Genoa And Liguria

Casa Mazzini

This house in Genoa (Via Lomellini, 11) belonged in part to Giacomo Mazzini, physician and father of Italian patriot Giuseppe...

Caterina Fieschi Adorno's Birthplace

As remembered by a little memorial tablet, Caterina Fieschi Adorno, daughter of Giacomo Fieschi and Francesca Di Negro, was born...

Caterina Fieschi Adorno's Tomb

The uncorrupted body of saint Caterina Fieschi Adorno can be seen, inside a richly decorated glass urn, in the church...

Church Of Saints Cosmas And Damian

The church dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian is located in a small square in the historic center of Genoa,...

Commenda Di Pre

The Commenda di Prè is placed in Genoa (Piazza della Commenda, 1). For many centuries the area where it was...

Edoardo Maragliano's Tomb

Italian physician Edoardo Maragliano is buried in the Pantheon of the Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno in Genoa1. The Municipality wanted...

Giovanni Da Vigo's Monument

Just in front of the old Civic hospital in Rapallo (Piazza Molfino), this marble statue of Giovanni da Vigo can...

Istituto Giannina Gaslini

The Istituto "Giannina Gaslini" in Genoa (Via Gerolamo Gaslini, 5) is a leading pediatric hospital in Europe. It was founded...

Istituto Maragliano

INTRODUCTION The Maragliano Institute was founded by Edoardo Maragliano in 1900 in Piazza del Popolo, Genoa. That building is no...

Jenner 1878 By Giulio Monteverde

This famous marble statue of Edward Jenner, while inoculating his son, can be seen at the beginning of Room 4...

La Convalescente 1932 By Arturo Martini

This sensitive portrayal of a convalescent young lady - probably the artist's daughter - is a terracotta statue by Italian...

Luigi Devoto's Tomb

The tomb of occupational medicine's pioneer Luigi Devoto can be found in the little cemetery of Borzonasca (via Angelo Grilli),...

Old Civic Hospital

The old Civic hospital in Rapallo (Piazza Molfino) now hosts healtcare and other public services. The original 15th century building...

Old Ospedale Psichiatrico Provinciale Di Genova Quarto

INTRODUCTION The old “ospedale psichiatrico provinciale di Genova Quarto", (also called Manicomio di Quarto), is an old asylum located in...

Ospedale Pammatone's Remains

A few remains of ancient and glorious hospital Pammatone in Genoa have been incorporated in the modern Hall of Justice...

Scipione Riva Rocci's Tomb

Scipione Riva Rocci is buried in this family tomb, in the little cemetery of San Michele di Pagana, Rapallo. The...

Stanislao Cannizzaro's Memorial Tablet

This memorial tablet of Stanislao Cannizzaro can be seen along the right staircase of the University of Genoa's headquarters (Palazzo...

Villa Nobel

Villa Nobel in Sanremo (Corso Cavallotti, 116) was bought by Alfred Nobel in 1891. After important arrangements, in 1893 the...

Villa Voronoff

This is the famous Villa, in Grimaldi, near Ventimiglia, where Serge Voronoff made his famous and controversial experiments of testicular...