Via XX Settembre & Mercato Orientale
Via XX Settembre e Mercato Orientale
An arcaded Art Nouveau avenue serving as the main shopping street, with the century-old Mercato Orientale nearby, where you can taste Ligurian ingredients and street food.
Via XX Settembre is a main city thoroughfare opened in the late 19th century. It is lined with arcaded Art Nouveau and eclectic buildings housing clothing shops, cafés and department stores. The Mercato Orientale in the middle of the avenue was built in 1899 on the site of a former convent cloister. Today it has stalls for fish, vegetables, fruit, herbs and dried mushrooms, plus a food area where you can try pesto pasta, focaccia and fried seafood. At the east end, near the Monte Fino Bridge, stands the Church of Santo Stefano. It is good for half a day of shopping and lunch.
Opening hours
Shops approx. 09:30–19:30; market approx. 07:30–23:00 (food area)
Nearby sights
- Teatro Carlo Felice
- Porta Soprana & Columbus House
- Piazza De Ferrari
- Chiesa del Gesù
- Palazzo Ducale
- Piazza San Matteo
- Genoa Cathedral (San Lorenzo)
- Musei di Strada Nuova