Piazza di San Silvestro

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Embriaci Tower and San Donato.

Embriaci Tower

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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 150 metres northwest of Piazza di San Silvestro.

San Donato

Church

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San Donato is a church in Genoa, Northern Italy. It dates from the 12th century and is in Romanesque style. It became a parish under archbishop Siro il Porcello, and was consecrated on May 1, 1189. San Donato is situated 150 metres northeast of Piazza di San Silvestro.

Santa Maria in Passione

Ruins

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Santa Maria in Passione is a ruins.

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.