THE BEST Sights and Attractions in Genoa

🏛️ Sights and Attractions in Genoa

• Genoa Old Town (UNESCO) — A UNESCO World Heritage old town of narrow caruggi alleys, medieval gates, and 100+ Rolli palaces, one of Europe's largest medieval centers.
• Palazzi dei Rolli — A UNESCO group of 100+ Renaissance and Baroque palaces built for the Republic of Genoa, with frescoed interiors and courtyards, several open to the public.
• Genoa Aquarium — Europe's largest aquarium, opened 1992 in the Porto Antico, with 70 tanks, 12,000 animals, and a biosphere dome with tropical birds.
• St. Lawrence Cathedral — A 12th-century Romanesque-Gothic cathedral with a 13th-century facade, the Chapel of St. John the Baptist, and a 9th-century treasury museum.
• Via Garibaldi — A 1556 UNESCO street of Renaissance Rolli palaces, including Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco, and Palazzo Doria Tursi, with art museums.
• Boccadasse — A 19th-century fishing village within Genoa, with pastel houses, a pebble beach, and waterfront gelato shops.
• Lighthouse of Genoa (Lanterna) — A 1543 lighthouse, the world's second tallest, with 375 steps to the top, a museum, and views of the port and the city.
• Galata Maritime Museum — A 2004 maritime museum in the Porto Antico, with 4 floors of Genoese maritime history, a submarine, and a 17th-century galley replica.
• Porto Antico — A revitalized old port by Renzo Piano, with the Aquarium, the Biosphere, the Bigo crane lift, and the Galata Maritime Museum.
• Palazzo Ducale — A 13th-century ducal palace in the old town, seat of the Genoese Republic, with state rooms, art exhibitions, and a courtyard café.