Visit Genoa
Genoa is the capital of the Liguria region and the most important town in the region. It was also the birthplace of Christopher Columbus.
The highlights of your visit to Genoa will include:
- Churches: Sant Agostino and Gesu
- Cloisters at Sant Andrea
- The impressive gateway - Porta Soprana - into the city
- The Palazzo Ducale, a grand palace, and the San Lorenzo cathedral
- The impressive piazzas of San Matteo and de Ferrari
- The art collection at the Musei di Strada Nuova
- The museum of world culture at Museo delle Culture del Mondo
- The maze of alleys and backstreets in Genoa old town
Genoa is the kind of town you will love or hate. It stands in stark contrast to the sophistication and glamour of most of this section of the Ligurian coast, and is a real, living, working city - sometimes noisy or smelly, often busy.
Allow yourself the time to absorb the town and it will grow on you!