Christopher Columbus House
The Christopher Columbus House in Genoa, Italy, is an 18th-century reconstruction of the house in which Christopher Columbus grew up.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: House
- Description: building in Genoa, Italy
- Also known as: “Christopher Columbus House Museum” and “House of Cristoforo Colombo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include piazza De Ferrari and Teatro Carlo Felice.
piazza De Ferrari
Square
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Piazza De Ferrari is the main square of Genoa. Situated in the heart of the city between the historical and the modern center, Piazza De Ferrari is renowned for its fountain, which was restored in recent years along with a major restyling of the square. piazza De Ferrari is situated 210 metres northwest of Christopher Columbus House.
Teatro Carlo Felice
Theater building
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The Teatro Carlo Felice is the principal opera house of Genoa, Italy, used for performances of opera, ballet, orchestral music, and recitals. It is located on the side of Piazza De Ferrari. Teatro Carlo Felice is situated 280 metres north of Christopher Columbus House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portoria and Molo.
Portoria
Suburb
Portoria is a central district of Genoa, administratively included in Municipio I Centro Est. It was one of the sestieri into which the city of Genoa was anciently divided.
Molo
Suburb
Molo is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of Genoa. It was one of the six sestieri of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of Municipio I of Great Genoa.
Carignano
Suburb
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Carignano is a residential district in the center of Genoa, administratively included in Municipio I Centro Est. Located on a hill at an average elevation of 50 m above sea level, it was formerly part of the sestiere of Portoria, one of the six administrative subdivisions that formed the city of Genoa.
Christopher Columbus House
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Christopher Columbus House” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Casa de Cristòfor Colom”
- Catalan: “Casa de Cristoforo Colombo”
- Dutch: “House of Cristoforo Colombo”
- Esperanto: “domo de Kristoforo Kolombo”
- French: “maison de Christophe Colomb”
- French: “Maison de Christophe Colomb”
- Italian: “Casa di Colombo (Genova)”
- Italian: “Casa di Cristoforo Colombo a Genova”
- Italian: “casa di Cristoforo Colombo”
- Italian: “Casa di Cristoforo Colombo”
- Ligurian: “câza de Colómbo”
- Ligurian: “câza de Cómbo”
- Ligurian: “câza de Cónbo”
- Ligurian: “câza de Cristòffa Colómbo”
- Ligurian: “câza de Cristòffa Cómbo”
- Ligurian: “câza de Cristòffa Cónbo”
- Polish: “Casa di Colombo (Genua)”
- Polish: “Casa di Colombo”
- Spanish: “Casa de Cristoforo Colombo”
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