Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato

Why go

A restrained neoclassical facade opens into one of Genoa's most elaborate Baroque interiors, dense with gilding, fresco and colored marble. At Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato, compare the nave ceiling covered with illusionistic frescoes with gilded columns and chapels revealing competing decorative campaigns.

What to look for

• The nave ceiling covered with illusionistic frescoes
• Gilded columns and chapels revealing competing decorative campaigns

Useful to know

• Enter quietly outside services
• Step well inside before judging the plain exterior

Your next visit

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