Andrea Doria “The Prince” of Genoa

Andrea Doria was born in 1466 in Oneglia from Ceva and Caracosa Doria di Dolceacqua. In 1484, orphan and without his portion of feudal heritage, yield from his mother to her cousin Domenico, Andrea moved to Rome under the orders of Nicolò Doria, captain of the papal guards under Innocenzo VIII, part of the ligurian family of the Cybo. When Alessandro VI Borgia entered the papal court Andrea, having lost…

The Villa del Principe is the perfect location to make your events really exclusive. The timeless elegance of its furniture, the beauty of its frescoes and the beautiful glimpse of its terraces seen from the renaissance garden guarantee a unique and perfect success for any type of event The striking halls of the noble floor of the Villa del Principe…

The didactic section was recently born with the intent to facilitate the visit of the museum for scholastic institutes and for adults and seniors that normally don’t visit the Villa del Principe. Diversified activities have been organized and signalled in the news section with the intent to create an even more direct relationship with those who already assiduously live the museum reality and in the same time to encourage a wider and more aware use for a larger range of…