Genoa Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Lorenzo), Genoa: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

The Cathedral of San Lorenzo in Genoa sits on Via San Lorenzo, consecrated in 1118 and rebuilt in Gothic style with a distinctive black-and-white-striped marble facade added in the 13th century. The Chapel of St. John the Baptist houses a 13th-century reliquary said to contain the ashes of John the Baptist, brought to Genoa during the Crusades. The Museo del Tesoro in the crypt holds the Sacro Catino, a green glass dish long claimed to be the Holy Grail. A British shell that struck the cathedral in 1941 and failed to detonate is displayed inside. is just one of many options in Genoa. Major attractions worth considering include Aquarium of Genoa, Genoa Via Garibaldi (Via Giuseppe Garibaldi), and Lighthouse of Genoa (La Lanterna).