Forte San Giuliano
Forte San Giuliano stands as a coastal stronghold that shaped Genoa’s eastern defenses in the 19th century. Begun in 1826 and completed by 1836, this fortress was named for the nearby abbey and linked the line of defenses extending from Fort S. Martino to Fort Quezzi, with Fort Richelieu guarding the harbor approach. The garrison housed about 380 soldiers, a number that could swell to roughly 1,200 in times of need, and the armament included ten cannons, seven obizzi, and additional smaller artillery pieces. Today the fort overlooks corso Italia, a vantage point created after Genoa’s coastal road project began in 1908, which shifted the shoreline’s accessibility away from the steep cliffs that once lined the bay. …
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