Genoa, in the northwest of Italy, has many grand boulevards, some of them lined with palaces, shops, with lots of restaurants ranging from fine dining to fast foods. In the middle of some streets, we find monuments to historic heroes and piazzas with sparkling fountains.
We’ll show you, our choice is not one of those grand boulevards lined with majestic architecture, nice shops and fancy restaurants with museums inside baroque palaces, all of which are very nice and worth visiting. We’ve just seen highlights of the famous streets that are generally recommended and worth visiting.
But that pedestrian lane that I’m calling the best street is the focus of attention in our program.
00:00 intro
01:06 walking route on map
01:56 summary of walk
02:24 Cafeteria San Giorgio
02:45 walk begins on Via Luccoli
03:10 Salita di Portafico
03:22 side lanes map
03:38 Piazza Luccoli
03:49 Vico Superiore del Ferro
04:04 Piazzetta Chighizola
04:40 Vico della Casana
05:33 Piazza di Soziglia
06:13 Via dei Macelli di Soziglia
08:23 Piazza Campetto
09:11 Via degli Orefici
11:14 Via Banchi
11:36 Piazza Banchi
12:38 Via San Luca
13:10 Via Al Ponte Reale
13:24 Old Port
13:41 more Genoa highlights
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5 Comments
The USS Canberra CAG-2 was there several times in 1962 and 1963 when I was onboard. I stood shore patrol walking those streets. Although not real bad then, they look like they have been really cleaned up since then. They have more of a sparkle and allure.
Enjoyed The tour. Now Genoa is on my list. Thanks
As always excellent! Thanks for the effort.
Like how you made a large city into a smallish downtown. A good sense of neighborhood, too.
Good job.
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That's a nice route, but there are no good bakeries on it. Turn left at Piazza Bianchi and go to Focaccia e Dintorni for sweet and savory delights that are as good as it gets in Genoa… and I spent over a month there.