Voltri

View of Voltri from the Mulino di Crevari.

Ancient coat of arms of Voltri.

Sanctuary of Nostra Signora di Acquasanta.

Voltri is a quarter in the comune of Genoa, north-western Italy, located some 17 km west from the city's centre.

As of 31 December 2010 (2010-12-31), Voltri and the nearby hamlets included in Genoa's VII Municipio (Crevari, Acquasanta, Vesina) had a total population of 13,096.

History

The area of Voltri was inhabited since prehistorical times, and was a center of the Ligures tribe of the Veituri, from which it likely takes its name.

In 105 BC it was reached by the Roman road Via Aemilia Scauri which connected it to Genoa and then to Rome. In the Middle Ages it was a hamlet part of the Republic of Genoa, its main activity being the production of paper.

In 1796 it was the seat of a battle between the French troops of Napoleon Bonaparte and Austrian ones allied with the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont. After the fall of the First French Empire, it became an autonomous commune in the Sardinian territories, a status it kept until 1926, when the Fascist government united it to Genoa.

Main sights

• Sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie, a Capuchine monastery
• Sanctuary of Nostra Signora dell'Acquasanta (built in 1683-1718), a Baroque sanctuary housing works by Lazzaro Tavarone, Anton Maria Maragliano, Antonio Brilla and Domenico Fiasella.
• Church of Sant'Ambrogio
• Villa Brignole Sale Duchessa di Galliera

Transportation

Voltri is sered by the eponymous station on the Genoa-Ventimiglia railroad. It is also crossed by the SS1 Via Aurelia national road and by the A10 motorway.

It is home to a commercial port (Voltri Terminal Europa).

Coordinates: 44°25′42″N 8°45′8″E / 44.42833°N 8.75222°E / 44.42833; 8.75222