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How to See All of Genoa’s Highlights on a One-Day Walking Tour
08.01.2025 - 10:36 / matadornetwork.com / Christopher Columbus
Genoa tends to be a quick stop on people’s journey to visit the pretty, and very touristy, villages of the Ligurian Coast, including the ones that form Cinque Terre and Portofino. It’s the same for cruise travelers who often only have eight hours to visit the city before going back to their ship and sail to other destinations in the Mediterranean. While a few days on site would be best to explore the birthplace of Christopher Columbus in depth, luckily for those who aren’t afraid of walking a few miles, the highlights can be seen on foot in just a few hours, with enough time for a pesto tasting, a foccaccia lunch, and a chocolate treat.
To get to the town center from Genoa’s Cruise Terminal (Stazioni Marittime), you’ll have to walk for around 20 minutes along a busy, noisy, and, frankly, crummy road. The road is safe, but it certainly doesn’t make a charming introduction to what is otherwise a lovely city.
Once you’ve reached the city center, however, walking around Genoa is pleasant. The narrow and picturesque streets of the historic center are lined with independent businesses and mostly reserved for pedestrians. Even Via XX Settembre, the city’s main thoroughfare, and a busy street open to traffic, makes for a very nice stroll.
For the purpose of this walking tour, I used Genoa’s Cruise Terminal as the starting and ending point, but if you’re not a cruise traveler, you may pick up the tour at any point on this itinerary.
Photo: Angelo Cordeschi/Shutterstock
Porto Antico (the Old Port) is home to four main sights: the Genoa Aquarium, the Biosphere, the Neptune, and Palazzo San Giorgio. Only two of them are worth visiting.
While it is much praised, the Genoa Aquarium, one of the largest in Europe and the city’s number-one attraction, isn’t really worth your time and money. The infrastructure is very tired, the signage not kept up to date, and the animals look very much trapped in small tanks. The place has an air of sadness that we could all do without.
The Biosphere, part of the aquarium but requiring a separate ticket, is a disappointment, too. While the glass spherical exterior looks futuristic and appealing, inside the tropical bubble, there’s not much to write home about. It’s best seen from afar, which you can very much do from the quays of Porto Antico.
The Neptune, moored in Porto Antico, is a replica of a galleon that was built in 1985 for Roman Polanski’s movie Pirates. The ship is an impressive sight that deserves a stop and a few pictures. For $6.25 (€6) in cash, you can even hop on board.
Photo: Solarisys/Shutterstock
Less than five minutes on foot from the Neptune is Palazzo San Giorgio, easily recognizable thanks to its colorful frescoed exterior walls. While the initial structure dates back to
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