Castle & palace
Castello D'Albertis
D'Albertis Castle, or Castello d'Albertis, stands not as a fortress today but as a memorial to the d'Albertis family and Genoa’s long Atlantic reach. Built between 1886 and 1892 under the Gothic Revival eye of Alfredo d’Andrade, it sits on Montegalletto, where it commands a view of the Ligurian Sea. The castle was conceived as a residence for sea captain Enrico Alberto d'Albertis and, after his death in 1932, was donated to the city of Genoa. Today it houses the Museo delle Culture del Mondo, inaugurated in 2004, a collection formed from journeys through Africa, the Americas, New Guinea, and Oceania. …
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