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Palazzo Ducale & Piazza De Ferrari   Genoa

Palazzo Ducale & Piazza De Ferrari, Genoa

 44 Reviews  Do you like Statue's with Horse's, I do! Located infront of the Theatre, "Carlo Felice" in Piazza de Ferrari, is a nice monument of Garibaldi on his Horse. Garibaldi is known as an "Italian National... 

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The Cinque Terre trails   Manarola

The Cinque Terre trails, Manarola

 11 Reviews   This tip also appears as an “Off the Beaten Path” one on my Riomaggiore page so describes the walk as it seemed to us starting from there. The most southerly stretch of the footpath that links the... 

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the trail - via dell'amore   Vernazza

the trail - via dell'amore, Vernazza

 8 Reviews  I did the trail between Corniglia and Manarola trought the vyniards...gorgeous, although it tooks us 4 hours and tiring, but worth it, because there is less tourists, the scenery is beautiful and if... 

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surrounding, Cinque Terre   La Spezia

surrounding, Cinque Terre, La Spezia

 34 Reviews  The walk from Riomaggiore to Monterosso al Mare (an 18 km/11 mi hike), at the steadily-decreasing-in-price-per-day-bought price of 5 Euro for one day, is quite a bargain. You get breathtaking views of... 

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Castello Brown   Portofino

Castello Brown, Portofino

 19 Reviews  Castello Brown was built in the 16th century and had important strategic purpose in defending Portofino bay against the intruders. It is perfectly positioned controlling the entrance into the bay but... 

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Church of S. Pietro   Portovenere

Church of S. Pietro, Portovenere

 18 Reviews  The site of San Pietro is not only exceptionally beautiful but it is also interesting from the historical point of view. In pagan times there was a temple of goddess Venus here, from which the name... 

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Baia del Silenzio   Sestri Levante

Baia del Silenzio, Sestri Levante

 4 Reviews  Chiara - not silent at all in Silent Bay... ...but organizing our lunch with utttz in a nearby restaurant. And a cat in the boat watching Chiara... Chiara and the cats - that is a never-ending... 

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promenade of Camogli   Camogli

promenade of Camogli, Camogli

 2 Reviews  This is one of the best places for a pic of the promenade. Click on the pic and you will see two huge trees bending dangerously over the promenade. When you get closer to this place in reality, you... 

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Via San Lorenzo and the cathedral   Genoa

Via San Lorenzo and the cathedral, Genoa

 31 Reviews  In the streets and square located near St. Lorenzo Cathedral, I found many Artist's selling their work. There was all kinds of Art, most probably, something for everybody's taste. I don't know the... 

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The Forte   Vernazza

The Forte, Vernazza

 5 Reviews  Sitting on a rocky promontory above Vernazza are remains of the Doria family castle, including a circular watchtower, quite useful at a time when pirates were regularly raiding Mediterranean villages.... 

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surrounding, portovenere   La Spezia

surrounding, portovenere, La Spezia

 4 Reviews  Porto Venere is an amazing place very close to La Spezia, in a quiet corner of the gulf and on my opinion is one of the best location which worth a visit here. From its picturesque port, you may... 

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Chiesa di S.Giorgio   Portofino

Chiesa di S.Giorgio, Portofino

 7 Reviews  Saint George Church is a lovely yellow Church on top of Portofino’s promontory and and dates back to the 12th century. It was built in romanic style but it was alterd two times, the first time in 1691... 

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carugi: narrow roads   Portovenere

carugi: narrow roads, Portovenere

 8 Reviews  The main street in Portovenere, Via Capellini - also known as Carugio - cuts through the town. It starts from the arched gateway by the harbour and runs uphill to la Chiesa San Pietro, a church built... 

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Baia delle Favole   Sestri Levante

Baia delle Favole, Sestri Levante

 2 Reviews  Baia delle Favole ( Bay of fairy-tales ) has a seperate and mostly quite wide boulevard with big palmtrees,benches and playgrounds for the kids, and lots of hotels facing the beach. And when you are... 

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Camogli Fish Fry   Camogli

Camogli Fish Fry, Camogli

 1 Review  What you are looking at are 2 enormous frying pans. Once a year, on the second Sunday in May, Camogli has a huge fish fry (La Sagra del Pesce) in which pans like these are used to fry a VERY large... 

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Genoa Acquarium   Genoa

Genoa Acquarium, Genoa

 20 Reviews  Genovese Acquario is the largest in Italy and the second largest in Europe. It has 3.100 square metres and welcomes almost 1,5 millions of visitors each year. The aquarium was built for Genoa EXPO '92... 

