The capital of the region of Liguria is in the center of Gulf of Genoa. Taken a bath by the sea that gives name to the area the port it appears with bigger movement of Italy and one of the most important from Mediterranean: Genoa.

• Museo del Tesoro di San Lorenzo

• Traced by F. Albini in the year 1956. In their circular rooms you can contemplate a good sample of objects carried out with beautiful materials of different times and origins among those that highlight a plate of Calcedonia of the century I, a pluvial Layer interwoven in gold of the XV century and the coffer of silver of Barbarroja of the XII century.

• Galleria del Palazzo Bianco

• It has an important sample of local art that is housed inside Palazzo Bianco, built in the year 1548 and reformed in the year 1712. In their 20 rooms they are shown Genoese painters' of the XV-XVIII centuries works basically as L. Cambiaso, B. Strozzi, L. Pitch, G. Assereto, G. of Ferrari and A. Magnasco, as well as of other Italian artists and foreigners among those that Murillo, Rubens and Pontormo are.

• Galleria del Palazzo Rosso

• Red Palace, built in the year 1677 and whose name is due to the color of its facade, it welcomes in its interior this gallery that exposes flamenco squares and Spaniards of the XV-XVII centuries and a panorama of the Genoese and Italian painting in general (artists like Murillo expose, Van Dyck, Dürer, Titian, Caravaggio, Tintoretto, Veronés, Bonifacio di 'Pitati and Pisanello) in its 39 rooms. In these rooms they can also be contemplated a collection of ceramic ligur, Chinese and French, currencies, sizes wooden and valuable furniture.

• Galleria Nazionale del Palazzo Spinola

• Located in the palace of the built same name among the XV-XVII centuries, it exhibits in their luxurious rooms works of Italian artists and flamingos of the XV-XVII centuries among those that are the "Portrait of Boy" from Van Dyck, "Hece Homo" of Antonello it gives Mesina, the "Painful" of B. Strozzi and the statue of the "Justice" of Giovanni Pissano.

• Museo di Arte Orientale "E. Chiossone"

• This museum houses a collection of more than 15.000 wonderful pieces of Japanese art, Chinese, Siamese and of the rest of Asia

• Museo di Archeologia e Etnografia

• The collection of this museum is dedicated to America and the before Columbus civilizations.

• Chiesa di San Siro

• The first cathedral of Genoa, with neoclassical facade and interior decorated by Carlone of Baroque style.

• Santa Maria delle Vigne

• This church owes its current aspect to the reconstruction in the XIII-XVI centuries; the neoclassical facade and a rich interior. Also preserve a beautiful steeple of the XII century.

• San Matteo

• The family church of the Dorian one, been founded in the year 1125, has a tripartite facade of the year 1278 and in the interior, a rich decoration of the XVI century with several sculptures and with Dorian Andrea's Tomb, one of the political characters that more has favored to this city.

• Cattedrale

• This building is the best sample in the medieval architecture of the Reconstructed village at the end of the century XII preserve it leaves of the structure of the church románica on which was built. This church dedicated to San Lorenzo has as external maximum exponents to the two steeples, of final of of the XIV century and principles of the XV one; in the interior they highlight several vaults and a dome of the century XVI work of Alessi. They can also be admired, among other works, a relief of the Crucifixion of 1443, another of the Virgin in a luneto of the XV century, the Chapel Senarega, restored in the XVI-XVII centuries, with a magnificent choir of the XVI century and a Crucified great Christ carried out by F. Barocci in 1597. They are important also, Saint John the Baptist Chapel, built among the years 1451-1465 for Domenico and Elia Cagini and in whose interior six statues of the year 1496 of M. are shown Civitali and a baldachin of the XVI century, the Font decorated with paintings of Cambiaso and reformed in the XVI century.

• Chiesa di Sant'Ambrogio

• In the splendid interior of this church two cloths of Rubens are shown.

• Santa Maria di Castello

• This church is interesting for its shovel-Christian origin. It was reconstructed in the XII-XVI centuries. Their facade románica and the columns of the interior are of very old origins and in the interior sculptures and paintings of the Renaissance time can be contemplated.

• Porta dei Vacca e Porta Soprana

• These two medieval doors that date of 1155, are in the belt of the walls.

• Old Port

• Conserva callejuelas, callejones y un maravilloso ambiente medieval.

• Piazza Caricamento

• In the center of the square with their ogival arcades Palace runs off with San Giorgio, Gothic mixture of styles of the year 1260 and Renaissance of the year 1571.

• Piazza Banchi

• The square is dominated by Loggia dei Mercanti of the XVI century.

• Palazzo Imperiale

• The palace dates of the year 1560 and it highlights for its stucco decorations.

• Case dei Doria

• Residence of the Genoese Dorian, important family, dates of the XII-XV centuries

• House of Christopher Columbus and Casa del Chiostro di Sant'Andrea

• Downtown is a faithful reflection of the aristocratic atmosphere that one lived in the XVII century. In an atmosphere of contrasts they are next to sky-scraper medieval constructions as Christopher Columbus House, reconstructed in the XVIII century or the House of Chiostro I gave Sant'Andrea, of the XII century.

• Ponte Monumentale e Porta di Sant'Andrea

• In the middle of the most commercial street they appear the you Put on Monumentale and it Carries it I gave Sant'Andrea, 1155, built in the wall of the same time.

• Palazzo della Prefettura

• This beautiful palace of the XVI century with magnificent patios and galleries, is in the full neighborhood of business.

• Palazzo Spinola

• A palace of the XV century, of Gothic style, adorned with soaked traceries.

• Via Garibaldi

• To both sides of this street whose layout corresponds a year 1550, they are beautiful palaces in those that the noblemen of the time resided, as Palace Cambiaso, Palace Parodi, both are work of Alessi, or Dorian Palace and Palace of Padestá, both of G. B. Castello. And from this street, in any address, one can breathe that aristocratic atmosphere that was mentioned with numerous palaces and churches.