Via Balbi (Genoa)

Via Balbi
Strada Balbi
Via Balbi
LocationGenoa
RegionLiguria
Coordinates44°24′54″N 8°55′35″E / 44.415017°N 8.926264°E / 44.415017; 8.926264
Official nameGenoa: The Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
TypeCultural
Criteria(ii)(iv)
Designated2006
Reference no.1211
RegionItaly

Via Balbi is a street in the historical centre of Genoa, in Northwestern Italy, named after the aristocratic Genoese Balbi family. It is one of the Strade Nuove (Italian for "new streets")[1] built by the Genoese aristocracy during the Renaissance. Since July 2006 it is inscribed in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site Genoa: the Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli.[2]

  1. ^ "Elenco Strade Nuove". irolli.it (in Italian).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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