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Genova (Genoa) is a city and the most important seaport in northern Italy and all the mediteranean sea, and the capital of the region of Liguria (Ligury). The city has a population of abt. 620,000 and the urban area has a population of abt 890,000. Was the city of the ancient Ligurians.
The flag of Genoa is the St. George's flag, a red cross on a lime white field, almost identical to the Flag of England. Probably the flag of Genoa was adopted by England and the City of London in 1190 so their ships entering the Mediterranean would benefit from the protection of the powerful Genovese fleet.
Genoa's history goes back to ancient times. The first historically known inhabitants of the area are the Ligures, an Italic tribe around 2500 bC.
In 1797, under pressure from Napoleon, Genoa became a French protectorate called the Ligurian Republic, which was annexed by France in 1805. This affair is commemorated in the famous first sentence of Tolstoy's War and Peace.
Highlights:
Palace of the Doges
Via Garibaldi
Palazzo Rosso Museum
Palazzo Bianco
Palazzo Grimaldi
Palazzo Reale
St. Lawrence Cathedral
The Old Harbor (Porto Antico)
Cemetery of Staglieno
Museo d'Arte Orientale (Oriental Art Museum)
The neighbourhood of Boccadasse
An ancient lighthouse called La Lanterna
The Acquarium (must see this)
The flag of Genoa is the St. George's flag, a red cross on a lime white field, almost identical to the Flag of England. Probably the flag of Genoa was adopted by England and the City of London in 1190 so their ships entering the Mediterranean would benefit from the protection of the powerful Genovese fleet.
Genoa's history goes back to ancient times. The first historically known inhabitants of the area are the Ligures, an Italic tribe around 2500 bC.
In 1797, under pressure from Napoleon, Genoa became a French protectorate called the Ligurian Republic, which was annexed by France in 1805. This affair is commemorated in the famous first sentence of Tolstoy's War and Peace.
Highlights:
Palace of the Doges
Via Garibaldi
Palazzo Rosso Museum
Palazzo Bianco
Palazzo Grimaldi
Palazzo Reale
St. Lawrence Cathedral
The Old Harbor (Porto Antico)
Cemetery of Staglieno
Museo d'Arte Orientale (Oriental Art Museum)
The neighbourhood of Boccadasse
An ancient lighthouse called La Lanterna
The Acquarium (must see this)
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Jul 02, 2008 – Jul 09, 2008
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After breakfast - i was paying for the night and asking if i could leave my luggage for some hrs cuz i was leaving for rome in the evening - and at the reception i spoke with the owner - which - as she read my name of from my ID - was a polish lady hahahaha and we were talking like two days in ital…
Apr 02, 2008 – Apr 07, 2008
Genoa, Italy -› Monaco -› …
Genoa is Italy's principal seaport and is located on the northwest coast of Italy in the region of Liguria, not far from the French border.
Genoa has an excellent train system and can be reached from Milan, Turin, La Spezia, Pisa, Rome, Monte Carlo, Monaco and Nice, France. The two…
Jul 31, 2005
Genova is a very nice city, it's funny to walk in the center, looking at the monuments, the shops, to smell the fragrance of the italian "focaccia" and at the same time to look at the beautiful colors of the sea and the "porto antico".The aquarium is really interesting, big and funny: I recommend y…
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