S. Maria di Carignano
This monumental church was built in the 16C according to plans by Alessi. Inside, a beautiful statue by Puget represents Saint Sebastian.
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La SS. Annunziata
This 17C church is one of the finest in Genoa. Its luxuriant interior decoration blithely combining gold, stucco and frescoes, offers a typical example of Genoese Baroque.
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Villetta Di Negro
A kind of labyrinthine Belvedere, with palm trees, waterfalls and artificial caves. From the terrace, there is a beautiful view over the city and the sea. At the top of the Villetta di Negro, the Chiossone museum brings together a collection by the Genoese engraver of the same name, who spent 23 years in Japan in the late 19C and was fascinated by oriental art.
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Église St-Augustin
The convent, with its 13C church, (nowadays an auditorium), houses the Museum of Ligurian Architecture and Sculpture, with its collection of fragments and sculptures from religious buildings that were destroyed and private homes. Note in particular the 13C tombstone of Simonetta and Percivalle Lercari, similar to the page of an illuminated book in stone. On the second floor, we can see the sculptures of Pierre Puget and Antonio Canova.
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