Liguria
Province of Genoa
Genoa

Santa Maria di Castello

Santa Maria di Castello is a church and religious complex in , Italy. Administrated for a long time by the Dominicans, it is located in the Castello hill of the city, where in the Middle Ages a bishop's fortified castle existed.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Genoa, Italy
  • Also known as: “Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Embriaci Tower and Palazzo Giulio Sale.

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The Torre Embriaci, also called Torre degli Embriaci, located in the oldest area of , where the Castello o Castrum stood. It is the only one of the numerous towers that were located in the current historic center of Genoa to have been spared by the edict of 1196 which wanted to cut all the city towers to 80 palms.

Castle
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is a castle.

Church
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The Oratorio di San Giacomo della Marina is a small chapel or prayer-house at the dockside in , northern . Erected in 1453, the oratory was rebuilt and decorated in the 17th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Molo and Sottoripa.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of . It was one of the six sestieri of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of Municipio I of Great Genoa.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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The Porto Antico is the historic port area of , . After a period of disuse, the area was redeveloped in 1992 and transformed into a hub for tourism, culture, and public services.

Santa Maria di Castello

Latitude
44.40557° or 44° 24′ 20″ north
Longitude
8.92921° or 8° 55′ 45″ east
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
8FPCCW4H+6M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 129405232
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
11856340
Wiki­data ID
Q3674029
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Santa Maria di Castello” goes by many names.

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