Genova Trip Overview
The tour has been tailor made for cruise passengers who don’t want to miss the “must-see”, even with a limited amount of time.
Anyway, the attractions listed can be changed upon request: we can skip or add one or more, or dedicate more attention to a specific subject (Middle Ages, trade & finance, music, etc)
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Genova, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Genova, Liguria, Italy
The tour has been tailor made for cruise passengers who don’t want to miss the “must-see”, even with a limited amount of time.
Anyway, the attractions listed can be changed upon request: we can skip or add one or more, or dedicate more attention to a specific subject (Middle Ages, trade & finance, music, etc)
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Museo di Palazzo Reale, Via Balbi 10, 16126, Genoa Italy
We’ll walk on the dock in front of the Royal Palace. Here the guests of the Mansion could embark directly, using a direct covered walkway, replaced with the modern highway
Pass By: La Commenda di Pre, Piazza della Commenda, 16126, Genoa Italy
Lodging of the Crusaders in the Middle Ages, the building was meant for the hospitality and assistance to the pilgrims, and the departure for the ships to the Holy Land
Pass By: Piazza Truogoli di Santa Brigida, Genoa Italy
This typical little square was one of the public wash houses used until the early XX century. The district has been recently renewed, and now is pleasant public space in the old town
Stop At: Palazzi dei Rolli, Via Garibaldi, 16124, Genoa Italy
In the Old Town there are plenty of elegant private residences that, when needed, were used since the 14th century for the hospitality of the illustrious guests of the Republic and for the clients of the Genoese bankers. In 2006, 42 of these mansions have been declared UNESCO Heritage.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Piazza Raffaele De Ferrari, 16123, Genoa Italy
Geometrical centre and heart of the city, the lively Piazza is a concentration of important institutions, such as the Ducal Palace, the Opera House, the New Stock Exchange, and the seat of the local government, the Regione Liguria
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo – Duomo di Genova, Piazza san lorenzo Piazza San Lorenzo, 16123, Genoa Italy
The Medieval cathedral dominates with its striped facade the lively district. Its richly frescoed interior houses the relics of the protector of Genova, St. John the Baptist
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Chiesa del Gesu e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea, Piazza Giacomo Matteotti, 16121, Genoa Italy
Masterpiece of the baroque architecture, this church is a triumph of gold and marbles, and contains amazing works of art, including two paintings by P.P. Rubens
Pass By: Old Port, Calata Molo Vecchio 15 Magazzini del Cotone, Modulo 5, 16128, Genoa Italy
The seafront of Genova has been entirely renewed for the 1992 celebrations dedicated a C. Columbus. With the opening of the Aquarium it has become the iconic district
There are plenty of amusements, such as the Bigo (a panoramic lift), the Aquarium, the Wheel, etc.
Pass By: Galata Museo del Mare, Calata De’ Ansaldo Mari 1, 16126, Genoa Italy
No doubt this museum is one of the most interesting in town, so strictly connected with its deepest nature; a section is dedicated to Christopher Columbus, while the upper floor is entirely dedicated to the Emigration that has featured Italy in the past two centuries, and to the Immigration that features the whole continent in these days
