Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Genoa’s palaces open their doors




LIGURIA'S historic city of #Genoa is to offer visitors exclusive access to its palaces from with a special 'Rolli' weekend (September 18-20). The 42 palaces in Genoa's centre – which are collectively known as the #PalazzideiRolli – will have their doors opened over the weekend. A ‘Rolli' weekend in May this year attracted 100,000 visitors in four days.

Special first time openings include the 14th century Palazzo Nicola Grimaldi, a private property usually closed to the public. Also opening to the public for the first time is Villa Pallavicino “delle Peschiere”. Built – like many of the palaces, in the 16th century – the house is one of the better preserved examples of Genoese villas with highlights including its terraced garden, a typical Genoese black and white mosaic flooring known as 'risseu', and fresco cycles.

www.visitgenoa.it/en/evento/rolli-days-september-2015

www.visitgenoa.it


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Picture Credit: "Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi 08" by Superchilum - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palazzo_Carrega-Cataldi_08.JPG#/media/File:Palazzo_Carrega-Cataldi_08.JPG

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