Genova is a brilliant city, partially cuz its so unlike what you expect Italy to be like (which was a nice break after 2 months in Italy seeing small italian towns!). Friendly people, good shopping, history, easy access to the coast. Loved just sitting by the harbour watching the cruise ships prepare to leave. It felt much safer than I expected. I was a teenage girl travelling alone and had absolutely no hassle.
I went to Genova a few days before Christmas (2007), on a sunny day and with a sunny girl that completely changed my world in the last two years. She’s a perfect friend and Genova is the city of her heart and now it stays firmly in my heart too.
Keyworld for this old Sea Republic: BEAUTIFULDECADENCE
The architecture in Genova is brilliant; lots of funky facades too. However, as a vegetarian, it had next to NO vegetarian food!!!It was difficult to find restaurants at all, actually!
Very rustic, and a little hilly. Worth an afternoon there perhaps but there is not that much to do!
Genoa is a beautiful city – lots of history, excellent food, with lots to do. Nice gateway to many beautiful sites – Cinque terre, Liguria, the Italian Riviera.
“Is it worth it to visit Genova as a day trip from Milano? What is the mean of transportation which could allow me to arrive very early in the morning and leave very late at night?”
about 1 month ago
Nina changed the AKA names for Genova from Genoa to Genua, Gênova, Genoa
about 1 year ago
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Genoa (Genova, pronounced [ˈdʒɛːnova], in Italian; Zena [ˈzeːna] in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and, archaically, in English) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria.
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