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A guided itinerary that will take us back in time to the ancient Republic of Genoa, when manufacturing was one of the most important activities.
Guided visit of the Diocesan Museum, a real treasury of valuable art, set up inside the San Lorenzo cloister.
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Genova, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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A guided itinerary that will take us back in time to the ancient Republic of Genoa, when manufacturing was one of the most important activities.
Guided visit of the Diocesan Museum, a real treasury of valuable art, set up inside the San Lorenzo cloister.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Centro storico di Genova, 16124 Genova GE, Italy
Precious typical fabrics such as lace and less noble fabrics, like hemp and “the blue of Genoa”, now known as “Blue
Jeans ”, a particular fabric that was used to cover the goods on ships and later worn by the same sailors because
waterproof.
We will visit the historic center with
particular interest in artisan shops such. We will stop at a particular shops that has always been dealing with Genoese “mezzari”, large pieces of cotton or linen cloth richly printed, which were formerly used to cover the head or as a piece of furniture in many noble palaces. The visit will continue with some businesses known for lace and “Macramé”, a particular type of lace created according to an ancient maritime technique without needles.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Museo Diocesano Chiostro dei Canonici di San Lorenzo, Via Tomaso Reggio 20r, 16123, Genoa Italy
Free lunch time. In the afternoon guided visit of the Diocesan Museum, where you can find sculptures, paintings, ship sails and canvases from 1500 painted on the famous “Genoa blue”, the current blue jeans fabric.
Duration: 3 hours
