Sign in with FacebookVia Marianna Pizzorni 128, Genoa, 16014, Italy
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La Galleria
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La Lanterna
We are travelling soon fron Genoa Airport and need transfer to La Spitzia. Best way????
take the bus #100 to railway station, the cost is 3.00 Euros
then a train to LaSpezia (I guess)
Assuming you mean La Spezia you will find train times, details and fares in English here:
http://trenitalia.com/homepage_en.html
and details of public transport from the airport (in English) here:
http://www.airport.genova.it/v2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=136
There is an hourly bus service (from 06:05 to 21:00) to Genoa Stazione Principe (main station) run by Volabus. Journey takes 20 minutes, costs 4 euro.
it was 3 euro!
33.33% more in so little time
Economic circumstances....or perhaps they make their annual price rises at this time of year?
PALAZZO DUCALE:
This is were the Heads of State actually met.
This Palace is a famous meeting place and showroom, and it's been completely renewed and adjusted to host delegations of the 8 participant countries (USA, Canada, Russia, Japan, UK, Germany, France and obviously Italy) plus a delegation from the European Union.
The main hall 'Sala del Maggior Consiglio' just few days before the summit.
More about Palazzo Ducale in this Travelogue
The oldest part of the urban center, a distinctive maze of crowded and narrow streets leading to the old port, form a striking contrast with the modern part, spread out on the nearby hills.
Genoa comes from the Latin "janua" (gate). What an attractive hypothesis, so redolent of mystery and promise! A gateway to the sea, to far horizons, exotic beaches, the fabulous markets of the Orient. A gate that also closes behind it a wealth of treasures: the arts, history, society and culture, the ordinary men and women who shaped the destiny of Genoa. Genoese, in a word at sea and on land, within and beyond the gate, a surly folk rooted in age-old traditions, loth to parade their possessions, yet more than ready to render what they receive.
A reserved character, tempered by the scirocco and north wind, extraordinarily suited to developing a special sort of tourism-one that aims at preserving and enhancing an artistic and cultural heritage without selling out to commerce for mass consumption: on the facades of the palazzi, in the shady alleys, in the quarters where time, so far, hasn't worn away what man created . To savour an experience unique of its kind, just walk through the gate into Genoa "Superba", Genoa the proud, not through arrogance but by sheer majesty of image.
The atmosphere is evocative, the tone historical, redolent of things maritime: it is the old but "proud" part of Genoa that wears a big heart on its sleeve. Witness the winding alleys, the squares that suddenly open out the narrow spaces across which austere palaces have scrutinized one another over the centuries. To venture into the historical centre is a gripping experience You are impressed not only by the narrow streets and minute squares, but by the "illuminating" effect of mediaeval-Renaissance architecture co-existing with the strikingly up-to-date structures of an urban fabric in rapid development.
A new special service offered by
the "Associazione Le Voci"
You can rent a cd-player with a complete audioguide in many languages to visit step by step the principal places of interest in the city.
Voice and sound will take you while walking in the history and magnificent places of Genoa
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Available in many hotels and newspaper shops at a rate of 5 € per day
E-mail : asslevoci@tin.it
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This is the top of the lift with a nice terrace and a great park and benches.
The fee for the lift was moderate - I think it was just as much as the bus-fare.
Walking down the hill is nice and shows some nice streets and old palazzi, you might otherwise miss
everything except the pirates' vessel
basically you can get to genoa by any means of transportation: car, bike, motorbike, boat, plane, train, helicopter, on foots. You can even swim there if you are so inclined. The only way you can't get there is by this pirates' vessel, since it's parked in the harbour. It was a scenography for a Polanski movie and there are now exhibits inside. Price for an adult is 5 euros, and 3 for a child, and there are more photos in the travelogue.
Photo: Polanski's vessel
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Q: Genoa (Airport) to Rapallo by train "Family of 7 (4 adults, 3 children @13/8/6months)going to a wedding in Rapallo in Sept, staying 7 nights. Is there a train station..."
A: "you can get a shuttle http://www.airport.genova.it/v2/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=136"
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