Grand Hotel Villa Balbi in Sestri Levante | Travel + Leisure
1 Viale Rimembranza
Sestri Levante
www.villabalbi.it
39-0185/42941

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From Travel + Leisure, Jun 2002

“The Balbi was built in the early 17th century for the Brignole doges of Genoa. The marble statue on the lobby stair landing is thought to represent the family's first doge, and the flag of the former Genoese republic is still proudly flown. In 1947 the palazzo morphed into a grand seaside pleasure dome with the addition of two wings tucked neatly out of sight behind the original building's vivacious façade, a beautiful example of trompe l'oeil stonework—another regional specialty...” MORE>>

–Christopher Petkanas, “The Other Riviera”

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