Santa Maria di Castello - the church, which is part of the religious complex of the Dominican Order. It is located on the hill of Castello in Genoa, on the spot where once stood the ancient Roman fortress. On the side of the church stands a huge tower Torre Embriachi.

Santa Maria di Castello, built in the Romanesque style, was built around 900 AD Today, its walls you can see many works of art donated by the noble families of Genoa - is the work of such artists as Francesco Maria Schiaffino, Lorenzo Fasola, Alessandro Gherardini, Giuseppe Palmieri Francesco Bokkachchino, Pier Francesco Sacchi et al. Particularly worth mentioning murals depicting " The story of David, "and majolica - painted pottery of the 16th century, made by local artists.

The altar of the church is decorated with marble composition of the late 17th century, "The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary" work of Domenico Parodi. In the chapel to the left of the presbytery is the painting "Santa Rosa from Lima" brush Domenico Piola. In another chapel you can see the painting "Madonna del Rosario" - a masterpiece of Anton Maria Maralyano.

Baptistery boasts polyptych written by Lombard masters in the 15th century. The main entrance to the church is in the Tuscan style in the mid 15th century and is surrounded by a 14th-century Gothic lunettes - arched openings.

Covered gallery, facing one of the cloister, frescoed with images of saints and the Madonna of the Annunciation of the work Giusto D'Alemanya 1451. On the upper floor of the gallery is a statue of St. Catherine of Alexandria, and a marble ark, the creation of which is credited Domenico Gagini.