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Porta del Molo
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Photo: Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Fortress / Tower, 1551

Porta del Molo

City gate in Genoa, Italy

Genoa (GE), Liguria

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At a glance

Period
Renaissance, 1551
Architect
Galeazzo Alessi
Protection
Italian national heritage
Coordinates
44°24′28″ N, 8°55′29″ E
Address
Via del Molo, Genova (GE)

About

No English description yet

Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.

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Timeline

  1. 1551Built

People

Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).

Photos

Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rinina25, CC BY 2.5
Rijksmuseum, CC0
Cameron, David Young, Sir, 1865-1945, Public domain
Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
Dilly Maffini, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dilly Maffini, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting there

Genova Piazza Principe sotterraneaTrain, nearest
1.0 km as the crow flies
Porta del MoloVia del Molo, Genova (GE)
Porto Antico300 m
Aeroporto Internazionale di Genova - Cristoforo Colombo6.5 km

Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Porta del Molo?

Porta del Molo is in Genoa, in the province of Genova (Liguria), Italy. Address: Via del Molo, Genova (GE). GPS coordinates: 44.40781, 8.92472.

How old is Porta del Molo?

Wikidata dates it to 1551.

What else is there to see near Porta del Molo?

Nearby you’ll find: Palazzo Verde (200 m away), Antarctica National Museum (200 m away), The Biosphere (200 m away).

Sources and licences

Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).

Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.

Credits for the 9 photos
  1. Porta Siberia (Genoa) 02 — Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Genova Porto Antico Porta del Molo — Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Genova-Porta Siberia-IMG 0284 — Rinina25, CC BY 2.5
  4. Gezicht op de Porta del Molo in Genua Genova. Porta del Molo (titel op object), RP-F-F20167 — Rijksmuseum, CC0
  5. Porta del Molo, Genoa. No. 1 - DPLA - 454ca1833283841af17be1947b350aa7 — Cameron, David Young, Sir, 1865-1945, Public domain
  6. Porta Siberia (Genoa) 01 — Superchilum, CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. Porta Siberia 1 jpg — Dilly Maffini, CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. Porta Siberia 2 jpg — Dilly Maffini, CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. Porta Siberia 3 jpg — Dilly Maffini, CC BY-SA 3.0

Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences

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