Forte Richelieu, Military fortress in Camaldoli hills, Genoa, Italy

Forte Richelieu is a military fortification in the Camaldoli hills with a rectangular layout that includes a two-story barracks building and bastioned walls. The site has multiple artillery positions positioned to overlook the Quezzi and Sturla valleys below.

Spanish engineer Jacques de Sicre began construction in 1747, naming the fortress after Marshal Armand du Plessis de Richelieu during Genoa's Austrian siege. Later it served as a detention facility for prisoners of war from Central Europe.

The fort's name honours Marshal Armand du Plessis de Richelieu, to whom the redoubt was dedicated by decree in 1747. A marble plaque with the fort's name and the Savoy coat of arms was fixed above the entrance gate between 1815 and 1827; the coat of arms was destroyed by vandals in 1987. Similar plaques survive at Forte Monteratti and Forte Santa Tecla.

The fortress is best reached via Nicolò Copernico street using public transportation or through a military road descending from nearby Forte Monteratti. The hilltop location offers good views across the valleys but visitors should expect uneven terrain.

Since 1959, a RAI repeater has occupied the fort's central courtyard, blocking public access. The prefabricated structure stands inside the two-story barracks courtyard, and the site remains closed to visitors today.