Palace
Palazzo Giulio Pallavicini
The Palazzo Giulio Pallavicini, also known as Palazzo Forcheri, stands at the heart of Genoa in piazza De Ferrari, with a doorway facing toward San Matteo. Built in 1586 for Giulio Pallavicini under the direction of his brother-in-law Gio. Batta Doria, it first appears in Genoa’s rolls in 1599, marking its early prominence in the city’s ceremonial fabric. The palace sits on part of the former Barbara Usodimare property, cut to create a direct passage between the squares of San Matteo and San Domenico, a designed link completed in 1586. Across the centuries, the building changed hands: by 1798 it belonged to Gio. …
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