Genoa not to be missed

What it includes

Walk through the historic center with a private local tour guide visiting the following places:

Porto Antico and Caricamento square
Palazzo Saint George (first town hall since 1260) and XII century old Porticoes of Sottoripa
Banchi Square ()
the noble dwellings of Via Garbaldi, called “Palazzi dei Rolli”
Campetto and the noble “Imperiale” family palace
Piazza De Ferrari
House of Colombo and Porta Soprana
Il Gesù, the church of Jesuits (best Genoese Baroque decorations)
Palazzo Ducale, the XVI century Genoa’s Republic government siege
Cathedral

Hotel Pickup

It is possible to meet you directly at your accommodation in Genoa, if central.

Duration

Around 2.5 hours.

Cruises Walks, Cultural Walks, Family Walks

A path designed for those arriving for the first time in Genoa and desiring to see the most representative places and monuments of the city.

From Porto Antico, Caricamento square and the Saint George palace, through Piazza Banchi (the bankers famous first activity place in the world) and via San Luca, up to via Garibaldi and its noble dwellings called “Palazzi dei Rolli” (since 2006 UNESCO World Heritage Site). Then down among the ancient and recent shops of Soziglia, towards Campetto and the noble “Imperiale” family palace, and the Piazzetta dei Doria, with their private church. The central Piazza De Ferrari, the Porta Soprana, the House of Colombo, the Gesù church, Palazzo Ducale and finally the magnificent Cathedral.

My narration will make talk the stones of those ancient buildings that have fascinated generations of travelers. I will tell you not only about artistic currents or decorative details of buildings but also about the great history of the Queen of the Mediterranean, through the stories of its protagonists: merchants, ship-owners, pirates, notaries, artisans, and common people.

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WALKS & TALKS

My name is Marco, licensed tourist guide of Genoa. My passion is to organize conversations while walking in my city and its surroundings.

The travelers who choose my Walks&Talks are people who are not satisfied with generic tours or just being passive spectators of the wonders of a city, but love to understand the evolution of a complex and millenary city. They are curious tourists who love to ask questions and interact with those who are telling them about the city, in a mutual cultural exchange.

I like to illustrate the glorious history of Genoa through the incredible stories of wealthy merchants, bankers, nobles, I noticed together with those of simple craftsmen or poor people; people following me can fill immersed in a passion for the city that I’m carrying with me since I was a boy.

All the Walks&Talks that I propose are designed for small groups of people traveling together, so you will participate in a truly personalized private tour. They are also designed to take home not only an exchange of knowledge, curiosities, popular sayings, legends and mysteries, culinary traditions but also stimulating and fun conversations to understand linguistic expressions, gestures, common places and stereotypes.

A traveler returns home from Walks&Talks bringing in the heart glimpses of Genoa and breathtaking landscapes, from the patrician villas to the walls, from the port overlooking the sea, up to the panorama of Spianata Castelletto, which expands to the Maritime Alps and the Portofino promontory.

If you have read this description and found yourself in that traveler, itinerant conversations are for you.