I Rolli Days they return after last year's digital edition. Tourists and not only will be able to admire the beauty of historic buildings of GenoVa. Beauties protected by Unesco, whose doors will be open to the public in the days from 14 to 16 May.
However, the Covid-19 emergency still makes its weight felt, which has pushed in the direction of a certain caution. The 2021 edition will in fact be hybrid, proposing at the same time on-site guided tours and virtual tours. Anyone can access the wonders of the city, in total safety. Doors truly open to everyone, therefore, even to those who, due to the pandemic, cannot move easily.
Rolli Days, what to visit
Boom in reservations (mandatory) for the new Rolli Days in Genoa. It will be possible to return to discover the beauties of the city buildings, well spaced and with a mask, as required by the safety parameters in force throughout Italy.
An initiative that includes absolute previews, with unpublished sites or within which it would generally be very difficult to set foot, if not impossible. Space for some of the most important urban and suburban villas, built by the noble Genoese families.
All the relevant information is available on the visitgenoa.it website, where you can find useful links to bookings. As mentioned, there are on-site visits and other virtual ones. here are the palazzi dei Rolli that can be physically visited:
- Palazzo Doria Spinola (Prefecture)
- Agostino Palalvicino Palace
- Palazzo Tobia Pallavicino (Chamber of Commerce)
- Nicolosio Lomellino Palace
- Luca Grimaldi Palace (White Palace)
- Nicolò Grimaldi Palace (Palazzo Tursi)
- Gerolamo Grimaldi Palace of the Meridiana
- National Galleries of Palazzo Spinola
- Ambrigio Di Negro Palace
- Museum of Palazzo Reale
- Vincenzo Imperiale Palace
- Interiano Pallavicino Palace
- Spinola Gambaro Palace
- Gio Battista Spinola Doria Palace
- GB Andrea Pitto Palace
- Gio Francesco Balbi Palace
- University building
Do not miss other essential sites in the list:
- Teatro Carlo Felice
- Hotel of the Poor
- Villa del Principe
- Villa Giustiniani Cambiaso (Carige Bank)
Visit online
It is possible to find out 22 of the noble palaces protected byUnesco, as well as the 7 villas of the Republic of Genoa. These can be visited online for the first time ever. This helps to underline how relevant this initiative is.
Digital access is possible at any time and place. All you need is a strong internet connection, possibly Wi-Fi or LAN. A virtual heritage that includes villas built between 1400 and 1800 from the noble Genoese families:
- Villa Durres Faraggiana
- Villa Duchess of Galliera
- Villa Pallavicino delle Peschiere
- Villa Lomellini Rostan Reggio
- Villa Cattaneo Imperiale of Terralba
- Villa Balbi Durazzo allo Zerbino
- Villa Gentile Bickley
The official site offers live and digital mode. This does not require any reservations. Highest quality videos made available to the public. Well 23 unreleased films have been created specifically for this edition of the Rolli Days: "Palaces, artists, churches, gardens, historical figures: a huge gallery of breathtaking images, to be able to immerse ourselves in the splendor of the city at any time".
