldi (Tursi)(via Garibaldi, 9)Building began in 1564. Genoa City Hall and one of the Strada Nuova Museums.

17 Palazzo di Baldassarre Lomellini (Via Garibaldi 12)Building began in 1562.

18 Palazzo di Luca Grimaldi (Bianco) (via Garibaldi, 11)Re-built at the beginning of the 18th century on an original building dating back to the early 16th century.One of the Strada Nuova Museums.

19 Palazzo di Ridolfo Maria e GioFrancesco I Brignole Sale (Rosso)(Via Garibaldi 18)Building began in 1671. One of the Strada Nuova Museums.

20 Palazzo di Gerolamo Grimaldi(Salita San Francesco 4)Building began in 1541.

21 Palazzo di Gio Carlo Brignole(Piazza della Meridiana 2)Building began in the first decades of the 17th century.

22 Palazzo di Bartolomeo Lomellino(Largo Zecca 4)Building began in 1565. Houses the Vittorio Emanuele II. Institute.

23 Palazzo di Stefano Lomellini(Via Cairoli 18 / Via Lomellini 19)Building began in the second half of the 16thcentury. Considerable modifications made in thesecond half of the 17th century.

24 Palazzo di Giacomo Lomellini(Largo Zecca 2)Building began in 1619. Local Miltary Command Headquarters.

25 Palazzo di Antoniotto Cattaneo(Piazza dell’Annunziata 2)Buiding began in the late 15th century. Belongs to the University of Genoa.

26 Palazzo di Gio Agostino Balbi(Via Balbi 1)Building began in 1618.

27 Palazzo di Gio Francesco Balbi(Via Balbi 2)Building began in the second half of the 16th century. Belongs to the University of Genoa.

28 Palazzo di Giacomo e Pantaleo Balbi(Via Balbi 4)Building began in 1618. Belongs to the University of Genoa.

29 Palazzo di Francesco Balbi Piovera(Via Balbi 6)Building began in 1656. Belongs to the University of Genoa.

30 Palazzo di Stefano Balbi (Reale)(via Balbi, 10)Building began in 1643. Houses the Palazzo Reale museum.

31 Palazzo di Giorgio Centurione (Via Lomellini 8)Building began in the 16th century.

32 Palazzo di Cosma Centurione(Via Lomellini 5)Building began in the late 16th century.

33 Palazzo di Giorgio Centurione(Via del Campo 1)Building began in 1612.

34 Palazzo di Cipriano Pallavicini(Piazza Fossatello 2)Building began in the late 15th century.

35 Palazzo di Nicolò Spinola(Via San Luca 14)Building began in the second half of the 16th century.

36 Palazzo di Francesco Grimaldi(Spinola di Pellicceria)(Piazza Pellicceria, 1)Building began in 1593. Houses the National Gallery of Liguria.

37 Palazzo di Gio Batta Grimaldi(Vico San Luca 4)Building began in 1610.

38 Palazzo di Gio Battista Grimaldi(Piazza San Luca 2)Building began in the 15th century.

39 Palazzo di Stefano De Mari(Via San Luca 5)Building began in the late 16th century.

40 Palazzo di Ambrogio Di Negro(Via San Luca 2)Building began in 1568.

41 Palazzo di Emanuele Filiberto Di Negro(Via al Ponte Reale 2)Building began in the second half of the 16th century.

42 Palazzo de Marini(Piazza de Marini 1)Building began in the second half of the 16th century.

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Legend and brief description of the Palazzi dei Rolli

Administrative boundaryof the historic centre

Outer edge of theWorld Heritage Site

Palazzi inscribed on theUNESCO World Heritage List

Palazzi dei RolliMuseum Sites

16 Palazzo Tursi

18 Palazzo Bianco

19 Palazzo Rosso

30 Palazzo Reale

36 Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria

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In the year 1576 the Senate of the Republic of Genoa set up the so-calledRollo of public lodging palaces. The word referred to a roll (that is, a list

or roster) of aristocratic residences chosen officially to offer accommodationto illustrious guests and their entourages on state visits.The palazzi were divided into three categories according to their level ofarchitectural value and luxury, and each category reflected the varyingdegrees of dignity of the guests - ambassadors, dignitaries, princes,monarchs, popes and emperors.Lots were drawn on each occasion to determine which dwelling was to begiven the honour and the onus of giving accommodation to these guests.

