Parks of Genoa

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The parks of Genoa are for the most part green areas comprising the gardens of aristocratic villas and some adjoining open land.

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The largest park of the town is the system of the Parks of the Forts, while the most famous and renowned are the Parks of Nervi, bordered by the Anita Garibaldi promenade. In the city centre, in addition to the hanging gardens of historic palaces, the Parks of Piazza Corvetto and Groppallo Park are the most attended (the latter is open to the public only on particular occasions).

Parks of the forts

A natural complex formed by the continuity of two parks adjoining the urban walls and the hill area of the defence forts nearly encircles the city. It is one of the widest urban natural areas of Italy, encompassing 611.69 hectares.

NameLocationCharacteristics
Urban park of the wallsCentre-HillsGenoa's largest urban park, at 87.600 m2; it is contained between the historic walls and the forts that rise on the city hills.
Urban park of PeraltoCentre-HillsUrban park adjoining the Righi viewpoint and towered by Forte Sperone.

Parks of Nervi

The parks of Nervi are best known for the botanic complex of the city adjoining the Anita Garibaldi promenade, formed by the joining of the gardens of different historic villas, and include:

NameLocationCharacteristics
Villa GroppalloEast (Nervi) Country house of marquis Gaetano Gropallo, now houses Nervi's Library, surrounded by a 36.215 m2 park.
Villa Saluzzo Serra East (Nervi)A 17th–century villa, now houses the Gallery of Modern Arts, surrounded by a 23.415 m2 park.
Villa Grimaldi Fassio East (Nervi)The villa now houses the "Raccolte Frugone" Museum; the park slopes towards the sea along the promenade named after Anita Garibaldi.
Villa LuxoroEast (Nervi)The 20th-century villa now houses Giannettino Luxoro Museum; the 8.500 m2 park slopes up to the Capolungo cliff.

Parks of the city's north and centre

NameLocationCharacteristics
Piazza Corvetto ParksCenterA green area formed by two adjoining parks, among which stands the central square. These parks at large are the most attended of the city center, the so-called "Sunday Park". The Parks of Piazza Corvetto are:
  • The Acquasola Park: designed in 1821 by the architect Carlo Barabino upon the area of a medieval bastion connected to the 16th-century Walls (2.5 hectares).
  • Villetta Dinegro: the 2-hectare park rises in the full city center: built in the 18th-century upon the San Giovanni bastion (16th-century), it is the setting of the Edoardo Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art, built on the site of the former neoclassical villa of the marquis Gian Carlo Di Negro (19th-century).
Groppallo ParkCenterTogether with the Piazza Corvetto Park, this is one of the main parks of the city center (open to the public only on specific occasions).
Giardini RealiCenterOverlooking the Old Harbor dock, located around the baroque Palazzo Reale, in Via Balbi.
Palazzo del Principe GardenCenterThe Italian garden of Andrea Doria's palace with the characteristic Neptune Fountain, it is divided into four big flowerbeds and comprises Mediterranean, Middle-Eastern, and American plants and herbs.
Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Doria Tursi GardensCenterItalian hanging gardens, set between two of the most famous Palazzi dei Rolli of Strada Nuova.
Nicolosio Lomellino GardensCenterIn Via Garibaldi, the garden has hanging terraces and a nymphaeum with water games.
Villa Imperiale ScassiCenterVilla with a 16th-century park in Sampierdarena. It still conserves part of the magnificent gardens for which it was nicknamed "La Bellezza" (The Beauty).
Fiumara ParkCenterIt adjoins the big pedestrian street in the central district of Sampierdarena.
Villa CroceCenterA park situated upon the Carignano Hill, overlooking the mount ringroad. Inside is situated the 19th-century villa, donated by Andrea Croce to Genoa Municipality. It houses the Contemporary Art Museum.
Villa Gruber De MariCenterAn almost 13.500 m2 park in Castelletto district overlooking the sea ringroad and characterized by a neoclassical villa. It includes the tower of the original building, dating back to the 16th century.
Castello d'Albertis ParkCenterThe park surrounds the 19th-century neogothic castle. From the hills of the Montegalletto 16th-century bastion, overhanging the sea, it is possible to enjoy a complete panorama of the Gulf of Genoa. The complex accommodates the Museum of the Cultures of the World and it is situated in the Castelletto district.
Villa Saluzzo Bombrini ParkCenterThis park of almost an hectare surrounds the 19th-century villa housing the Conservatory named after Niccolò Paganini, in the central Albaro district.
Villa Imperiale (Cattaneo Terralba)Center (San Fruttuoso)A 16th-century-style park surrounds the 15th-century villa of the aristocrat Lorenzo Cristoforo Cattaneo, in the San Fruttuoso district. In 1502, it hosted king Louis XII of France; the complex was then passed to the Salvago family, then to the Imperiale of Sant'Angelo, and finally became property of Genoa Municipality.
Wood of the Minor FriarsHillsIn the wooded hills of low Valbisagno, in San Fruttuoso district, it is near the religious complex of the "Madonna del Monte" sanctuary.
Prato CasarileCenterIn the northern district of Molassana, the park rises on a lake basin.

Parks of the city's west

NameLocationCharacteristics
Villa Brignole Sale Duchessa di GallieraCity CentreIn the district of Voltri, the 25-hectare park includes the "Palazzo Brignole Sale" (14th-century origins, widened in the 18th and 19th century) and the Madonna delle Grazie sanctuary (160 metres at sea level) with the Duchess of Galliera family vaults.
Punta Martin urban ParkHillsUrban park situated behind Pegli district.
Villa DoriaCity CentreSituated in Pegli. It is a 115.000 m2 park which surrounds the 16th-century villa of the banker Centurione, Andrea Doria's father-in-law; it was inhabited by the prince Gian Andrea Doria and by his descendants.
Mount Pennello urban ParkHillsUrban park situated behind Pegli district.
Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini City CentreIn Pegli. Residential building and historic park in which is based the Museum of Ligurian archeology and the botanical gardens created in 1794 and belonging to Clelia Durazzo Pallavicini. The path inside the park, realized (in the 1840s) by Michele Canzio (stage designer of the Teatro Carlo Felice and brother of the patriot Stefano Canzio) for the marquis Ignazio Alessandro Pallavicini, is a sort of theatrical itinerary, articulated into a series of sceneries conceived as a backstage. In spring, it is possible to watch the spectacular blossom of the "Viale delle Camelie" (the boulevard of camellias).
Mount Gazzo urban ParkHillsUrban park situated behind Sestri Ponente district.
Villa Rossi MartiniCity CentreIn the Sestri Ponente park (40.425 m2), which joins the 17th-century villa of the Genoese family of the Lomellini; the vegetation is rich with various exotic and Mediterranean species. It is also a site for summer theatrical shows.
Urban Park of the valley of Rio San PietroValleysAn urban park situated in a little valley in Cornigliano district, recently opened on the occasion of the renovation of the district.

Parks of the city's east

NameLocationCharacteristics
Villa GambaroCenterAlbaro district.
Villa CarraraCenterAdjoins the Gaslini pediatric hospital.
Villa QuartaraCenter Quarto district.
Monte Fasce and Monte Moro urban parksHillsSituated behind the city in the extreme east.

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