Genoa is the largest northern port of Italy and the center of the resort life of the Ligurian coast. Already from the X-XI centuries. The Republic of Genoa held in its hands the best sea routes of the Mediterranean, while pushing even the powerful Venice.
The famous Christopher Columbus, a navigator, explorer and discoverer of the American continent, was born in Genoa. His house can be seen with your own eyes on one of the city streets. The incomparable Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi spent a lot of time in the capital of Liguria. Once his operas made the local musical theater famous.
Genoa is a place where a good beach holiday can be combined with active excursions and long wellness walks in nature. You need to come to the Ligurian coast for the magnificent climate, ancient architecture and the unhurried passage of time.