Nervi
Also known as Genova-Nervi
Nervi is a former fishing village 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Portofino on the Riviera di Levante, now a seaside resort in Liguria, in northwest Italy. Once an independent comune, it is now a quartiere of Genoa. Nervi is 4 miles (7 km) east of central Genoa.
Key facts
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- Nervi
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- Quartiere
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- The Porticciolo of Nervi
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- Italy
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- right
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- 250
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- Location in Italy
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- Italy
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- Region
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- Liguria
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Museums
- Points of interest
- Euroflora
- Festival Internazionale del Balletto e della Musica
- Notes and references
Nervi is a former fishing village 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Portofino on the Riviera di Levante, now a seaside resort in Liguria, in northwest Italy. Once an independent comune, it is now a quartiere of Genoa. Nervi is 4 miles (7 km) east of central Genoa.
Multiple 16th-century sources describe Nervi as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus, though his exact origins remain a matter of debate.
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