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Molly A. Tanış's avatar

I’ve only been to Genoa on short trips, but it is one of my favorite cities in Italy, thanks for the nice photos too!

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Livia Hengel's avatar

It’s such a surprising place!! Thank you :)

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Marco & Sabrina's avatar

Strong reminders of the port city of Ermoupoli on the Cyclades island of Syros- a similarly underrated, once massively wealthy port city (40% of Greece's GDP in its 1870s heyday) and best of all hardly visited.

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Livia Hengel's avatar

Thanks for your comment!! I'm putting Ermoupoli on my list right away, it sounds right up my alley :)

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Marco & Sabrina's avatar

We wrote about it a while back if you’d like a primer, Livia

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Katie McKnoulty's avatar

Also LOVED genova when I visited for a job! Magical truly ❤️ thanks for this guide.

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Bob's avatar

Another great piece. Thank you Silvia. A great destination and your description is superb.

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Saghar Setareh's avatar

Absolutely wonderful! Thank you for sharing this. I’m saving it for a trip I should plan soon. It was one of the options for my birthday, but I don’t like being by the sea in early April, always too windy.

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Livia Hengel's avatar

Thank you, you'll love it!! And it was quite windy even in May but should be lovely in the next few months. Also the seaside towns — I loved Nervi and you can hop on Genova's local buses to arrive. The best €2 day trip!

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Awakened Voyages's avatar

This is such a comprehensive guide and I love your photos!

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Livia Hengel's avatar

Thank you so much!!

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Asia Dawn's avatar

I was just in Genova and agree 100%! Those little day trips sure are special. I love walking the promenade to get to Boccadasse & entering down that steep narrow walkway. It gets me every time.

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Livia Hengel's avatar

Oh amazing!! Yes! Such an underrated place.. maybe we cross paths, I was there over the weekend of May 16th :)

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Asia Dawn's avatar

Ah I was there the following weekend! Almost :)

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Richard Philion's avatar

Great guide! Your photos are gorgeous.

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Livia Hengel's avatar

Thank you so much!

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Marissa Klurstein's avatar

Stupenda!!!

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Marissa Cortes's avatar

Thank you for this great guide! It makes me excited to discover Genova, also for the first time, this summer!

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Livia Hengel's avatar

Thank you and enjoy your trip! Genova is a really interesting place :)

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