Rubens visited Genoa several times in the early seventeenth century, and hewas so impressed by this exceptional network of palaces and the high levelof comfort that distinguished them that he proposed them as a model to beemulated throughout Europe in his now famous series of engravings entitled“Palazzi di Genova”.

In 2006 UNESCO inscribed "Le Strade Nuove and the System of Palazzi deiRolli" on the list of World Heritage Sites.The buildings that line the roads now known as Via Garibaldi and Via Cairoli(formerly Strada Nuova and Strada Nuovissima, respectively) and Via Balbiundoubtedly fully deserve this prestigious award. They were laid out in theperiod between the mid-sixteenth and late eighteenth century with the dualobjective of promoting the city’s urban development and offering newspaces for privileged aristocratic properties.

Many of the buildings have preserved their original structure virtually intactand parts have since become the sites of public institutions and museumsand are thus open to visitors.These include the buildings that belong to the system of the Museums ofStrada Nuova - Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Tursi - PalazzoSpinola di Pellicceria, which houses the National Gallery of Palazzo Spinola,and Palazzo Reale.

Although UNESCO recognition has officially been given to 42 buildings(marked by red plaques numbered from 1 to 42), the Sistema dei Rolli in factcomprised at least a further 42 palaces that have been identified up to nowand were included in the various editions of the rolli; some even have originsthat go back further into the past and are to be found throughout the urbanfabric of the historic centre. Although they have on occasions beenconsiderably modified over the centuries, these buildings still bear invaluabletestimony to their past grandeur.

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World Heritage Site Strada Nuova,with its museums and Palazzi dei Rolli

World Heritage Site Strada Nuova,with its museums and Palazzi dei Rolli

The sixteenth-century Strada Nuova, now known as Via Garibaldi, is an environmentthat is unique for its refined architecture and impressive city planning. These

Renaissance-style palaces were built using high-class materials and sometimes decoratedwith stucco or fresco facades, behind which awaited monumental staircases and painteddecorations, while to the outside they opened up with loggias, courtyards and terracesoverlooking gardens featuring statues, fountains and nymphaea . In the late nineteenthcentury, two of these buildings – Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Rosso – were made overinto museums which showcase their famous art collections. A single path now connectsthem to the grandiose Palazzo Tursi and to a delightful string of open spaces.With its focus on classical art, the system of the "Museums of Strada Nuova" enhancesthe historical connection between the noble palaces and the art collections displayed andkept in them.conservate.

A seventeenth-century dwelling that is now a museum, this palace is of outstandingarchitectural and decorative interest and its rooms house the Brignole-Sale family’scollection of historical furnishings and art collections. The painting collection featuresmasterpieces by artists from Italy (Palma il Vecchio, Veronese, Guido Reni, Guercino, MattiaPreti), Genoa (Strozzi, Grechetto, Gregorio De Ferrari) and abroad (Dϋrer, six Van Dycks,Rigaud).A newly installed panoramic lift takes visitors to a viewpoint that offers stunning views overthe old town and the Strada Nuova.

Built in the sixteenth century, this palace preserves many Flemish works from the fifteenthto the eighteenth centuries (Memling, David, Rubens, Van Dyck), as well as works byItalian artists (Lippi, Caravaggio, Procaccini), Spanish artists (Zurbaran, Murillo) and manyfrom Genoa itself (Cambiaso, Strozzi, Asseretos, Fiasella, De Ferrari, Castello, Grechetto,Piola, Magnasco). The high point of any visit to the museum is Canova’s PenitentMagdalene.

