Saint Catherine of Genoa: The Mystic Who Ran a Renaissance Hospital
A Genoese noblewoman who abandoned aristocratic life to manage a hospital through two plagues — and whose mysticism still shapes her city’s monuments today.
Genoese history
Porta Soprana and the Barbarossa Walls of Genoa
Porta Soprana is the surviving gate of Genoa’s 12th-century Barbarossa walls. The story behind them, what to see today, and how to visit.
Piazza di Sarzano: History & Monuments of Genoa’s Oldest Public Square
Piazza di Sarzano is the oldest public square in Genoa’s old town – discover its dark Janus legend, a murdered painter, and the monuments around it.