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Arrival Plane
The Genoa International Airport Aeroporto Internazionale di Genova Cristoforo Colombo, located six kilometres west of the city centre near the town of Sestri Ponente provides service to Genoa. Airlines include, Air Dolomiti, Air France, Air One, Albatross Airways,Club Air, Lufthansa, Ryan Air and Transavia. Volabus runs from the airport to Stazione Brignole train station, east of the centre. The bus also makes a stop at Piazza Acquaverde (Stazione Principe), the harbour train station. Tickets can be bought on the bus.
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Train
Genoa has good rail connections to the rest of Italy. It lies only 1 hour, 30 minutes from Milan; 3 hours from Florence; and 1 hour, 30 minutes from the French border. Genoa has two major train stations: Stazione Principe and Stazione Brignole.
Car
The autostrada A12 southeast from Genoa links up with the autostrada network for all northern and southern destinations; Rome is a six-hour drive from Genoa. From Milan, Genoa is 150kms or roughly two hours to the south. Nice is 2 hours, 30 minutes through tunnels west on the A10.
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Bus
The main bus station in Genoa is at Piazza Principe. Several bus lines provide connections between the city and towns along the Ligurian coast, along the French Riviera, and elsewhere in Italy. Diana Tours operates a bus service between Nice’s airport (France) and Genoa.
Sea
Grimaldi Lines has overnight ferries similar to cruise ships. From Barcelona, the ferry takes 18 hours, while the ferry from Palermo in Sicily takes 20 hours. Tirrenia Navigazione ferries leave from various ports around the Mediterranean. The most popular route is a 13-hour trip via Sardinia.
History and Culture
In the 10th century A.D. it was an independent republic, which in 1284, after almost 200 years of war, finally defeated its most dangerous competitor, Pisa, in the naval battle of Meloria. In the 14th century the Genoese fought with Venice for control of the trade with the East, but were decisively defeated at Chioggia in 1381. During this period the town was torn by internal disputes and fell into the hands of foreign masters. The independence of the republic was restored by Admiral Andrea Doria (1466-1560) in 1528, but Genoa's power was now in decline. In 1684 the town was bombarded by a French fleet, and in 1746 it was occupied for some months by Austrian troops.
Following foreign invasion, in 1768 the Banco di San Giorgio was forced to sell the Genoese colony of Corsica to the French, and a century later, the city became a hotbed of radicalism: Mazzini , one of the main protagonists of the Risorgimento, was born here, and in 1860 Garibaldi set sail for Sicily with over a thousand volunteers from the city's harbour. This is called the departure of the thousands and a monument is set on the rock where the group departed from. Around the same time, Italy's industrial revolution began in Genoa, with steelworks and shipyards spreading along the coast. These suffered heavy bombing in World War II, and the subsequent economic decline hobbled Genoa for decades.
Things started to look up in the 1990s. State funding to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus's 1492 voyage paid to renovate some of the city's late-Renaissance palaces and the old port area, with Genoa's most famous son of modern times, Renzo Piano (best known as the co-designer of Paris's Pompidou Centre), taking a leading role. The city was the focus of world attention for the G8 summit in July 2001 an event which marked a L90 billion programme to prepare for a well-earned role as European Capital of Culture in 2004.
Churches and Museums
The church is near the ruined city gate which shares its name, at the site of the old grain market. The main entrance to the city was here in the ninth century. What is most interesing about this church is that is was built on a terrace that is above a row of shops. Using bonds, the Genovese built these shops, so that the very expensive rent from them might help pay for the cost of building the church. It was built according to the plans of B. Cantone, G. Ponzello and il Vannone. Work was finished in the second half of the sixteenth century. Il Vannone was also the architect of the Loggia for the Merchants or the bankers. The church also was given the name “S.Maria Immacolata”, thanking the Madonna for the end of a plague. In front of the church there is a beautiful flight of steps. The church itself has a central plan with a large octagonal cupola and four spires, one of which is missing. It is a copy of Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Carignano. The outside of the church is decorated with frescoes from the seventeenth century which have been recently restored. Inside, there are precious stuccoes and frescoes by M. Sparzo, A. Semino, A. Ansaldo and P.G. Piola.