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surrounding, Lerici   La Spezia

surrounding, Lerici, La Spezia

 2 Reviews  The township, which dates back to roman times, is dominated by a medieval castle now transformed in a magnificent paleontologic museum. There are several beautiful villas in this area and the... 

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the harbour   Portovenere

the harbour, Portovenere

 11 Reviews  We arrived in Portovenere from La Spezia by ferry. I think it was a much better choice than coming by bus. What can be nicer on a hot summer day than a cool breeze from the sea? Besides, the first... 

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Hills, Cable Cars, Castles   Genoa

Hills, Cable Cars, Castles, Genoa

 17 Reviews  We weren't actually looking for this funicular, but another which we couldn't find! They are difficult, as the entrance is small and behind a glass door. Above the door is a big sign. Deciding on this... 

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Porta Soprana and Columbus House   Genoa

Porta Soprana and Columbus House, Genoa

 16 Reviews  In 1155, the Barbarossa defensive walls were extended to give more protection of Genoa, and it was at this time, at the top of St. Andrew hill, the Porta Soprana was built. The pair of medieval towers... 

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Boccadasse   Genoa

Boccadasse, Genoa

 6 Reviews  Boccadasse is a small fishing-village inside of Genua that kept its old character because there is almost NO car trafic, lots of fishingboats may be seen on the stoney beaches and there are lots of... 

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Historic Centre, west   Genoa

Historic Centre, west, Genoa

 20 Reviews  Saint Peter's Loggia was built between 1589 and 1595 by Andrea Ceresola, nicknamed Vannone, in the trade centre of the old city. The building was commissioned by the Fathers of the Municipality,... 

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Porto Antico and Palazzo S.Giorgio   Genoa

Porto Antico and Palazzo S.Giorgio, Genoa

 30 Reviews  Piazza Caricamento is a touristy area, but a big space, so I wonder how busy it would get! I saw some interesting architecture on the old buildings, a Carousel, and it looked like they were setting... 

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La Lanterna   Genoa

La Lanterna, Genoa

 9 Reviews  it's beautiful! and all the videos in the museums are great! don't miss to go up on the symbol of genova to see the beautiful landscape! The Promenade is open every day from 8 a.m. to sunset. The... 

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Football - Stadium   Genoa

Football - Stadium, Genoa

 5 Reviews  Stadio Luigi Ferraris has a total capacity of 36,000. The ground is the home of local team Sampdoria. I went there for a game against Fiorentina in the Serie A (2007). It looks like an orange shoe box... 

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San Remo - Italy's flower capital -

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The area is famous for its flowers all over Europe and every year, they decorate the marvellous Grosser Musikvereinsaal of the Musikverein in Wien for New Year Concert. San Remo, tucked in between the Mediterranean Sea and the Maritime Alp is the most important tourist area in Ligurian west coast. A shore of intense beauty, sandy beaches surrounded by a lush vegetation - among them the exotic palm trees, agaves, maritime pines, olive trees, citrus orchards. Who measures flowers by the ton? - But it is a fact, western Liguria delivers more than twenty thousands tons of flowers every year. During the off season the word famous San Remo Music Festival has been running in the Art Nouveau Casino theater. The first festival held in 1951 attracted only three singers. Who would believe that today?

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Hiking in the mountains

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There are numerous signposted paths in the mountains. Just ask at the local information center for more information and a map. Or see the website of tourism Luguria for addresses of the infocenters. In Arenzano they gave me a nice brochure with different hikes and bike rides through the region.As the autumn rains in november don't make it the perfect time for hikes I only walked a short route in the mountains behind Arenzano, but i loved it.

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GENOVA - PORT

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In the 1992, in the occasion of the 500 anniversary of America discovery, Genoa had a huge renovation, especially in the are of the “Porto Antico” .The architect who redesigned totally the harbour was Renzo Piano who gave the city a wonderful showpiece and probably its new landmark/symbol.The old port is now made up of restored buildings such as the COTTON STOREHOUSE, the ACQUARIUM, the BIGO tensile structure and the recent BOLLA, a 20-meter diameter crystal sphere.Renzo Piano was born in Genoa in 1937 into a family of builders; his father, four uncles and a brother all were building contractors. While a student of architecture at the Milan Polytechnic School of Architecture, he regularly visited his father’s building sites where, he says, he gained valuable practical experience.

