Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini

Historic Villa Genoa, Italy

The Durazzo Pallavicini villa is a historic noble residence in the municipality of Genoa. It is located in Pegli, a residential district in the west of the city. The building, now owned by the municipality of Genoa, is the seat of the Ligurian archeology museum. It is accompanied by a park of almost 10 hectares, one of the major historic gardens in Europe, including the botanical garden named after the noblewoman Clelia Durazzo. The entrance to the Durazzo Pallavicini villa complex is located next to the Genoa-Pegli railway station. The villa and park in its present form date back to the mid-19th century, but the complex has its origins from an 18th-century villa palace of the Grimaldi family. In addition to the Grimaldis, two other important families of that time were involved in the property, the Durazzos and the Pallavicinis, all related to each other. In 2017 it was crowned "Most Beautiful Park in Italy".