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Ligúria · Italy Capital
In the destination Gênova and Portofino.
In the photo: Piazza De Ferrari, Gênova
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Gênova is the capital of Ligúria and one of the major ports of the Mediterranean. The historic center, with narrow alleys called caruggi, stretches from the Cattedrale di San Lorenzo to the Piazza De Ferrari and down to the Porto Antico, where the Acquario di Genova is located. On Via Garibaldi are the Palazzi dei Rolli, a UNESCO World Heritage site. To the east, Boccadasse is a fishing village within the city; to the west, the Lanterna is the lighthouse that became a symbol of the port.
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The local experience
Three palaces on Via Garibaldi, the street of the Palazzi dei Rolli: Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco, and Palazzo Doria Tursi, with paintings by Van Dyck, Veronese, and Caravaggio, and Paganini’s violin.
Genoa Cathedral, consecrated in 1118, with a Gothic façade of white and black bands and a treasury museum in the underground level.
Genoa’s main square, with the large bronze fountain from 1936, the Palazzo Ducale, the Teatro Carlo Felice and the Palazzo della Borsa.
Former area of Genoa’s port, transformed into a public promenade by Renzo Piano for the 1992 celebrations, featuring the Bigo, the aquarium and the quay.
One of the largest aquariums in Europe, at the Porto Antico, with around 70 tanks, dolphins, manatees and a pavilion about biodiversity in an anchored ship.
A former fishing village within Genoa, with colorful houses around a small pebble cove, at the end of Corso Italia.
The Lighthouse of Genoa, the city’s symbol, with a tower of about 77 meters, a museum in the old fortifications, and a walk along the harbor edge.
