Porta dell’Olivella
Porta dell’Olivella is a city gate in Genoa, Liguria. Porta dell’Olivella is situated nearby to the church Santissima Annunziata di Portoria, as well as near the university Scienze della Formazione.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santissima Annunziata di Portoria and Santo Stefano.
Santissima Annunziata di Portoria
Church
Photo: Bbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santissima Annunziata di Portoria is a church.
Santo Stefano
Church
Photo: Dongio, Public domain.
Santo Stefano is a church in Genoa, northern Italy. Located on a hill overlooking the central Via XX Settembre, it is one of the most outstanding examples of Romanesque architecture in the city. Santo Stefano is situated 110 metres southwest of Porta dell’Olivella.
Teatro Carlo Felice
Theater building
Photo: Alessandro.photographer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 370 metres west of Porta dell’Olivella.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portoria and San Vincenzo.
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.
San Vincenzo
Suburb
Photo: Stefano Mazzone, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Vincenzo is a central district of Genoa, administratively included in the Municipio I Centro Est. Located a short distance from Brignole train station, it includes part of the very central Via XX Settembre, the main artery of Genoa's commercial area.
Carignano
Suburb
Photo: Yoggysot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Porta dell’Olivella
- Type: City gate
- Also known as: “Voltino di Via Carcassi”
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Genoa, Province of Genoa, Liguria, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
44.40722° or 44° 24′ 26″ northLongitude
8.9395° or 8° 56′ 22″ eastOpen location code
8FPCCW4Q+VQOpenStreetMap ID
node 12585134231OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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