Giuseppe Mazzini Gallery

The Giuseppe Mazzini gallery, in Genoa

The Giuseppe Mazzini gallery is an elegant covered shopping arcade of the centre of Genoa, heritage of the industrial city of the nineteenth century. The Genoa audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this passage of the 1870s inspired by the Parisian passages and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II of Milan, with its cast-iron arcade, its luminous glass roofs, its bronze chandeliers and its boutiques full of charm.

History

While most of the Genoese take the bubbling Via Roma, some prefer to slip into the parallel axes, where awaits them notably the Giuseppe Mazzini gallery, named in honour of the famous partisan of Italian unity. This symbol of industrial Genoa was realised in the 1870s, drawing inspiration from the Parisian covered passages and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II of Milan, which its resemblances betray at first glance. First, a solid and resistant structure, with its aerial cast-iron arcade. Then, an invasive luminosity thanks to its windows of all sizes. Then a style marked by its sculpted bronze chandeliers. And finally a certain appeal due to its assortment of cafés, clothing boutiques and antique stalls. Charm, again and again, that is what makes the success of the address: the aristocracy of the nineteenth century was its first clientele, and the current generations the ultimate heirs, who meet there or stroll there sheltered from the bad weather.

What to see

Here you stroll in an elegant covered shopping arcade of the 1870s, symbol of industrial Genoa, inspired by the Parisian passages and the Galleria of Milan; its cast-iron arcade, its luminous glass roofs, its bronze chandeliers and its cafés, boutiques and antique dealers make it a place full of charm. The Giuseppe Mazzini gallery is a refined halt in Genoa. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Giuseppe Mazzini gallery lies in the centre of Genoa, near the Carlo Felice theatre, reachable on foot. It is a covered gallery in free access, lined with cafés and boutiques with variable hours. You discover it during a walk in the centre.

What is the Giuseppe Mazzini gallery in Genoa?

It is an elegant covered shopping arcade of the centre of Genoa, realised in the 1870s in tribute to the partisan of Italian unity and inspired by the Parisian passages and the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II of Milan; symbol of industrial Genoa, it charms by its cast-iron arcade, its glass roofs, its bronze chandeliers and its cafés, boutiques and antique dealers.

Where is the Giuseppe Mazzini gallery in Genoa?

In the centre of Genoa, near the Carlo Felice theatre, in Italy.