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
From Piazza Matteotti the busy Via San Lorenzo runs northwest to the harbor. Immediately on the right is the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, originally a Romanesque pillared basilica (1100-1160), remodeled in Gothic style in 1307-12 and crowned with a Renaissance dome by Galeazzo Alessi in 1557. It contains fine pictures and sculpture. In the north aisle is the large Cappella San Giovanni Battista (1450-65), the earliest example of Renaissance architecture in Genoa. Under the cathedral lies the Treasury.
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Chiesa di San Matteo
The gothic, private church of the Doria family. The descriptions of the victories of the family are sculpted in the facade. Inside, the church has a fully different appearance: the precious decoration was done in the sixteenth century. To the left of the church there is a charming cloister of the fourteeth century.
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Archivio Storico della Pubblicità
Located within the Palazzo Doria Pamphily “del Principe”, this collection houses sketches, posters and other material from the second half of the nineteenth century till today, as well as various tools used in the advertising sector, radio and television. From headed paper to posters, and from the carousel to video clips.
Galleria Nazionale (National Gallery)
Southwest of the church, in the Palazzo Spinola, is the National Gallery (Galleria Nazionale), with works by Antonello da Messina, Anthonis van Dyck, etc. as well as valuable sculpture and a triptych by Joos van Cleve (1485).
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Museo Nazionale dell'Antartide (National Antarctic Museum)
Set off on a fascinating voyage towards the ice continent. An adventure to discover the Italian bases in the Antarctic and the most spectacular polar scenarios through films, reconstructions and scientific exhibits. A cutting edge, interactive set up allows the visitor to discover the last, still uncontaminated continent and to follow the scientific activities of the Italian researchers working in the Antarctic, the immense natural laboratory ideal for studying environmental and climatic problems.
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Chiesa del Gesù (Jesus Church)
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Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano
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Chiesa di Santa Maria di Castello
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Museum of the Sea(Galata-Museo del Mare)
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Galleria di Palazzo Reale (Royal Palace Gallery)
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Museo Luzzati (Luzzati Museum)
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Museo d'Arte Orientale (Museum of Oriental Art)
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Museo del Risorgimento (Risorgimento Museum)
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Museo dell'Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti (Museum of the Ligustica Academy of Fine Arts)
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Historical Buildings and Monuments
Strada Nuova or the Via Garibaldi, is inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2006. This district was designed in the mid-16th century to accommodate Mannerist palaces of the city's most eminent families, including Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Blanco, Palazzo Grimaldi and Palazzo Reale. The famous art college, Musei di Strada Nuova and the Palazzo del Principe are also located on this street.
Teatro Carlo Felice
On the northeast side of the Piazza De Ferrari in Genoa is the Neo-Classical Teatro Carlo Felice (1828), one of the largest opera-houses in Italy (burned down during the Second World War and re-opened in 1991; guided tours). In front of the opera-house stands an equestrian statue of Garibaldi (1893).
Palazzo Ducale o Palacio Ducal de Génova (Doge's Palace)
On the north side of the square is the former Doge's Palace (Palacio Ducale), a group of buildings dating from the 13th century. It has been converted into an exhibition and function center and opened in 1992. The frescoes by Carlone and Tiepolo have been restored.
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Castello d'Albertis (Albertis Castle)
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Magazzini del Cotone
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Palazzo Bianco (White Palace)
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Palazzo Doria Tursi (Doria Tursi Palace)
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Palazzo Rosso (Red Palace)
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Palazzo San Giorgio (Palace of St. George)
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Palazzo della Borsa (Palace of Exchange)
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Places of Interest
The hub of Genoa is the Piazza De Ferrari, surrounded by public buildings, banks and the offices of the big shipping lines, and with the busiest streets in Genoa radiating from it in all directions.
Acquario di Genova (Aquarium of Genoa)
Genoa Aquarium is the biggest in Europe and one of the most important worldwide, and with one and a half million visitors each year it is one of Europe's leading cultural attractions. The Aquarium's 59 tanks reproduce marine and terrestrial habitats from throughout the world and provide a home for more than 500 animals belonging to 500 different species. While it is first and foremost a tourist attraction, the Aquarium also has a mission to increase public awareness of environmental problems.
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Biosfera
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Casa di Cristoforo Colombo
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Città dei Bambini
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Club Alpino Italiano
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La Lanterna (Lighthouse)
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Piazza San Matteo
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Porta Soprana
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Events
A month of concerts and theatrical performances in the Arena del Mare (Sea arena), a space equipped for the occasion, capable of holding 1,500 seated spectators.
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