Ocean Race, Genoa opens the Palazzi dei Rolli and the city's most important churches for free

On Saturday, July 1 and Sunday, July 2, 2023, on the occasion of the final leg of the Ocean Race in Genoa, the Palazzi dei Rolli will open to the public free of charge from 6 to 10 p.m., and it will be the sea, from where goods destined for the merchant and financial trades of the patrician families arrived and departed, that will be the protagonist of the guided tours led by science popularizers inside the ancient noble palaces.

Thanks to collaboration with the Genoese Diocese, it will also be possible to open some of the city’s most important churches, from the Cathedral of San Lorenzo to the complex of Santa Maria di Castello, from the Romanesque church of San Donato to the Baroque oratory of San Giacomo alla Marina.

In conjunction with the openings of the Palazzi dei Rolli and churches, a play curated by Igor Chierici and a performance by the Amwaj Choir will be staged in the courtyard of Palazzo Tursi.

Along with the arrival of the Ocean Race kicks off an exclusive guided tour of the Basilica of Santa Maria Assunta in Carignano, Genoa’s only Renaissance church, designed starting in 1549 by Perugian architect Galeazzo Alessi, who conceived it as a grandiose aristocratic church for the noble Sauli family. Its location on the hill of Carignano makes it possible to see the most fascinating belvedere over the city. The monumental building with a central plan is surmounted by a majestic dome supported by mighty pillars, inside which are baroque sculptures by French artist Pierre Puget. The initiative, a collaboration between Genoa City Council, the Archdiocese, cultural enterprise Kalatà and the Basilica, starts on Friday, June 30 and continues throughout the year. On Ocean Race weekend (June 30 to July 2), free visit for the first 100 visitors, who must still book at www.kalata.it
Guided tours will retrace the building’s history, leading up to the dome through the ancient panoramic walkways, which until now have never been open to the public, and admire unprecedented views of the city, from the Lanterna to the Portofino promontory.

Pictured is the garden of Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino. Photo L. Zeppa

Ocean Race, Genoa opens the Palazzi dei Rolli and the city's most important churches for free

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