Palazzo Gerolamo Grimaldi is one of the 42 “Rolli”, Genoa’s historical buildings that were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list in 2006; it was built between 1536 and 1544 by one of the city’s bankers, Gerolamo Grimaldi Oliva.

Now a renowned historical home, it is also known as “Palace of the sundial” obviously due to the sundial painted on its façade. The structure is a summation of the architectural and urban evolution that Genoa experienced in the 1500s, which culminated with the construction of the “Strada Nuova” – “New Road”, now Via Garibaldi – and the houses alongside it.