Experts' Choice Award Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato
What the experts agree on
A stunning Genoese Baroque masterpiece with a deceptively austere exterior hiding an exuberant interior of gold, stucco, frescoes, and marble. Free to enter during limited hours (7-11:30am, 3:30-6:30pm daily).
“Exuberantly frescoed vaults decorate the 16th- to 17th-century church, which is an excellent example of Genovese Baroque architecture.”
– Fodor's
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This 17C church is one of the finest in Genoa. Its luxuriant interior decoration blithely combining gold, stucco and frescoes, offers a typical example of Genoese Baroque." Full review
Independent "Keep straight on to Piazza della Nunziata, presided over by the Basilica della SS Annunziata del Vastato. The austere façade is in complete contrast to a riotous interior of gilt, marble..."
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