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15 Salita Di Santa Maria Di Castello
Genova, Genoa
16123
+39 010 254 951
Fax: +39 10 2549 5244
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This is one of the most interesting religious complexes in the city. The Dominican fathers began to build it in 1441 and it is connected to the Church of S.M. di Castello. It's worth a visit both for its numerous works of art and for the wonderful original interiors which surround them. The monk's daily routine took place in the three cloisters of the complex. Here, there were the refectory, dormitories, kitchen, infirmary, main library, private gallery, parlours, and the cistern (which is now an exhibition space). Nowadays, it is possible too visit most of the building. The gallery is particularly impressive with the splendid fresco of the Annunciation by Giusto di Ravensburg, dated 1451. We also recommend the Grimaldi Chapel which was dedicated to the Order's main protectors. The chapel contains both fifteenth and sixteeenth century works of art. Also have a look at the monastery's vegetable garden which is a calm and relaxing green corner of the complex. This has recently been restored to its original form. Don't miss the precious illustrated manuscripts date back to the thirteenth-fourteenth century. They were brought here from the important Monastery of St. Domenico when it was demolished at the beginning of the nineteenth century. It was replaced with the Carlo Felice Theatre.
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