Our journey continues through our stunning capital to discover different attractions for those who want to visit Genoa and always find something new and extremely interesting: after discussing Street Art in Genoa and the fascinating Staglieno Monumental Cemetery, today we want to focus our attention on an unusual house-museum, which is located in an extraordinary neo-Gothic castle: we’re talking about Castello D’Albertis and its Museum of World Cultures, a destination that has many reasons to be included in the itinerary of those spending a few pleasant days in Genoa. We will briefly look at the history of Castello D’Albertis and what it can offer to tourists, and then explain how to reach this place from our tourist port of Genoa Marina Porto Antico.
Castello D’Albertis and the Museum of World Cultures
There are many museums in Genoa: there are 33 museums within just 10 kilometers, from Galata Maritime Museum to the Museums of Strada Nuova, all the way to the Museum of Oriental Art and the Museum of the Risorgimento. The museum housed in Castello D’Albertis is decidedly unique, displaying to the public a wide variety of archaeological and ethnographic materials primarily collected by Captain Enrico Alberto d’Albertis, and to a lesser extent by his cousin Luigi Maria. The Captain traveled far and wide between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, by sea and land, bringing home precious and evocative objects each time. Walking through the chambers of wonders in Castello D’Albertis means encountering the most diverse cultures, allowing oneself to be carried away by the fascination that the Captain himself – deeply Genoese in this respect too – felt towards distant lands and societies. Jewelry, vases, lamps, Chinese spears, Sudanese spears, European halberds, Native American artifacts, Maya sculpture fragments, Ethiopian manuscripts, Polynesian and Australian objects: d’Albertis’s collections span every corner of the world. All of this is housed in rooms decorated in a neo-Gothic style with clear Hispanic, Moorish, and Oriental influences.
The castle itself would be an attraction in its own right: the house – donated to the city of Genoa by Captain Enrico Alberto d’Albertis upon his death – built at the end of the nineteenth century on sixteenth-century fortifications, offers a stunning panorama of the city below. For completeness, it should be mentioned that the Captain was, among other things, also the founder of the first 
Reaching Castello D’Albertis from our Genoa tourist port
Reaching Castello D’Albertis from our Marina Porto Antico in Genoa is easy and quick: it’s actually only one kilometer from our boat berths. Those who moor their boat in our tourist port can reach the museum directly on foot, optionally using the Montegalletto elevator, which can be quickly reached from Piazza Acquaverde: this way you can avoid some of the elevation gain. Once up here, you can enjoy a spectacular and unmatched view of both the city and the port of Genoa. When visiting the castle, it’s definitely worth exploring its garden, framed by the crenellated walls of the fortress and the drawbridge, and enhanced by small lakes, waterfalls, artificial ruins, and exotic plants.
