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Links to Videos on YoutubThis page is meant to give you an impression of what you will find in Genoa. These video's may give you some sensations, but exploring the town is something different. The faces, the voices, the people, the sounds, the sent, the taste of the food, the air of the sea, the climate, all this and much more cannot be experienced except through a personal visit.Loading this page may take some time and does depend much on the speed of your Internet connection. I hope you will enjoy this virtual visit of Genoa and look forward to meet you in the town. |
Overview of GenovaThis is a wonderful presentation and overview of Genoa. A spettacular city. |
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Some fragments of History...The ancient name of Genoa comes from the word "knee" (Genua) or the gate to the sea or "jaw", the mouth to the sea. It was founded around 2,000 B.C. by the Phoenicians who sailed in from Tyre in Phoenicia. They came through from their settlement in Corsica and settled in Genoa with the Pagu or Tribe of Ambrones, one of the earliest ancestors of the Celts from Iberia. There is archaeological evidence in Chiavari of chariot-grave -- the "inverted bell cup" culture -- that proves this lineage. They had dominion over the Province of Padany and the area between the Eridanu River (now Po River) and Etrury. The Romans called them Ligures from the Latin verb "to settle behind."The community of Phoenicians and Ambrones inhabitants of Genoa became pirates of the Mediterranean and were called Thyrrenoi by the Greeks. Further, they were employed as mercenaries. This is mentioned in the legend of Hercules when he returned from the mythical pillars (Gibraltar or the Pillars of Hercules) and was stopped by two sons of the Sea God, Poseidon, Albiones and Ligures. Read more.. |
Genoa in 3 minutesan overview of the city as published by The Municipality of Genova |
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Third Carthaginian expedition to ItalyMago then led a campaign to invade Italy (this time by sea) with 15,000 men in early summer of 205 BC. The army sailed from Minorca to Liguria under the escort ot 30 Carthaginian quinqueremes. Mago managed to capture Genoa, and he held control of Northern Italy for nearly three years, warring with the mountain tribes and gathering troops. The Romans devoted 7 legions to maintain watch over him and guard Northern Italy, but no general action was fought. In 204 BC Mago was reinforced with 6,000 infantry and some cavalry from Carthage Read on Wikipedia |
Santa Maria di CastelloSanta Maria di Castello - the historial origins of Genoa in the 7th century BC. In 658 AD Santa Maria di Castello was built. - Presented in Italian by Xeniaproductions |
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Santa Maria di Castello e Torre degli EmbriaciThe monumental basilica (origins before the VII century) forms along with the nunnery and the museum, an extraordinary cluster of great historic, architectonic and artistic importance. Neraby there is the very high Torre degli Embriaci, once belonging to Guglielmo "Testa di Maglio", who conquered Jerusalem and Antioch in the XI century.Between the 12th and 16th centuries a complex of churches and convents was (re-)built on Castello Hill in Genoa. The center is the Romanesque church of Santa Maria, with a Roman frieze in the main doorway. From the sacristy a three-storey cloister is open to the public; note the Loggia dell'Annunziazone on the first floor, with the fresco "The Annunciation of Our Lady", and the ceiling paintings. There is a museum of religious art. |
Palazzo EmbriaciLa Torre degli Embriaci - Presented in Italian by Xeniaproductions |
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The area around Vico della RosaPiazza Banchi,Campetto Soziglia e "Creuza de Ma " a GENOVA |
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Unesco World HeritageGenoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli (Italy). The Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli, in Genoa's historic centre (late 16th and early 17th centuries) represent the first example in Europe of an urban development project with a unitary framework, where the plans were specially parcelled out by a public authority and a particular system of ‘public lodging', based on legislation. The Rolli palaces were residences built by the wealthiest and most powerful aristocratic families of the Republic of Genoa at the height of its financial and seafaring power. The site includes an ensemble of Renaissance and Baroque palaces along the so-called ‘new streets' (Strade Nuove). The grand residence palaces erected on the Strada Nuova (now Via Garibaldi) in the late 16th century, formed the quarter of the nobility, who under the constitution of 1528, had assumed the government of the Republic. Palaces are generally three or four stories high and feature spectacular open staircases, courtyards, and loggias overlooking gardens, positioned at different levels in a relatively tight space. The influence of this urban design model is evidenced by Italian and European literature over the following decades. The palazzi offer an extraordinary variety of different solutions, achieving universal value in adapting to the particular characteristics of the site and to the requirements of a specific social and economic organization. They also offer an original example of a network of public hospitality houses for visits of state, as decreed by the Senate in 1576. The owners of these palazzi were obliged to host state visits, thus contributing to the dissemination of knowledge of an architectural model and a residential culture which attracted famous artists and travellers, and of which a significant example is a collection of drawings by Pieter Paul Rubens. read on.. |
San Francesco di CastellettoPresented in Italian by Xeniaproductions |
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SottoripaClose to the old port - a caracteristic place of Genova |
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Genova - la SuperbaI palazzi dei Rolli - an overview of the cities famous buildings as published by The Municipality of Genova |
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Wonderful presentations |
a set of wonderful presentations are available by cannot be "embeded" in this page. On the Of Swimmerge some 25 videos give a great impression of the town - Let me highlight some in these links: |
Faber - Fabrizio de AndréUna giornata da Tassio in via del campo |
Link to Youtube | Fabrizo de Andréat Via del Campo read more about the story of Fabrizio de André, the Genovese born singer, who's songs are in the heart of every Genovese and in the walls of every street, nomatter how small, of this town. |
More Links |
A long list of links awaits your visit and allows you to read more about the town and the surroundings in preparation of your visit. |
