Genoa

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Genoa (Italian, Genova) is an historical port city in northern Italy. Genoa is the European Capital of Culture for 2004.

	genoa Travel Guide : 1 Understand 2 Get in 2.1 By plane 2.2 By train 2.3 By car 2.4 By bus 2.5 By boat 3 Get around 4 See 5 Do 6 Learn 7 Work 8 Buy 9 Eat 9.1 Budget 9.2 Mid-range 9.3 Splurge 10 Drink 11 Sleep 11.1 Budget 11.2 Mid-range 11.3 Splurge 12 Contact 13 Stay safe 14 Cope 15 Get out 16 External links

Understand

Get in

By plane

The Aeroporto di Genova - Cristoforo Colombo (http://www.airport.genova.it/) provides several daily flights from other major European cities such as Rome, Amsterdam, Munich, and Paris. From the airport it is fairly easy to rent a car or take a shuttle to the city center.

By train

Trains go to Milan, La Spezia, Pisa, Ventimiglia (France/Italy border) and others.

By car

Coming from Milan you can reach Genoa via the A7-E62 (approx. 145 km). Mind though that the last part, from Serravalle to Genoa, is incredibly twisty, making you wonder if you?re still on the highway or accidentally have taken a wrong turn into a motordrome. It?s therefore advisable to take an alternative route, turning off the A7 at the deviation near Tortona and heading on the A26/A7, following Genova, Ventimiglia, Savona, Voltri; making it a longer (+20 km), but certainly safer and more comfortable trip, unless you want to spice up you journey and observe how (some) Italians drive?

Coming from Turin you can either take the A6/E717 to Savona (137 km) and then go to Genoa following the beautiful, but twisty A10 coast highway (an other 45 km) or follow the Genova Piacenza indications you'll find on the ringroad heading south. This latter is the shorter alternative (170 km total), but offers less sightseeing opportunities.

Coming from the French Riviera just follow the highway A10 and enjoy the sight (approx 160 km from the French border).

By bus

By boat

Get around

See

• the Aquarium 1 (http://www.acquario.ge.it/index.asp)
• the Naval Museum
• the Cathedral of San Lorenzo
• the historic center.

Genoa has Europe?s biggest historic center. This is the heart of the old city. It?s made up of an incredible amount of tiny streets and alleys called Caruggi. Walking through it will plump you right back in ancient times when Genoa was the most important harbour of the Merranean sea. Though caution is to be applied, especially at night time and in the more quiet zones toward Piazza Principe and the old harbour, due to presence of small criminality.

• the natal house of Christoforo Colombo. In piazza Dante you will find what is said to be the natal house of Columbus.

Do

Learn

Work

Buy

Eat

Some restaurants have a cover charge, even cheap places near the Piazza Principe!

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

Sleep

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Contact

Stay safe

Cope

Get out

Genoa makes a good base to explore Cinque Terre, La Spezia, or Chiavari.

External links

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