The picturesque city of Genoa

In the continuation of the journey along the Ligurian coast, today I will tell you about the capital of the Italian coast of Liguria - the city of Genoa.

The name of Genoa is associated with the Two-faced Janus, which Italians claim reflects the dual nature of the city: on one side Genoa looks at the sea, and on the other it is surrounded by overhanging mountains.

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This amazing city with a glorious history, fascinating legends and interesting sights. Here is the biggest historical center of Italy. However, there was very little time, and it was not possible to see everything, so we decided to make a two-hour bus tour around the city.

The people on the bus were few, so the pictures were clear. Genoa is surrounded by numerous historical buildings and monuments. I really liked the neo-classical theater Carlo Felice, and the Ligurian Academy of Fine Arts, you could spend all day here, but time limited us. We also wanted to look for a house in which the great seafarer Christopher Columbus was born. The girlfriend told me that he is not far from the old gallery of Sant Andrea.

I remember the Ferrari Square, beautiful and very popular in Genoa. In the center of the square is an amazing fountain, and nearby it was possible to find a monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi, and the palace of Duke Galliera.

Walking through the streets of the city, I advise you to go to the cafe you like and try a Genoese cake called focaccio. Basically it is sweet, but also served with various sauces, vegetables or simply with aromatic Italian herbs: basil, rosemary, marjoram or thyme.

The port was found a copy of the Spanish galleon of the XVII century, which was built in 1985 for the filming of the film Polanski "Pirates." And now the ship is used as a "tourist lure", you can even climb aboard and wander around the deck, watch guns and much more.

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The names of some streets of Genoa tell you about their past, I remember the street of jewelers (via degli Orifici), and a small book lane (vico dei Librai).

Everyone wanted to find a cicada lane or a lane of eloquence, but without the knowledge of the language it was difficult, but accidentally stumbled upon a lane of perfect love (vico dell'Amor Perfetto). Grieved only that in Genoa you can not swim, the sea is polluted, you could go to the eastern outskirts, but we did not have time.