Villa Lomellini Rostan, 16th century noble villa in Multedo, Italy

Villa Lomellini Rostan is a noble residence from the 16th century located in Multedo, featuring two main floors with a mezzanine level. Access to the entrance is provided through two external staircases that converge toward the main door.

Angelo Lomellini built the villa between 1564 and 1568 on land his family had held since 1343. In 1587 it hosted the Accademia degli Addormentati, a literary circle. After his time as doge of Genoa (1760-1762), Agostino Lomellini retired and in 1784 had Emanuele Andrea Tagliafichi lay out the English garden. The villa passed by inheritance to the Rostan family at the end of the 18th century.

The vaults of the loggias and the main hall carry a cycle of frescoes of "Roman Histories" painted by Bernardo Castello in 1583; the hall vault shows "Coriolanus and his mother". The Accademia degli Addormentati, a literary circle founded in 1587, held its meetings in the villa.

The villa is privately owned by the Reggio marquises and has housed the Genoa CFC club headquarters since 2005; the Pio XII pitch beside it has long served as a training ground. The former garden area is now occupied by the Pio XII sports complex, oil depots and the Pegli A10 motorway tollbooth. Access is not open to the public, so arrange any visit in advance.

Agostino Lomellini, doge of Genoa from 1760 to 1762, commissioned the English garden from Emanuele Andrea Tagliafichi in 1784, after retiring from politics. It was later an inspiration for Michele Canzio's park at Villa Durazzo-Pallavicini in Pegli. The garden was largely lost in the 1950s and 1960s, partly replaced by the Pio XII football pitch and partly by oil depots and the Pegli motorway junction.