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53: 192: 247:. The village of Boccadasse, with its pastel coloured houses around its cobblestone beach, preserved itself and remained unchanged making it a well-known tourist location of the city. Tourists are attracted to the neighbourhood also because, other than being a tourist location, it is inhabited by a living and active community where still some fishermen continue doing their traditional job. Today, next to the bay there are ice cream shops, restaurants, bakeries, bars and art galleries. 614: 319: 421: 439: 338:. Genoa, the oldest team in Italian history, is deeply connected to thee old mariners' village and the flag shows this connection. Since the 1970s the Genoa Club Patiti Rossoblù of Boccadasse instituted a prize named "Scoglio d'Oro". The prize was given by all the fan clubs to the best player of that year's team. The day of the ceremony, done in Boccadasse, plenty of Genoa flags were displayed. 60: 378:
The village of Boccadasse, now part of the neighbourhood of Albaro, in the past was within the territory managed by San Francesco d'Albaro from which depended on administratively. Until the 19th century, San Francesco d'Albaro was rural municipality and Boccadasse was one of its periferic attachment,
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Even though the origin of the name is uncertain, several are the hypothesis upon its origin. According to one of the more reliable hypothesis the name comes from the form of the bay on which Boccadasse lies, thus the name should be the shortening of the Genoese for "donkey's mouth",
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area which includes the neighbourhoods of Albaro, Foce, San Martino. Boccadasse is bordered on the west side by Via Felice Cavallotti, by Via Caprera on the northern side and by Via Capo di Santa Chiara on the eastern side. Naturally, it is delimited by the sea to the south.
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in which he described the atmosphere of the village. The first few verses are written on a commemorative plaque put up on the western wall of Saint Anthony's Church in the panoramic square dedicated to the poet.
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The building expansion of the 20th century changed the look of the area around the bay, making it a residential neighbourhood, but, thanks to its periferic location, it conserved its original urban structure.
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Villa Montebruno: Villa owned by several families among which the Caviglia, the Perosio (who restored it) and the Leupold, German Council Members. It is located in front of the square of Capo Santa Chiara.
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fishermen who, in the middle of a storm, took shelter in the bay. From the name of the captain (De Odero or Donderos), would have derived the Italian surname
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Boccadasse is located 1.5 km from Genova Sturla railway station, 2.5 km from Genova Quarto ai Mille railway station and 3.5 km from
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neighbourhood. From Capo Santa Chiara, dominated by the Türcke Castle, there is a wide view of the Paradise Gulf and of Portofino.
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placing up the Genoese flag and formed an independent territory within Argentina, before being defeated by general
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list of Heritage Sites but the candidacy was turned down. In 2018, the city council officially reapplied.
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The ancient village of Boccadasse lies at the eastern end of the main promenade of the city of
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in 1903. The castle was built in florentine style (1400), in fact it has similarities with
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who lived in Boccadasse, in Salita Santa Chiara, remembered the old village in the song "
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From the square, the accesses to the bay are two: a stairway and Via Aurora, a typical
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for its natural and geological importance. The site is located on the sea bottom of
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flag on a rock in the bay. The city of Genoa hosts two main football teams,
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where, many Genoese emigrants moved to since the 1830s, setting in
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It is also thought that Boccadasse is connected to the city of
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formation. Among the animal species, there are mostly fish:
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Boccadasse is also characterised by its church named after
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Bus n° 31 (and 31/) Genova Brignole to Gaslini Hospital
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Bus n°31 (Brignole Railway Station to Gaslini Hospital)
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The location is reachable through two main bus lines:
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Neighbourhood
Boccadasse is located in Northern Italy
44°23′24″N 8°58′29″E / 44.39000°N 8.97472°E / 44.39000; 8.97472
Liguria
Province of Genoa
Genoa
Area code

Genoese
Italian
Genoa
Albaro
Municipio VIII - Medio Levante
Genoa
Corso Italia
Saint Anthony of Padua
Edoardo Firpo
Metropolitan City of Genoa
Promontory of Portofino
Ligurian
Sturla
Gino Coppedé
Palazzo Vecchio
Florence

Genoa
Genoa
Sampdoria
legend
Spaniard

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