Nervi, on Good Friday

We headed out to Nervi today, at the eastern edge of the public transit system of Genoa. It's €1.50 for 100 minutes from validation on the Genoa buses, funiculars, elevators (yes, for up the hills), and other public transit. The Parchi Nervi includes several villas with art collections as well as the gardens which are currently closed for improvements. We also went out there for a bit of seaside. Rain was forecast and threatened now and again but we only felt drops a couple times all day.

We were thrilled by objects in the Wolfsoniana such as the Autarca by Angelo Fasce which holds all the stuff you'd need for quite a sumptuous but self-contained dining experience.

After lunch by the sea, I went to the Galleria d'arte moderna and discovered the work of Nicolò Barabino, among others. Lots of good 19th-century paintings. The 20th-century stuff didn't grab me so much. This is Barabino's Abyssinian.

Cbristie decided to sit by the sea while I went to GAM. We had a gelato when I was done with GAM and took the bus back to the center of Genoa. Then up the funicular to Antica Farmacia dei Frati Carmelitani Scalzi where Christie looked for some herbal remedies. It was a lovely space and a modest church. We walked back to the funicular and encountered yet another Liberty villino on the square at the top of the Funicolare Sant'Anna.

I don't know the architect and wonder if it's another Coppedè.

More pictures on Flickr:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/56294332@N00/albums/72157694674348325