Quarto dei Mille

Coordinates: 44°23′21″N 8°59′31″E / 44.3892°N 8.9919°E / 44.3892; 8.9919
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Quarto dei Mille is a residential district in the east of Genoa, Italy, overlooking the sea. Located between the Sturla and Quinto al Mare [it] districts, it was originally called Quarto al Mare (Ligurian: Quarto a-o Mâ).

It is currently named after the 1860 Expedition of the Thousand (Garibaldi's volunteer force), who embarked for Sicily there. In 1926 it was integrated into the municipality of Genoa.

Monument to the Expedition of the Thousand
Villa Doria Spinola Quartara. Photo by Paolo Monti, 1963.
The banner of the city – the St. George's Cross – floats above the sea near the shore of Quarto

44°23′21″N 8°59′31″E / 44.3892°N 8.9919°E / 44.3892; 8.9919