Castello

Castello is a neighborhood in , . Castello is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Santa Maria di Castello and Embriaci Tower.

Church
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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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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.

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.

Castello

Latitude
44.40565° or 44° 24′ 20″ north
Longitude
8.92922° or 8° 55′ 45″ east
Open location code
8FPCCW4H+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4329037451
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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Satellite Map

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Biblioteca dell’Associazione Internazionale dei Caterinati - Gruppo di Genova and Salita a Santa Maria di Castello.

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