Built in the so-called Century of the Genoese, in addition to the reception rooms of theMayor, this palazzo boasts several monumental rooms featuring extraordinary works ofdecorative art (tapestries, furniture, Ligurian ceramics, and in particular an importantcollection of pharmacy equipment from some of Genoa’s historic hospitals), in additionto collections of coins, and official weights and measures dating back to the ancientRepublic of Genoa.Also on display in the palace is the famous Guarneri del Gesù violin, as well as otherobjects and works of art that belonged to Paganini.

ANational Gallery since 1959, this building still has the air of a noble residence, offeringvisitors the opportunity to experience the atmosphere of a seventeenth/eighteenth-

century residence. Its various owners – first the Grimaldis, then the Pallavicini, the Doriasand finally the Spinolas – have bequeathed the fittings (furniture, but also curtains,porcelain and silverware) and a prestigious art gallery featuring works by major Genoeseand Italian artists (Castello, Strozzi , Cambiaso, Parodi, Antonello da Messina, Giordano)and European artists (Van Cleve, Rubens, Van Dyck).

This sumptuous seventeenth-century palace, the patrician residence of various noblefamilies (Balbi, Durazzo, Savoy), preserves intact the furnishings, works of art and

everyday objects (from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century). Its rooms are home toa rich collection of paintings including works by many Italian and foreign artists (Van Dyck,Tintoretto, Strozzi) and some from the Genoese school (Piola, Grechetto, Schiaffino), as wellas sculptures by Filippo Parodi. Also of note is the collection of seventeenth- to eighteenth-century Genoese furniture.

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Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria

Palazzo Reale Museum

Palazzo Rosso

Palazzo Bianco

Palazzo Tursi

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The Genoa Museum Card gives access to the most important Palazzi dei Rolli that are open to the public: the StradaNuova museums (Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Tursi), Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria and Palazzo Reale. Thecard also entitles you to free admission to more than 20 museums throughout the city and in the "museums+bus" versionallows you to travel for free on city buses.

Prices: 24-hour Card € 12 (*) 24-hour Card plus bus € 13.50 (*)48-hour Card € 16 48-hour Card plus bus € 20Annual Card € 40 Annual student Card € 25(*) does not include entry to the Galata Museum of the Sea

Points of sale: Civic museums, Musei di Strada Nuova Bookshop, Palazzo Ducale, Visitor Centre in Via Garibaldi and at the Tourist Information Office (Palazzina S. Maria, Area Porto Antico)The Card can also be bought online atwww.visitgenoa.it

Strada Nuova Museums: Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo TursiPrices: Full € 9 Concessions € 7

Free for those under 18 and for holders of the Genoa Museum Card

Palazzo Spinola di Pellicceria:Prices: Full € 4 Concessions € 2

Free for those under 18 and for holders of the Genoa Museum Card

Museo di Palazzo Reale:Prices: Full € 4 Concessions € 2

Free for those under 18 and for holders of the Genoa Museum Card

GUIDED TOURS OF THE HISTORIC CENTRE AND THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE Saturday 10 am: Italian / English Sunday 10 am: Italian / English / French / German Guided tours will start from the Tourist Information Office (IAT) in the Porto Antico Area – Palazzina Santa MariaPrices: Full € 12 Concessions € 10 Under-12s free

GENOA’S SPLENDID 16TH-CENTURY RESIDENCESGuided tours of the Palazzi dei Rolli, Unesco World Heritage SiteSaturday 3 pm: Italian / EnglishPrices: Full € 12 Concessions € 10 Under-12s free Guided tours will start from the entrance hall of Palazzo Rosso, next to the Tourist Information Office (IAT) in Via Garibaldi 12 r

For information and sales: Tourist Information Office 010 5572903Web www.visitgenoa.it info@visitgenoa.it

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