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GENOVA - OLD TOWN - AROUND PORTA SOPRANA

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The most famous person born in Genoa is Cristoforo Colombo (1451 -1506) or Christopher Columbus if the Italian name doesn’t suggest you anything. The ruins of the so-called CASA DELLA FAMIGLIA COLOMBO stand close to PORTA SOPRANA, two restored towers which are the only remaining section of the first Genoa’s defensive walls (12th century). From an architectural point of view, the adjacent cloister of the church of St Andrea, with its double columns surmounted by fine capitals, is much more interesting than the house,. From an historical point of view, the theories about where he was born are more interesting than his presumed house. He is assumed to come from Genoa, in Italy, but also Calvi, on the island of Corsica, France, claims to be his birthplace.However a number of historians claim he could have been born elsewhere, and cite anywhere from Aragon to Galicia or Portugal, the Greek...

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GENOVA - PIAZZA DE FERRARI

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This square, one of the biggest in town, has a (fresh) fountain in the centre and is ringed by some nice Art Nouveau buildings such as the PALAZZO DELLA BORSA (the country’s Stock exchange) and the neoclassical city theatre TEATRO CARLO FELICE. The statue on horse-back in front of the theatre is the national hero, Giuseppe Garibaldi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Garibaldi). It is dressed in red, the colour which featured his mission on unifying the Italian peninsula (1860) with his followers, the "Thousand Red Shirts.The PALAZZO DUCALE is also on this square but its best facade dominates the adjacent PIAZZA MATTEOTTI. It was the palace of the city governors, while now it hosts others museums .The CHURCH OF JESUS (1597), whose facade overlooks the same square, houses some Guido Reni and Rubens’s paintings.TEATRO CARLO FELICEhttp://www.carlofelice.it/index.asp?Lingua=2PALAZZO...

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GENOVA - SAN LORENZO - OUTSIDE

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The stunning cathedral (12C) has a magnificent Gothic façade with black and white marbles, typical of Genoese style.French influence appears in the doorways and the rose window.The scene carved on the central doorway depicts the martyrdom of St Lawrence. According to the tradition, he was burned or "grilled" to death, hence his association with the gridiron and his patronage of cooks and chefs.Remarkable are also its twisting columns and the crouching lions in front of the entrance. In the 16th century, the cathedral was enriched with two bell towers and a dome which crowned the transept crossing.

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GENOVA - SAN LORENZO - INSIDE

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The Black-and-white striped facade goes on inside with marble columns in the nave. If you want to look some dubious relics, the MUSEO DEL TESORO includes the famous Sacro Catino, which is said to be the Holy Grail and a precious plate upon which, according to the legend, Salome received John the Baptist’s head.

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GENOVA - VIA GARIBALDI

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In the 16th century the city of Genoa was involved in an urban development project based on a array of new streets (Strade Nuove) framed by a system of buildings (Palazzi dei Rolli).The richiest people in town started building their beautiful residences right here to escape from the old part of the city. Their “favourite” architect was Galeazzo Alessi who planned a lot of the most beautiful buildings overlooking Via GaribaldiA description of this street and about Genoa and its surrounding is contained in “Pictures from Italy” (1846) by Charles Dickens...When shall I forget the Streets of Palaces: the Strada Nuova and the Strada Balbi! or how the former looked one summer day, when I first saw it underneath the brightest and most intensely blue of summer skies: which its narrow perspective of immense mansions, reduced to a tapering and most precious strip of brightness, looking down upon...

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GENOVA - OLD TOWN - ITS CARUGGI

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WANDERING THE OLD STREETS OF GENOA The historical centre of Genoa is the widest medieval quarter in Europe. It is a maze of narrow, twisting streets called CARUGGI surrounded by tall houses sometimes with fake facades.This part of city reminds me more an Arabic town than a typical Italian town based on Roman town-planning.Wandering around here is a pleasure especially when you come up for air from the dark alleys and arrive in a small square, sometimes with a church or a nice building.During the day this area is full of life thanks to an abundance of shops, cafes, people, but keep your eyes open (and your bags/pockets closed!). At night, the dark alleys are a “perfect set “ for a different kind of life so Take care!In this area you can find also other interesting places such as:CHURCH OF SAN LORENZOPIAZZA DE FERRARI

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CINQUETERRE - MONTEROSSO

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MONTEROSSO Cinque Terre’s westernmost and the most accessible by car (but that doesn’t means it is easy!).It is the less quaint among the quintet but if you would like to swim or sunbath for a while, here there is the biggest beach of the 5lands.It is surrounded by a lot of lemon trees (you will walk among them to reach the hamlet) and that is why you will se a lot of basket of lemon available for sale.

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