St. Pietro d’Arena (Sampierdarena), Italy

Sampierdarena was an ancient fishing village, named after the church of San Pietro d’Arena (“St Peter of the Sands”). During the Renaissance it became a residential area and suburb of Genoa, with great palaces being built such as the Palazzo Spinola and the Palazzo Scassi, both probably built by Galeazzo Alessi (1512–72).

• Monday 17 October 1644
• Saturday 15 October 1644

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