About this experience
Colorful, with narrow streets and tight passages, former once greatest maritime power welcomes you to Genoa! The capital of Liguria has the largest historical center in Europe, and on this tour you will see its main gems. You will visit the Palace of St. George, adorned with lavish frescoes, and the cathedral, which took three centuries to build. Soprano Gates - former city entrance - and the house of the outstanding Genoese Columbus. I will tell you not only about the great times in Genoa's history, but also share unique facts, extraordinary cases, and legends.
Let me introduce you to one of the largest medieval centers in Europe: narrow streets and small squares, tight staircases, and a millennia-old history of the great maritime power bearing the title La Superba. I will tell you all the most interesting things: ancient legends and criminal chronicles of the past, love stories from the nobility's life, and other fascinating stories that you won't even read in the most detailed tourist guide!
During the walk, you will see:
- Caricamento Square;
- St. George's Palace;
- Cathedral of St. Lawrence;
- Churches of St. Matthew and St. Mary 'of the Vineyards';
- Soprano Gates;
- Part of the Barbarossa wall;
- Christopher Columbus' house;
- Red and White Palaces;
- Tursi Palace;
- and much more!
The route will be interesting for children (from 6 years old), teenagers, and adults.
"... It was difficult to express the feeling that embraced him at the sight of the first Italian city - it was the magnificent Genoa. Her colorful bell towers, striped churches of white and black marble, and the whole multitoried amphitheater of hers stood out above her. This playing diversity of houses, churches, and palaces on the thin sky air, shining with an incomprehensible blueness, was unique. Descending to the shore, he suddenly found himself in these dark, wonderful, narrow, paved streets, with a narrow strip of blue sky at the top. He was struck by this crampedness between houses, tall, huge, the absence of carriage noise, triangular small squares and between them, like narrow corridors, winding lines of streets filled with benches of Genoese silversmiths and goldsmiths… he carried away Genoa as a beautiful station: in it he took the first kiss of Italy..."
(N. Gogol, "Rome")
All photos for the tour are original, from the personal archive. Use of photos without the author's written permission is prohibited (c) 2014.
