The important Via Garibaldi was formerly known as the Strada Nuova before finally becoming the Via Aurea. There are no less than 13 old buildings fronting this road built for aristocratic families and erected between the mid 16th Century and the first 20 years of the 18th Century. Just a few of the buildings remain as homes and as banking headquarters. Palazzo Gambaro is the Banco di Chiavari and the Ligurian Riviera; Palazzo Cambiaso is the headquarters of Bipop. Others are in public ownership such as the Palazzo Doria Tursi (Municipio), which are the premises of the Genoa City Council.
