Genoa

Where the past meets the present…

Genoa, as well as being full of mythical origins, has always been a crossroads of traffic and culture, between continental Europe and the Mediterranean, thanks to it natural position and the initiative of its inhabitants. The real essence of daily Genoese life, is not found in the rich palaces, but in the maze of alleyways of the historic centre. This is the place where Genoeses will stop for a chat, amidst the cries of street vendors and smells of coffee, fried food, perfumes and the unmistakeable smell of pesto, which is a typically Ligurian sauce. Thanks to the Genoa's Acquarium, the largest and most modern of its kind in Europe, the city is now a tourist destination. Wagner summed it up in 1853 when he wrote, I have never seen anything like Genoa! It is something indescribably beautiful, grandiose, distinctive! I really would not know how to begin to tell you the impression that it has made and continues to make on me.