Palazzo Giulio Pallavicini
The Giulio Pallavicini Palace, also known as Palazzo Forcheri, stands at the heart of Genoa’s historic core and is first recorded as built in 1586 for Giulio Pallavicini, by order of his brother-in-law Gio. Batta Doria. Its early life is tightly linked to the Rolli degli (Genova’s roll lists), appearing in the 1599 rolls as a notable Genoese residence. The palace occupies only part of today’s civic block near the hillside approach of salita di San Matteo, and it was created by bisecting Barbara Usodimare’s house to forge a direct link between San Matteo and San Domenico squares in 1586. Over the centuries, ownership passed through several prominent families: Gio. …
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