Shore Excursion: Genoa Uncovered Small Group Tour


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  • Shore Excursion: Genoa Uncovered Small Group Tour

Genoa, Italy

Trip Type:   Ports of Call Tours
Duration:  3 hours 30 minutes
Discover Genoa’s biggest highlights and attractions with a fascinating guided tour. Visit the city’s impressive palaces, enjoy the best views of the entire skyline and learn about Genoa’s history before exploring on your own.

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Discover Genoa’s biggest highlights and attractions with a fascinating guided tour. Visit the city’s impressive palaces, enjoy the best views of the entire skyline and learn about Genoa’s history before exploring on your own. Get your bearings and explore Genoa’s biggest highlights with a scenic drive around the city. Discover the strikingly different areas from the newly-renovated harbour, to the Old town, to themodern centre of shops and restaurants.

Embark on a walking tour with your guide, beginning at Castelletto Hill and venturing through the enchanting historic streets. Enjoy a spectacular view of the entire city of Genoa and then proceed by lift down into the city centre.

Follow a picturesque route along Via Garibaldi; a World Heritage Site since 2006. Impressive buildings, well known landmarks and elegant old residences line this street and photographers can find endless, artistic material.

Go inside the magnificent, red-stoned Palazzo Rosso for a guided tour of the beautiful art collection. One of the city's most important galleries, this elegant building contains impressive works of 17th and 18th century Genoese painters. Relax and reflect with refreshments before taking to the streets again on foot.

The striking white stone Palazzo Bianco is another beautiful building that’s embellished with manicured grounds, courtyards, terraces and works of Art by the great masters. Enjoy the interior of the palace and look out for the ruins of the Gothic-style church of San Francesco di Castelletto, located in the northern garden.

Marvel at one of the most opulent buildings in Genoa with a visit to the sumptuous Palazzo Doria-Tursi. The façade is notable for its use of multiple materials and colours and inside, beautiful tapestries, antiques, and ceramics are on display. Home to a famous violin belonging to Nicolò Paganini, this palace has also housed the town hall since 1848.

Enjoy a photo opportunity of the cathedral with its two guarding lion statues, and then make the most of some free time to explore independently before returning to the ship in port.




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