Genova express
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Discovery, Free time.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay ?
The map of your stay "Genova express"
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How to get there
The origins of Genoa
Steps: Gênes
Start your visit at the Porto Antico, the heart of the city's commercial and naval power through the ages. After a stop at Bigo, where you can enjoy a bird's eye view of the Renzo Piano redesigned harbor and the city's slate roofs. Before venturing into Europe's largest historical center, stop to contemplate the Palazzo San Giorgio with its painted facades. After having eaten in one of the many focaccerie or friggitorie under the arcades of Sottoripa, take the elegant Via San Lorenzo to arrive in front of the cathedral of the same name. This splendid Ligurian Gothic building houses the Treasury Museum with its precious sacred objects. At the back of the cathedral, admire the imposing neoclassical structure of the Palazzo Ducale. The seat of the Republic of Genoa for six centuries, it is now the city's main exhibition center. After looking at Porta Soprana on your right, a reminder of the walls built in the 13th century to defend against Barbarossa, walk along the picturesque Salita Pollaiuoli to Piazza delle Erbe. Enjoy the evening in this lively neighborhood, where Genoese like to meet for aperitifs and until late at night in the many bars and restaurants.
Places of interest : BIGO ACQUARIO DI GENOVA PALAZZO SAN GIORGIO CATHEDRALE SAN LORENZO PALAZZO DUCALE - TORRE GRIMALDINA SOTTORIPA
The Rolli Palaces
Steps: Gênes
The discovery of Genoa would not be done without Via Garibaldi. Throughout the former Strada Nuova, you will find a series of sumptuous palais palaces. These residences, named "Rolli", were at the disposal of the Republic to host high dignitaries and diplomats visiting Genoa. Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Tursi are currently the headquarters of the Strada Nuova Museum Complex, a expositif course of great artistic value. At the end of Via Garibaldi, take Via Balbi which leads to the Main Station. At No. 10, Palazzo Reale deserves a visit. He became a member of Savoy in 1822, and you can admire the splendid ice gallery and the National Pinacothèque. Return to the port by Via del Campo. Along this famous street sung by Fabrizio De André, bustling with small shops and sales, admire the facades of the houses characteristic of popular sponge architecture. To complete this culturally rich visit, do not miss by browsing Via San Luca to follow the signs leading to the national gallery of Spinola Palace, the ancient Palais family palace hosting a collection of works of art including paintings of Antonello da Messina, Van Dyck and Rubens.
Places of interest : PALAZZO BIANCO PALAZZO ROSSO PALAZZO TURSI VIA SAN LUCA
Genoa and the sea
Steps: Gênes
Start this day with a complete tour of the port... by the sea. In summer, flagship boats carry out guided tours of the old and industrial areas. An original way of discovering Genoa by the sea and observing the line of ramparts bordering on the northern side of the city. Back on the mainland, along the sea towards the west, overtaken by the pirates of the pirates, here is the museum of the Sea. This amazing museum, the first of the Mediterranean, illustrates the maritime history of the port of Genoa. Impressive boat reconstructions and a submarine that the public can visit in water! Continue to San Giovanni di Pré and Commenda. This amazing Romanesque ensemble welcomed knights and pilgrims from the beginning to the Holy Land. A little further away from the Principle station, take the lift from Montegalletto to Monter Castle. This fascinating castle, from which there is a breathtaking panorama of the city, retains the ethnographic and archaeological collections collected by Captain D'Albertis.
Places of interest : CASTELLO D'ALBERTIS COMMENDA DI SAN GIOVANNI DI PRÈ
Nervi and the Levant
Steps: Gênes
Leave the city perimeter by passing Corso Italia, the promenade by the Genoese sea. Carried out between the two wars, it is attended at every hour by hikers and sportsmen, skates and joggers. Once in the charming village of Boccadasse, stop in this former village of fishermen who have lost nothing of its old charm, time to enjoy an ice cream or an aperitif. By continuing along the coast, Nervi, the last district in the east of the city, is of particular interest to its park and to its seaside promenade as well as to the museum of museums which retain interesting collections of paintings and art objects from the th century.
