Saturday 23 September
Via Garibaldi – 3 pm
SIXTEENTH-CENTURY GENOESE PALACES
Guided tours of the Palazzi dei Rolli, sumptuous historic homes declared a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2006 (tour lasts about 2 hours). Includes admission to Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino, Palazzo Tobia Pallavicino, and Palazzo Imperiale. Tour begins in the foyer of Palazzo Rosso, Via Garibaldi 18. Reduced ticket price of €12 for Salone Nautico International Boat Show ticketholders. Tickets available at IAT Garibaldi – Palazzo delle Torrette, Via Garibaldi 12 R; IAT Porto Antico – Palazzina Santa Maria, Via al Porto Antico 2.
Saturday 23 September
Via San Vincenzo
SAN VINCENZO IN BLOOM
Nautical theme displays in plant and flower shops.
Saturday 23 settembre
Lido di Albaro – 11 am
MILLEVELE REGATTA
The traditional sailing regatta begins in the waters off Lido di Albaro on Saturday. Regatta participants spend the evening at the Italian Yacht Club, and on Sunday 24 September awards will be presented at the Salone Nautico International Boat Show.
Saturday 23 September
Portofino, from 2 pm to 6:30 pm
WATERPOLO BY THE SEA
An intense challenge including an exhibition game by the Italian national women’s team and a match between the men’s national team and Team All.
Saturday 23 September
ALBARO IN FESTA
Via Albaro – 3:30 pm to 10 pm
Entertainment outside participating businesses, with street artist performances from Via Albaro to Piazza Leopardi, where the artists of Zelig will perform.
Saturday 23 September
Pegli Archeological Museum
Via Ignazio Pallavicini 11 – 4 pm
BY LAND AND BY SEA: FROM UNDERWATER SHIPWRECKS TO ROMAN ROADS
A free tour in which several voices, including a “digital voice”, tell the history of Liguria, from shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea to ancient Roman roads.
Saturday 23 September
Auditorium of Palazzo Rosso
Via Garibaldi 18 – 4:30 pm
CONCERT BY COLLEGIUM PRO MUSICA “LE VIE DEL BAROCCO”
As part of the International Chamber Music Festival, the Salon of the Mendelssohn Home (Mozart, Mendelssohn, Schumann). comune.genova.it
Saturday 23 September
Commenda di Prè – 5 pm
EUROPEAN HERITAGE DAYS
Stories, multimedia events featuring music and images, in which sounds and screenings dialogue with history under the stones of the Commenda. Free admission subject to availability on the ground floor. Organised by Duplex Ride Cultural Association.
Saturday 23 September
from 5 pm to 8 pm
TANGO IN VIA XX SETTEMBRE
Tango in the little square where Via XX Settembre meets Via San Vincenzo (under the Monumental Bridge) in partnership with ASD AZZURRA.
Saturday 23 September
Via Roma, Galleria Mazzini, Via XXV Aprile, Salita Santa Caterina from 5 pm to midnight
EVENING IN BLU
Streets will be closed to traffic to show off vintage cars at the 19th historic re-enactment of the Pontedecimo-Giovi rally. Shops open until midnight. Dance performances Galleria Mazzini between 7 and 9 pm.
Saturday 23 September
Palazzo Ducale
Spazio 46 – 7 PM
ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
Organised by Art Commission, the exhibition “Isole nella corrente” or “Islands in the stream” opens in the evocative setting of Palazzo Ducale, with a presentation by Federica Soldati. Sculpture exhibition by Virginia Monteverde. Open Tuesday through Sunday from 4 pm to 7 pm. Free admission. artcommissionevents.com
Saturday 23 September
Palazzo Reale, Via Balbi 10
Palazzo Spinola, Piazza di Pellicceria 1 – 7 pm to 10 pm
MUSEUMS BY NIGHT
Palazzo Reale and Palazzo Spinola stay open until 10 pm to offer visitors an opportunity to discover the places that have made the history of Genoa in the evocative atmosphere of an early autumn evening. Special admission price of €1 for Salone Nautico International Boat Show ticketholders. visitgenoa.it – museidigenova.it
Saturday 23 September
Salone Nautico, Blu Pavilion 9 pm
AN EVENING FOR EXHIBITORS AT THE 57th SALONE NAUTICO INTERNATIONAL BOAT SHOW
A special evening celebrating the 57th Boat Show, dedicated to Carlo Riva, with the traditional awards ceremony for exhibitors who have participated for 50 years. On invitation.
Saturday 23 September
ILLUMINATED WINDOWS AND AN EVENING OF SHOPPING UNTIL 11 PM IN NERVI
Shops along Via Oberdan and Via Marco Sala will set up special window displays and stay open until 11 pm. Musical performances will take place etween 8 pm and 11 pm.
Saturday 23 September and Sunday 24 September
Nervi harbour
HISTORIC CYCLING TOUR OF THE TWO GULFS
Starting at 9 am on Saturday, Nervi harbour hosts a vintage market, with live swing performances after 7 pm. At 9 am on Sunday the historic cycling tour begins, with three routes (39-69-82 km), unique food and wine stops (San Rocco di Camogli, Sant Margherita Ligure and Recco) and an exclusive ride along the waterfront in Camogli.
Saturday 23 September and Sunday 24 September
City centre – 10 am
GENOA WALKING TOUR
(Italian/English on Saturday; Italian/English + French/Spanish on Sunday). Guided tour of Europe’s biggest medieval city centre and Strada Nuova (tour takes about 2 hours). Includes admission to Strada Nuova Museums for independent visits. Starts at IAT Porto Antico. Reduced ticket price of €12 for Salone Nautico International Boat Show ticketholders. Tickets available from IAT Garibaldi – Via Garibaldi 12R; IAT Porto Antico – Via al Porto Antico 2. comune.genova.it
Saturday 23 September and Sunday 24 September
San Bernardo, Via dei Giustiniani e Piazza Sarzano
Saturday from 3 pm to 11 pm
Sunday from 3 pm to 8 pm
M.U.R.A. Movimento Urbano Rete Artista – STREET HAPPENING, ART AND SOCIAL EVENT
Music, street theatre, dance, circus performers and poetry: a dozen associations present meetings, workshops and children’s entertainment. “Repessin” vintage market in San Bernardo and Via dei Giustiniani, arts and crafts market in Piazza Sarzano and Piazzetta Rostagno. muragenova.it
from Saturday 23 September to Wednesday 27 September
Genoa University Library,
Via Balbi 40
from 10 am, every 30 minutes
GUIDED TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION “NATURALIA E ARTIFICIALIA”
An exhibition about nature and art in the harmony of wax. bibliotecauniversitaria.ge.it
