Unique Places in Genoa

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This small but beautiful square called "Piazza Pollaiuolli" is situated in the old core of Genova and not far from Piazza de Ferrari. I found it only by chance while strolling around the carruggi. At first I was attracted by this coat of arm of exceptional beauty which stands on the wall right above the cafe-bar. Since it was about time to have usual espresso, there couldn't be better choice than this charming small terrace right in front of the cafe-bar. The espresso was really good and I spend enjoyable time in refreshing shade of carruggi.

My fren called his colleague who's originally from Genoa for some travelling insight.. She recommend the famous PANIFICIO MARIO.. 5 minutes walking distance from the train station. To me, it was a brilliant idea to grab something warm to eat at that moment. :) We got here before noon, there were a lot of locals queueing.. my fren's colleague was right.. the Focaccia was veeeery tasty!!!

address: Via San Vincenzo 61

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A stroll along the coast. The sea is so beautiful and till the last day of my trip, I had to go down to have a last look. Shades of crystal blue and calming green seek to soothe your mind and no words can describe it. The merger of the sea and sky draws you to seek for their meeting place. I love the beaches of Genoa

One of the most attractive things about Genoa is that from busy 'beaten paths' like Via San Lorenzo, you can loose yourself within seconds in the labyrinth of narrow, very Italian, very atmospheric and sometimes very seedy (but extremely photogenic!) side-streets.

On both sides of Via San Lorenzo, worth entering at random any of these streets - due to the size of the old town centre (Centro Storico), you can't really get lost. So forget the map for a while and just wander around - during the day it is safe and it is really worth it.

You can also approach this labyrinth from Via Garibaldi, where again you can just jump into any of the side-streets leading down into the maze of the Centro Storico.

Photographic opportunities are endless, if you like small shops, drying clothes, locals caught in various moments of their everyday life.

Nervi is the easternmost district of Genova, it's almost a town on its own, and it's really a very nice, quiet and picturesque place.
The best way to enjoy Nervi is to go to the small harbour and then take the "Passeggiata Anita Garibaldi", which is the sea boardwalk which goes along the coast with terrific views of the gulf of Genova till the hill of Portofino. When the sun is shining there is always full of people walking along this romantic and wonderful way.
There are many bars and resting places along the walk, as well as in the touristic harbour, and you can go to the Park of Nervi too.
You can easily reach Nervi by train, while it is not suggested to take the car since there are really few parkings.
Nervi is also a very good place to sleep too, there are many Hotels, but usually a bit expensive.

Much people who comes to Genova always complains about the lack of "green" in this wonderful town... they are quite right, but there are some green oasis in Genova too!
The most known, and surely the nicest and biggest, is the park of Nervi, located in the easternost suburb of Genova, the smal and very picturesque Nervi.
This park is famous for its "roseto" (rose garden), but all the park is very nice, packed between the town, the railway (so it's really easy to reach by train) and the sea!
It's the ideal place to take children to, but also for a nice walk.

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the whole region liguria is famous for its beaches,but the best places are in the area of san remo,imperia,alassio,albenga;notice the 2 possible spellings:
san remo=sanremo;
san pier d'arena=sampierdarena(suburbs of genova)