Genoa Hotels : Beach Holidays

Genoa is a city rich in art and a major seaport, of flourishing trade and commercial exchange. Long ignored by conventional tourist routes, Genoa offers its visitors incredible attractions and a stunning artistic heritage. Its medieval old town (one of the biggest in Europe) is an intricate labyrinth of alleyways, where among the shops, restaurants, and local stores, visitors can catch sight of the city's noble past in its 16th century palazzos, baroque edifices, and Romanesque churches, looming over the little piazzas. The Columbus Celebration of 1992 inspired a huge project of urban restoration and renovation, restoring to the city an ancient source of pride: the area containing the Porto Antico (Old Port), the Acquario, and the museum-rich Strada Nuova. Today this area stands as a testimony to Genoa's lively renewal.

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Genoa's Cristoforo Colombo airport is located about 6 km from the city center. It is serviced by a number of airlines, with connections to many Italian cities and European capitals. The airport is connected to the city and train stations by the Volabus, with routes leaving every half-hour from piazza Verdi, in front of the Brignole station.

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• Port of Genoa

Genoa Boat Show is the most important exposition in the city: displayed on 290 thousand square meters are boats, accessories, instrumentation, clothing, and everything that makes the nautical world go 'round. More than 400 ships are displayed in the water, including many superyachts.

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Genoa is one of the oldest cities of art in Italy. Its main features include Piazza de Ferrari where the Opera and the Palace of the Doges are. There is also a house where Christopher Columbus is believed to have been born. One part of the old city, the Strada Nuova or the Via Garibaldi, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2006. Other landmarks of the city include St. Lawrence Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Lorenzo), the Old Harbor (Porto Antico), transformed into a mall by architect Renzo Piano, and the famous cemetery of Staglieno, renowned for its monuments and statues. The Museo d'Arte Orientale has one of the largest collections of Oriental art in Europe. Other than the old city sights, Genoa also has the second largest aquarium in the world which is located in the above-mentioned old harbor. The port of Genoa also contains an ancient lighthouse, called La Lanterna ("the lantern"). It is the oldest working lighthouse in the world, one of the five tallest ones, and the tallest brick one and it is Genoa's landmark.

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• Acquarium Genoa
• Museo d'Arte Orientale