Genoa Via Garibaldi (Via Giuseppe Garibaldi), Genoa: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

Via Garibaldi is a street in Genoa’s historic center, laid out in 1550 as the Strada Nuova, a purpose-built avenue of Renaissance palaces for the city’s wealthiest merchant families. The UNESCO-listed street is roughly 250 meters long, lined with palazzi featuring painted trompe-l’oeil decoration, loggias, and marble staircases leading to frescoed interiors. Three palaces—Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco, and Palazzo Doria-Tursi—form a connected museum complex housing works by Van Dyck, Rubens, and Caravaggio. Peter Paul Rubens sketched the street’s architecture in a 1622 pattern book for Flemish patrons. is just one of many options in Genoa. Major attractions worth considering include Aquarium of Genoa, Genoa Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Lorenzo), and Lighthouse of Genoa (La Lanterna).