Piazza Santa Croce

Piazza Santa Croce is in Genoa, Liguria. Piazza Santa Croce is situated nearby to the garden Giardini pensili del DIpartimento Architettura Design dell’Università di Genova, as well as near the university DAD Dipartimento Architettura Design.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Salvatore and Embriaci Tower.

San Salvatore

University

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San Salvatore is an university, which is situated 130 metres east of Piazza Santa Croce.

The Torre Embriaci, also called Torre degli Embriaci, located in the oldest area of Genoa, 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. Embriaci Tower is situated 190 metres north of Piazza Santa Croce.

Museum of Saint Augustine

Museum

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Museum of Saint Augustine is situated 150 metres east of Piazza Santa Croce.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Molo and Portoria.

Molo

Suburb

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

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.