10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Liguria That You Shouldn't Miss

February 3, 2022 Brain Ambrose

Discover the best top things to do in Liguria, Italy including All About Apple Museum, Cattedrale di San Lorenzo - Duomo di Genova, Museo di Palazzo Reale, Galata Museo del Mare, Palazzi dei Rolli, Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo, Convento San Domenico Taggia, Castello d'Albertis, Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta, Museo Diocesano e Battistero Paleocristiano.
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1. All About Apple Museum

Piazza Fabrizio De Andre, 12R/14R, 17100 Savona Italy +39 019 938 0100 [email protected] http://www.allaboutapple.com
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5.0 based on 93 reviews

All About Apple Museum

2. Cattedrale di San Lorenzo - Duomo di Genova

Piazza san lorenzo Piazza San Lorenzo, 16123, Genoa Italy +39 010 265786 http://www.chiesadigenova.it/home_page/itinerari/00362159_Cattedrale.html
Excellent
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4.5 based on 2,839 reviews

Cattedrale di San Lorenzo - Duomo di Genova

Reviewed By jedferrari - Richmond, United States

While it is hard to get a good view of the building as it is in the middle of very small streets, the inside is quite impressive, and you clearly see the different times of construction / decoration. You can go on the top, and on the way get a cool view of the inside from a high point, then you get a great view of the old town.

3. Museo di Palazzo Reale

Via Balbi 10, 16126, Genoa Italy +39 010 271 0236 http://www.palazzorealegenova.beniculturali.it/
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4.5 based on 1,104 reviews

Museo di Palazzo Reale

Reviewed By backpacker31 - Boynton Beach, United States

Dating back to the early 1600’s when it was built for the Balbi family (subsequently owned and expanded by a succession of families), this massive home contains countless original items such as paintings, tapestries, furniture, sculptures, etc. The numerous rooms are decorated and arranged as if the homeowners will be returning shortly. The inner courtyard and garden provide a luxurious and tranquil environment. The top floor terrace offers sweeping city and port views. Each room has very informative literature (in several languages). A visit here was a step back to the golden era of Genoa’s seafaring history.

4. Galata Museo del Mare

Calata De' Ansaldo Mari 1, 16126, Genoa Italy +39 010 234 5655 [email protected] http://www.galatamuseodelmare.it
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4.5 based on 3,174 reviews

Galata Museo del Mare

Reviewed By A5550FKheleng - Weybridge, United Kingdom

Four floors of Genoa history. Plenty of exhibits for all ages, nearly all have an English translation. An interesting reconstruction of a 17th century galley, beautiful globes and atlases, plus a fantastic story of emigration and immigration, with photos, videos etc. See life for various passengers on board ship, there is also a submarine to visit. Do not miss the 360 degrees views of the port and the old city centre of Genoa from the two terraces on the 4th floor.

5. Palazzi dei Rolli

Via Garibaldi, 16124, Genoa Italy +39 010 557 2903 [email protected] http://www.palazzideirolli.it
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4.5 based on 1,057 reviews

Palazzi dei Rolli

On 13 July 2006, the site"Genoa: le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli" entered UNESCO’s World Heritage List of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Forming an organic urban unit, the site is made up of late-Renaissance and Baroque streets and squares lined by over a hundred palaces belonging to the city’s noble families. The grandest residences, each with its own architectural style and individual character, were an official lists (Rolli), and lots were drawn to decide which palace would have the privilege of playing host to visiting state dignitaries. Often erected on sloping ground, the Palazzi dei Rolli were designed according to the sequence atrium-courtyard-grand staircase-gardens and boast richly decorated interiors. They embody a distinctive social and economic identity and mark the beginning of the era of modern urban architecture in Europe.

Reviewed By Susywonder

It's one of the best example in Europe of aristocrat palaces only in one street. Not to miss, especially during the rolli days

6. Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

Piazza Colletta, 18039, Ventimiglia Italy +39 0184 2801 http://www.comune.ventimiglia.it/servizi/Menu/dinamica.aspx
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4.5 based on 41 reviews

Chiesa di San Michele Arcangelo

7. Convento San Domenico Taggia

Piazza Cristoforo Beato 6, 18018 Taggia Italy +39 0184 477278 [email protected] http://www.conventosandomenicotaggia.org
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4.5 based on 57 reviews

Convento San Domenico Taggia

8. Castello d'Albertis

Corso Dogali 18, 16136, Genoa Italy +39 010 272 3820 http://www.museidigenova.it/it/content/castello-dalbertis
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4.5 based on 537 reviews

Castello d'Albertis

The Museum of World Cultures is housed in the Castello D’Albertis, home of captain Enrico Alberto D’Albertis, its creator. After travelling by sea and land between the 19th-20th centuries, the Captain’s home collects pieces of his world in a romantic setting between “Chambers of Wonder” and colonial trophies. His castle testifies to the strong fascination that the distant worlds he had visited exerted on his soul, permeated with Genoese traditions and the love for the sea, as well as curiosity about the unknown and the unventured. But there is more. At the entry of the 16th-century bastion, on which the castle was built, starts a second exhibition, where archaeological and ethnographic pieces are displayed through the dialogue with the peoples who produced them, thus giving voice to multiple perspectives and making our certainties relative. The Castello D’Albertis is not only the home of Captain D’Albertis but our own house.

Reviewed By DonBursle

Stand in the square outside Piazza Principe station, look up past the statue of Christopher Columbus and you will see the towers of Castello D’Albertis. I wondered what it was, and finding out was easier than I expected. There is a really interesting (if you're an engineer) railway/lift just along Via Balbi under Hotel Vittoria, on which you can use your bus ticket, that takes you up to just outside the entrance to the park. It’s free to wander around the small park and castle grounds and only €6 to look around the museum. The museum has two subjects: items collected by Captain Enrico Alberto D”Albertis and his son on their explorations to various parts of the world; and World Cultures. It’s quite interesting and although most of it is in Italian there are explanation cards available in various languages including English next to many of the exhibits. Whatever you make of the museum it’s worth the entrance fee just to see the view over the city and docks. There is also a café just outside the castle for a cool drink in the shade. This museum is a little off the beaten track but it is most unusual and worth a visit if you have the time.

9. Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

18039, Ventimiglia Italy +39 0184 295261 http://www2.chiesacattolica.it/cci/diocesi/id_219/diocesinew/cattedrale.html
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4.5 based on 129 reviews

Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta

Reviewed By ScottM130 - Sydney, Australia

This is a large Romanesque church intact (with some latter additions). And the old town around is a treat to wander particularly around the city wall.

10. Museo Diocesano e Battistero Paleocristiano

Via Episcopio 5, 17031, Albenga Italy +39 347 808 5811 [email protected] http://www.facebook.com/Museo.Diocesano.Battistero.Albenga
Excellent
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4.5 based on 177 reviews

Museo Diocesano e Battistero Paleocristiano

Reviewed By ellie1819 - Nice, France

Italy is filled with wonders the rest of the world knows nothing about. The baptistery dates from the 5th century and includes a mosaic of the same date. The ticket, which includes the museum (which we didn’t have time for) is only €4 and well worth it.

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