Excursions
Aquarium of Genoa
Genoa’s Aquarium, one of the largest and most modern marine parks in Europe and one of the most frequently visited tourist attractions of our country, houses fifty-nine tanks that reproduce evocative Mediterranean and oceanic habitats, as well as Polar and Tropical ones, so as to allow over 500 marine species to survive and reproduce. Extraordinary exhibits allow one to view the secret habits of dolphins, sharks, fish of all kinds, penguins, jellyfish, crocodiles, the mysterious, colorful inhabitants of the Caribbean and Red Sea coral reefs. Moreover, a raised walkway leads to the world of seals. Special attention has been paid to educational activities and guided tours are offered for all grade schools.
Genoa, historic center, museums and the city
Genoa, a chest of hidden treasures: the historic center with the characteristic “caruggi” (alleyways), the wonderful and original private residences of noble families of Genoa, today heritage of Unesco, the Strada Nuova museums with masterpieces' s five-seventeenth-century art (PP Rubens, A. Van Dyck, L. Cambiaso, Durer, Veronese, Guercino, Srozzi, Grechetto, Caravaggio and many others), churches, the ducal palace museum and historic building, the old port, the city of children, the medieval forts, the characteristic sea village of boccadasse etc.
The bay of Portofino
"And then, suddenly, you'll find a cove hidden among olive and brown. A small village, Portofino, spreads like a moon around this calm basin. Slowly cross the narrow passage connecting the sea to this magnificent port natural, and we go to the amphitheater of houses surrounded by a forest of a fresh and mighty green, and everything is reflected in the mirror of calm water, where several fishing boats seem to sleep. "
Guy de Maupassant 1889
Savona and Albissola
Savona, the old town, the characteristic alleyways, churches, arts and “farinata”; the Sistine Chapel; the important collection art of the Pinacoteca Civica (Hans Harp, Alexander Calder, Max Campigli, Giorgio De Chirico, Filippo De Pisis, Paul Delvaux, Jean Dubuffet, Lucio Fontana, René Magritte, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Man Ray and others); the marina and the medieval fortress of Priamar, the Marian shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, a sumptuous example of Baroque architecture and recent pilgrimage of Pope Benedict XVI. Albissola and artistic workshops, real triumph of ancient pottery and modern polychrome majolica.
Monaco and the Principality of Monaco - A day to visit and experience the center of the international jet set.
Toirano and Borgio Verezzi Caves:
Represent most important speleological and tourist itineraries in Italy, for their structure and the Bears cemetery with the tracks of ancient hunters of 12.000 years ago.
Park of Beigua:
The Park is a wide area amongst Genoa, Savona, Alessandria, rich of history, landscapes, vegetation, culture, entertainment occasions and sport. With 18.000 hectares of woods, prairies, rivers and mountains tops.
Museum of glass (Altare):
Collects more than 2000 pieces: artistic objects, tools and forms for glass manufacture.
Le Caravelle Waterpark
where water and sun are transformed into pure fun (open in summer).
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