Camogli Things to Do

Founded as a Jesuit college in 1634, today this is the main University site. It is an extraordinary example of a productive use of the hillside behind, featuring a panorama of stairways, galleries and hanging gardens, like in t... more

Forte Begato stands over the city, 475 meters above sea level. It is one part of the Forte Sperone together with the Forte Castellaccio. Genova depended on this trio of forts to defend it. Built by Sheban military genius betwe... more

Located on the corner of Via Roma and St. Catherine's Hill, this was built between 1541 and 1543 for the Admiral Antonio Doria, cousin of Andrea, presumibly designed by B Cantone and G. B. Castello, known as 'il Bergamasco'. Th... more

Specializing in Sardinia and the high Tyrrhenian sea, this company hires out boats from 7 to 16m long with or without skipper. With bases in Genoa, Elba and Sardinia (Cannigone) it has many offers to Greece, Costa Azzura and th... more

It is linked to the two most important buildings in Genoa, the Cattedrale di S.Lorenzo and the Palazzo Ducale, by means of hanging bridges. It was built in 1581 as the Palazzetto Criminale, or the predecessor to the modern pris... more

The modern building, inaugurated in 1992, is in one of the oldest areas of the entire city. This area is known as the Castle hill and it was perhaps the site of a ancient "castrum". The new building incorporates the ruins of th... more

This is Liguria's central public library, which has recently moved premises into the old seminary, which was refurbished by the architects P. Gambacciani and G. Franchini to obtain a more appropriate environment. This bare, sev... more

The layout of the whole area and the various architectural constructions in the Old Port, have now become a perfect example of the coexistence of old buildings and modern edifices. The salvaging and refurbishment of the histori... more

Next to the Chiesa di S.Filippo Neri, the oratory can be accessed from either number 10 Via Lomellini or directly from the sacristy of the church. Built between 1749 and 1755 as a place for quiet meditation, it is incorporated... more

Built between 1618-20 to the designs of the architect Bartolomeo Bianco, this building houses several of the departments of the University's Faculty of Literature and Philosophy. The palazzo was planned with two floors of equal... more