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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Lerici is a lovely seaside town. Shelley is said to have drowned here whilst swimming across the bay. Indeed the area is known as the Gulf of Poets......its easy to see why Poets would be inspires hee too with such lovely scenery.
It is really a pity, the building was under restauration and partly covered when I visited Genova last time.Bombs had destroyed the old theatre in 1943 and so the building had to be restored and was finished 1990.2000 people will be able to sit inside the audience, the walls of which are built like houses, shops etc and might make a great extra feature in combination with the stage !Walk behind the theatre and you will get to Galleria Mazzini, a covered shopping-gallery with great chandeliers and nice cafes.
The interior of San Lorenzo is really great and you will need at least 30 minutes to see the most important parts of it.This golden bird in the fore-ground will hold the priest's book during the church service, as this bird is also the symbol of one of the 4 evangelists......and take a look at the great mosaiques around the main altar.You may enter the cathedral during the day freely and without any restrictions , only during the service a touristical visit is of course not possible.
It is almost impossible to get the whole Cattedrale San Lorenzo on a picture, as the square in front of it is rather small.But also on my picture you may see the very typical way it was built by marble in different colors.Click on my picture in order to see the great ornaments around the 3 entrance-gates and the big lions on the left and the right of the entrance.
Palazzo Ducale dates back to the year 1591 - but it burned down and was rebuilt again in 1778 and got a fassade of that time.Today it is used as a multi-cultural centre with plenty of changing exhibitions.You may walk freely into the hall and will see these great courts with plenty of columns.Do not be afraid to climb up to the different floors.There is a ticket-office on the groundfloor, selling the tickets for the art-exhibition inside a very small part of the Palazzo.But all the rest may be visited freely, including a great restaurant on top of the building, and you will even have a lift taking you up there to the 4th floor
Piazza de Ferrari is certainly the most beautiful square in Genua with this great fountain in the middle and Via XX Settembre - the main shopping-street of Genua / Genova ending here on the left of my pic.This fountain is also a great place to meet, as it is easy to find and while waiting you may refresh a bit in the hot summer on the Ligurian coast.And not on my pic, but also on the same square :Accademia LinguisticaTeatro Carlo FelicePalazzo Ducale
Vernazza is many peoples favorite village, dominated by the Round Tower and by the ruins of the medieval fortifications. It has a small harbor next to the village squareAnd it is, in my opinion, the most graceful town among the five.It's nice to walk in those narrow street looking around and eating focaccia...you shouldn't miss it!!!
Riomaggiore is a nice town to stay. We chose an hotel here and it was really nice.A very nice thing is that you have to park your car in a parking place at the entrance of the town. Thus you can walk safely all around...
This is an unexpected surprise when visiting this little hamlet on the hill. What a beautiful cave! The highlight of your visit to this cave will be the still, transparent lake 800 meters within the mountain.Guided visits October 1 - April 30: 9:30 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:30 AM, 3:00 PM, 4:00 PM, 5:00 PMGuided visits from May 1 - September 30: 9:30 AM, 11:45 AM, 3:00 PM, 5:45 PMClosed Mondays, Christmas, and New Year's DayThe tour takes 50-60 minutes and the constant temperature inside the grotto is 16C (61F)
It's a bit steep, but you'll end up in the center of the village on the hill. You might be the only ones in the square, as it's a really small town. The church is not always open, but it's nice to sit on the steps in front of the church and enjoy the view and tranquility.
Best Western Hotel Metropoli Genoa
1 Review and 237 Opinions It's good 3* hotel, rather centrally located (about 15 min walk to Duomo and 25 min walk to the...
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Camere Giuliano Vernazza
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Q: My husband and I are traveling to N. Italy in July with friends for their 30 anniversary and am wondering if anyone can give...
A: Do not miss Verona where you could take a train to Venice. Only a bit over an hour and close to Milan by train. No need for a car in Verona. I also loved Sestri Levante...
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