Rolli Days 2015. Palaces, Villas and Gardens
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30-05-2015
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02-06-2015From May 30 to June 2 Genoa opens its Palazzi dei Rolli, (part of Unesco World Heritage Sites since 2006), for a special and longer edition of Rolli Days.
4 days of extraordinary openings of the wonderful Genoese historic palaces, built between the end of the Sixteenth and the Seventeenth Centuries by the patrician families of Genoa as their private residences.
25 palaces will open to the public during this year edition. For the first time it will be possible to visit Palazzo Giacomo Lomellini (Patrone), that is nowadays seat of the Regional Military Command, where visitors can admire the beautiful frescoes cycle of “Esther’s stories” by Domenico Fiasella.
In addition to the palaces, a selection of historic country dwellings, will available for visits. They belonged to the same patrician families of the Genoese aristocracy and they are situated on the west and on the east side of the historic centre of the city with a beautiful view on the sea.
During Rolli Days it will be possible to visit the West villas on May 30 and 31 and the East ones on June 1 and 2; Villa del Principe will open from May 30 to June 2.
The best way to experience the allure of some of these dwellings up close is to take one of the extraordinary guided tours organised by the city during the Rolli Days, from May, 30th to June, 2nd. You can book online here.
Here is the list of the extraordinary openings:
PALACES
- Palazzo Antonio Doria (Spinola) - Largo Eros Lanfranco 1
- Palazzo Giorgio Spinola - Salita S. Caterina 4
- Palazzo Tommaso Spinola - Salita S. Caterina 3
- Palazzo Pantaleo Spinola - Via Garibaldi 2
- Palazzo Franco Lercari – Via Garibaldi 3
- Palazzo Tobia Pallavicino - Via Garibaldi 4
- Palazzo Angelo Giovanni Spinola - Via Garibaldi 5
- Palazzo Gio Battista Spinola - Via Garibaldi 6
- Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino - Via Garibaldi 7
- Palazzo Luca Grimaldi (Musei di Strada Nuova - Palazzo Bianco) - Via Garibaldi 11
- Palazzo Nicolò Grimaldi (Musei di Strada Nuova - Palazzo Tursi) - Via Garibaldi 9
- Palazzo Ridolfo Maria e Gio Francesco I Brignole Sale (Musei di Strada Nuova - Palazzo Rosso) - Via Garibaldi 18
- Palazzo Gerolamo Grimaldi (Palazzo della Meridiana) - Salita San Francesco 4
- Palazzo Stefano Lomellini (Palazzo Doria Lamba) - Via Cairoli 18
- Palazzo Giacomo Lomellini (Patrone) - Largo Zecca 2 NEW
- Palazzo Gio Francesco Balbi (Università degli Studi di Genova) – Via Balbi 2
- Palazzo Giacomo e Pantaleo Balbi (Università degli Studi di Genova) - Via Balbi 4
- Palazzo Balbi (Università degli Studi di Genova) - Via Balbi 5
- Palazzo Stefano Balbi (Museo di Palazzo Reale) - Via Balbi 10
- Palazzo Cesare Durazzo - Via del Campo 12
- Palazzo Bartolomeo Invrea - Via del Campo 10
- Palazzo Francesco Grimaldi (Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola) - Piazza Pellicceria 1
- Palazzo Ambrogio di Negro - Via San Luca 2
- Palazzo De Marini - Croce - Piazza De Marini 1
- Palazzo Gio Vincenzo Imperiale - Piazza Campetto 8
VILLAS
MAY 30 / 31
- Villa del Principe – Piazza del Principe 4
- Villa Spinola di S.Pietro - Via Spinola di S. Pietro 1 Sampierdarena
- Villa Gentile Bickley (Biblioteca Guerrazzi) - Via N. Cervetto 35 Cornigliano
- Villa Centurione Doria – Piazza C. Bonavino 6 Pegli
- Villa Duchessa di Galliera – Via N. da Corte 2 Voltri
JUNE 1 / 2
- Villa del Principe – Piazza del Principe 4
- Villa Imperiale (Biblioteca Lercari) – Via San Fruttuoso
- Villa Giustiniani - Cambiaso (Università degli Studi di Genova) - Via Montallegro1 Albaro
- Villa Saluzzo Serra (Musei di Nervi - GAM) – Via Capolungo 3 Nervi
- Villa Grimaldi Fassio (Musei di Nervi - Raccolte Frugone) – Via Capolungo 9 Nervi
Inside the palaces, students and researchers of the University for Fine Arts of Genoa will give to the visitors historic and artistic information about the dwellings.
A shuttle bus service will be available to reach the country dwellings.
All the information, the details about the programme and promotional offers to book your stay in Genoa are on the attached links.
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