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Genoa

Description: Ancient (Latin) Genua, city and Mediterranean seaport in northwestern Italy. It is the capital of Genova provincia and ... more

Genoa ... of Liguria regione and is the centre of the Italian Riviera. Genoa (Genova in Italian - Zena in Genoese) The city has a population of ca. 620,000 and the urban area has a population of ca. 890,000. Genua was a city of the ancient Ligurians. Its name is probably Ligurian, meaning "knee" (from Proto-Indo-European *genu 'knee'), i.e. "angle", from its geographical position, thus akin to the name of Geneva.

Newest Review: ... when it comes to stopping for people, the southerners are quite the opposite) Genoa certainly seemed like a place of many ethnicities, particularly having come from Austria, Poland and Lithuania prior to that, it is Italy's major sea port, it's noisy, brash and busy. Comparing it to other Italian cities, it really comes across as rather industrial but it is saved by its pleasant centre which ... more

... is relatively close to the train station, the numero uno destinatione being the medieval gates. There are plenty of photo opportunities in this area with Piazza Del Ferrari, Via XX Setembre and Genoa Cathedral all being available to take up space...more

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Genoa: A busy port city with a nice centre (445 words)
by - written on 05/08/09 (Very useful, 28 readings)
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I initially arrived in Genoa at night, I was in the process of hitchhiking from Lithuania to as far south as possible and somehow found myself in Genoa, one night. The ride down over the mountainous road from Milan on the A7 was absolutely gorgeous. Like many Italian big cities there are numerous call centre and internet places used by Africans and Asians to call back home to their relative back homes, one of these proved to be my saviour because I was able to log in and hunt out a cheap place to stay. Genoa's quite a big city and it didn't seem like camping was an option in November (and more importantly without a tent), unfortunately it's not big ... Read the complete review