Palazzo Rocca
Palazzo Rocca stands at the heart of Chiavari as a living palazzo-polo museale, a site that ties the town’s aristocratic history to its modern cultural life. Built between 1629 and 1635 by order of the Costaguta family, the project was entrusted to the architect Bartolomeo Bianco, and the palace later passed through several prominent families before Giuseppe Rocca acquired it in 1912, bequeathing the building and the park to the municipality. The Rocca name, still attached to the property, anchors a story of power, marriage, and residence that shaped Chiavari for more than a century. Today the palace houses the archeological museum in its ancient stables, with a civilian gallery on the upper floors, reflecting a broad shift from private power to public culture. …
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