Nervi

Nervi marks the point of passage from Genoa to the Riviera di Levante. At its western edge is the small port, with its boats resting on the shoreline and characteristic pergolas, medieval bridge and colourful old fishermen's houses. To the east, the gardens of the villas overlooking the sea and the cliffs of the small village of Capolungo. They are joined by the Anita Garibaldi promenade with panoramic views, which has evolved from an old fishermen's path into the main artery of the city and an all-season attraction: on the one hand, the cliff, on the other, the Nervi Parks, formed by the lush gardens of exotic species, of the noble villas Gropallo, Saluzzo Serra, Grimaldi Fassio and Luxoro. Villa Gropallo is home to the Brocchi Library, Villa Saluzzo Serra hosts the Galleria d'Arte Moderna (Modern Art Gallery), which documents art from the early nineteenth century onwards. Then there are the Frugone Collections, inside the villa Grimaldi Fassio, with works by Boldini, Fattori and other authors of the Italian 19th and 20th centuries, and the Luxoro Museum, inside the villa of the same name, dedicated to the painting of the 17th and 18th century Ligurian school. Another important Nervi collection is the heterogeneous and original Wolfsoniana, which brings together works ranging from graphics to furniture, from the period between 1880 and 1945.