Villa Serra

Villa Serra

Villa Serra, at 1 Via Capolungo, dates from the seventeenth century. It belonged successively to the Saluzzo marquises, the Morando and Serra families, and the shipowner Carlo Barabino, who sold it to the Municipality of Genoa in 1926. Over the centuries the building was enlarged several times and the surrounding land, once cultivated with olives and citrus fruit, became one of the period’s most attractive parks.

The villa welcomed many distinguished guests, including Queen Amélie, daughter of Ferdinand IV of the Two Sicilies, Emperor Frederick William of Prussia and Queen Maria Christina of Spain. The Gallery of Modern Art, housed here, was restored and reopened to the public in November 2004.

Beside the villa stands its elegant private chapel. To the south lies a broad lawn in an English-style garden, crossed by picturesque watercourses under shaded cypresses. Stone pines, holm oaks, laurels, carob trees, palms and cork oaks are among the many species. The 23,415-square-metre park is inhabited by squirrels and connects Villa Gropallo to Villa Grimaldi by small bridges over the lanes leading from the Aurelia road to the sea.

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Villa Serra — villaserra

Villa Serra — giochi acqua

GAM

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Giochi in estate

Jubea chilensis

Fontana

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Pala cappella

Prato Gam

Bambini

Palme

Giochi estate

Giochi inverno

Giochi nella neve

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Giochi d'estate

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Pala Cappella

GAM

Vasca ninfee

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Jubea Chilensis

Giochi

Scuole in visita