Hotel Acquaverde

The Hotel Acquaverde in Via Balbi occupies the last three storeys of a late-seventeenth-century aristocratic building The Hotel Acquaverde in Via Balbi occupies the last three storeys of a late-seventeenth-century aristocratic building, later inhabited by families belonging to the rich merchant class of Genoa.[more]

The Hotel Acquaverde in Via Balbi occupies the last three storeys of a late-seventeenth-century aristocratic building The Hotel Acquaverde in Via Balbi occupies the last three storeys of a late-seventeenth-century aristocratic building, later inhabited by families belonging to the rich merchant class of Genoa. Currently the building accommodates several offices as well as the hotel. There are still signs of its past splendour: some interesting Baroque frescoes can still be seen on the ceiling of some of the rooms. Because of its central position, the hotel welcomes guests from all backgrounds: university students and business people, travelling employees as well as Italian and foreign tourists have a relaxing time in our hotel, while our kind staff help them to know and enjoy Genoa, its history and sights. The young enterprising proprietors have been managing the premises for 10 years, always trying to improve and consolidate the business, thanks to their commitment to upgrade and develop the interesting features of the structure, in order to guarantee a pleasant stay to any type of Customer. Via Balbi, originally 'The Great Guastato Street', was built from 1606 and 1620 with public money, and follows the model of aristocratic street represented by the New Street, later Via Garibaldi: the street links Nunziata Square with Acquaverde Square, whose name derives from the St. Ugo torrent , which formed a small green pond right where the hotel now stands. The square has changed its face several times until the present time: the statue of Christopher Columbus was strongly desired by the king Carl Albert: it was first commissioned to a sculptor called Bartolini, but it was completed by two artists from Carrara, called Franzone e Svanascini. The bas-reliefs on the basement of the statue are the work of Gaggini, A.Costoli, GB Cevasco and S. Revelli. The monument was inaugurated in 1862. At present several important buildings are located in Via Balbi: the Faculty of Humanities of Genoa University, the Museum of the Royal Palace with the Office of the Monuments and Fine Arts Service, the churches of St. Victor and St. Charles, several splendid palaces of the 'Rolli' system, among which the Durazzo Pallavicini palace and, in Nunziata Square, the Belimbau Palace.[less]