MORE ABOUT YOUR DESTINATION
OF GENOA
Our local ambassadors discover the most authentic spots for you.
IS THERE ANYTHING MORE ROMANTIC THAN LOSING YOURSELF IN GENOA?
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The Righi and the forts: the countryside in the city
Given the great danger the city was in - besieged by pirates from the sea and by the enemy armies from the surrounding land - its defensive solution had to be not only complex, but brilliant. The walls of Genoa were built and then…
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The Genoa Derby
Football, as everyone knows, is Italy's true religion. So it comes as no surprise that the "Luigi Ferraris" stadium in Genoa is nicknamed "The Temple". The two teams in the city, Genoa and Sampdoria, perfectly represent the divisi…
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Galata Museo del Mare (Maritime Museum)
Set in the Old Dockyards, Galata Museo del Mare is an underrated maritime museum, a great introduction to Genoa as a cosmopolitan seafaring nation where you can learn all about local boy Christopher Columbus and his voyages of dis…