Villa del Principe

The Villa del Principe, Palazzo del Principe, or Palace of Andrea Doria in Fassolo is one of the main historical suburban villas of , Italy. It was built in the 16th century in an area that it is now located in the city center, but at the time of the construction of the villa was just outside of the city walls towards Capo di Faro and the .
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  • Opening hours:
    Friday—Wednesday: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
    September—March: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: palace in Genoa, Italy
  • Also known as: “Palazzo del Principe” and “Palazzo di Andrea Doria”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Genova Piazza Principe Railway Station and San Rocco sopra Principe.

Railway station
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is the central station of and is located on Piazza Acquaverde, occupying the entire north side of Via Andrea Doria—where the station entrance is located—in the town centre and a short distance from the Palazzo del Principe, from which it takes its name. is situated 290 metres east of Villa del Principe.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 270 metres northwest of Villa del Principe.

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 1 km southeast of Villa del Principe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lagaccio and San Teodoro.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of , sandwiched between the districts of to the west, to the northwest, and Lagaccio and to the east.

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.

Villa del Principe

Latitude
44.41607° or 44° 24′ 58″ north
Longitude
8.91767° or 8° 55′ 4″ east
Open location code
8FPCCW89+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 22703883
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q3558847
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Villa del Principe” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “فيلا ديل برينسيبي”
  • Dutch: “Villa del Principe”
  • French: “villa del Principe”
  • French: “Villa del Principe”
  • German: “Palazzo del Principe”
  • German: “Palazzo di Andrea Doria a Fassolo”
  • German: “Villa del Principe”
  • Italian: “Museo di Palazzo del Principe di Genova”
  • Italian: “Palazzo del Principe di Genova”
  • Italian: “Palazzo del Principe”
  • Italian: “Villa del Principe”
  • Japanese: “ヴィラ・デル・プリンチペ”
  • Ligurian: “Paxo do Dria Döia a Fasseu”
  • Ligurian: “Villa do Prinçipe‎”
  • Ligurian: “Villa do Prinçipe”
  • Ligurian: “Vìlla do Prìnçipe‎”
  • Russian: “Вилла дель Принчипе”
  • Turkish: “Principe Villası”
  • Turkish: “Villa del Principe”

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