San Sisto

San Sisto is a Roman Catholic church in , , located in Centro-Est quartiere of Prè, near the .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: church building in Genoa, Italy
  • Also known as: “Parrocchia San Sisto di Prè” and “San Sisto, Genoa”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palazzo Balbi Piovera Raggio and Palazzo Balbi Gio. Francesco.

Heritage site
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The Palazzo Francesco Maria Balbi Piovera is a monumental building located in via Balbi at number 6 in the historical centre of . The palace was included on 13 July 2006 in the list of the 42 palaces inscribed in the Rolli di Genova that became World Heritage by UNESCO on that date.

University
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is an university, which is situated 150 metres east of San Sisto.

Public aquarium
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The is the largest aquarium in and one of the most significant in . It is located in the Old Harbour area of Genoa, Liguria, and was designed by the architect Renzo Piano as part of the urban redevelopment project created for the Expo 1992, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. is situated 420 metres south of San Sisto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prè and Old Harbour.

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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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.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

San Sisto

Latitude
44.41388° or 44° 24′ 50″ north
Longitude
8.9259° or 8° 55′ 33″ east
Open location code
8FPCCW7G+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 153185255
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q3672089
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“San Sisto” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣西斯笃堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سان سيستو”
  • Italian: “chiesa di San Sisto”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Sisto”

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