Lonely Planet Pocket Genoa & Cinque Terre
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Publisher
Lonely Planet
Year
2020
eBook ISBN
9781788687300
Print ISBN
9781788683357

Genoa

Italy’s largest sea port is indefatigably contradictory, full at once of grandeur, squalor, sparkling light and deep shade. A gateway to the Riviera for many travellers, Genoa is famed for its extensive old city, with its atmospheric medieval lanes, splendid palaces, and grand plazas bursting with civic life. While still under the tourism radar, Genoa is a fabulous city to explore.
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The Short List
AMusei di Strada Nuova Wandering one of Italy’s most beautiful baroque streets and discovering each palazzo’s treasures.
AOld City Exploring the atmospheric caruggi (narrow streets) of Genoa’s fabulously intact medieval heart.
AFunicolare Zecca-Righi Riding this funicular up to leafy hillsides and hiking out to the old forts that once guarded Genoa.
AVia Garibaldi 12 Browsing the high-design wares in what just might be Italy’s most beautiful shop.
ALes Rouges Sipping bespoke cocktails and nibbling on creative appetizers under frescoed ceilings.
Getting There & Around
A Domestic and international services, including Ryanair, use Cristoforo Colombo Airport, 6km west of the city.
f Ferries connect Genoa’s Porto Antico with Camogli, Portofino, Cinque Terre and other Riviera destinations.
m Genoa has a handy eight-station metro line.
d Genoa’s Stazione Principe and Stazione Brignole are linked by very frequent trains to Milan, Pisa, Rome and Turin.

Top SightMusei di Strada Nuova

Skirting the northern edge of the old city limits, pedestrianised Via Garibaldi was planned by Galeazzo Alessi in the 16th century. It quickly became the most sought-after quarter, lined with the palaces of Genoa’s wealthiest citizens. Three of these palazzi – Rosso, Bianco and Doria-Tursi – today comprise the Musei di Strada Nuova. Between them, they hold the city’s finest collection of old masters.
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Palazzi dei Rolli
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Via Garibaldi
adult/reduced €9/7
h9am-7pm Tue-Fri, 10am-7.30pm Sat & Sun Apr-Sep, 9.30am-6.30pm Oct-Mar
yTop Tips
AGo right at opening time to beat the crowds. Start with the blockbuster of the three – Palazzo Rosso.
AYou get free admission to the Musei di Strada Nuova at the end of the historic centre walking tour offered by Genoa’s tourist office.
AAfter visiting the palazzi, be sure to check out the other grand buildings on this street. Some have courtyards that are open to the public.
5Take a Break
Get your daily gelato infusion a short walk from Via Garibaldi at the excellent Gelateria Profumo (www.villa1827.it; Vico Superiore del Ferro 14; con...

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Welcome to Genoa & Cinque Terre
  3. Top Sights
  4. Eating
  5. Four Perfect Days
  6. Need to Know
  7. Genoa & Cinque Terre Regions
  8. Genoa
  9. Portofino Peninsula to Levanto
  10. Levanto to Monterosso
  11. Monterosso
  12. Sentiero Azzurro – Monterosso to Vernazza
  13. Vernazza
  14. Aquatic Adventures
  15. Sentiero Azzurro – Vernazza to Corniglia
  16. Corniglia
  17. Manarola
  18. Manarola to Corniglia
  19. Riomaggiore
  20. Sentiero Rosso – Alta Via delle Cinque Terre
  21. La Spezia & the Bay of Poets
  22. Survival Guide
  23. Language
  24. Behind the Scenes
  25. Our Writer