Historic site
Palazzo di San Giorgio
20 locals recommend,
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Built between 1257 and 1260 and used as a prison for some time, this building was where Marco Polo was im- prisoned. Here he dictated his “Il Milione” to his cell mate.
Aperto al pubblico solo in alcuni periodi dell'anno Palazzo San Giorgio fu sede del Comune, della Dogana, del Banco San Giorgio e persino del carcere che ha visto recluso Marco Polo, prigioniero della Repubblica di Genova nel 1298, carcere in cui fu scritto il famoso "Il Milione"
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Genova, Liguria