Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information and tickets for boat trips round the port and destinations further afield are
9.30am-6.30pm
Sep-Jun, 9am-8pm Jul & Aug)
beside the aquarium at the Porto Antico.
Whale Watch Liguria
(
www.whalewatchliguria.it
; tickets €33; 1.15pm Sat Apr-Oct)
These five-hour spring and sum-
mer tours are run in consultation with the WWF and include fascinating background on
the world's largest mammals provided by an onboard biologist.
WHALE-WATCHING TOUR
Genova Tours
(adult/reduced €14/7.50)
Runs three or four open-topped bus tours daily, with headphone com-
mentary in five languages. It's best to confirm the departure point for your specific trip;
tourist offices can provide departure details. Tickets are sold on the bus.
BUS TOUR
DON'T MISS
CORSO ITALIA
When you've had your fill of the rats and pungent alleys of the old city, decamp (as locals do) to the
oceanside promenade known as Corso Italia, which lies approximately 3km east of the city centre.
This broad 2.5km-long pavement is where Genovese Romeos pledge undying love to their Juliets, and
joggers justify last night's gelati. The beach here is pebble, but the Corso displays some lovely Liberty
facades and ends in unexpectedly cute
Boccadasse
, a once separate fishing village that appears like a
sawn-off part of Cinque Terre out of the surrounding urbanity.
Festivals & Events
Slow Fish
(
www.slowfish.it
)
Every odd-numbered year in early May, this festival celebrates sea-
food with a fish market and tastings. Affiliated with the Slow Food Movement, it also
runs free workshops focusing on water pollution, good fishing practices and aquaculture.
FOOD
Palio delle Quattro Antiche
Repubbliche Marinare
REGATTA
