Carignano (Genoa)

Carignano

The hill of Carignano seen from the Old Port
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	Genoa
City	Genoa
Circoscrizione	Municipio I Centro Est
Neighborhood	Portoria
Other neighborhoods	San Vincenzo
Postal code	16121 - 16128
Area	0,591 km²
Population	7,252
Density	12 270.73 Inh./km²

Carignano (Caignan, Carignan or Cavignan in Ligurian)^[1] is a residential district in the center of Genoa, administratively included in Municipio I Centro Est.

Located on a hill at an average elevation of 50 m above sea level, it was formerly part of the sestiere of Portoria [it], one of the six administrative subdivisions that formed the city of Genoa.

The hill of Carignano, the last eastern offshoot of the hilly circle enclosing Genoa's historic center, overlooks the mouth of the Bisagno River to the east, while to the south, before the filling in of the sea for the expansion of the port and the construction of the fairgrounds, it overlooked the sea with its rocky coastline. On the hill, once sparsely populated and secluded, stood convents and patrician villas. Its urbanization, which dates back to the second half of the 19th century, transformed the area into one of Genoa's most elegant and upscale residential neighborhoods, along with Albaro and Castelletto. The top of the hill is dominated by the imposing basilica of S. Maria Assunta, among Genoa's most valuable buildings of worship, clearly visible from many parts of the city.