Genoa it’s not just Salami!

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October 11, 2024
Genoa it’s not just Salami!
Alessandria - drive to Genoa!
October 11, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Alessandria
First stop the Cittadella - which is abandoned and dilapidated.
On 10 March 1821, during the Piedmont insurrection, the blue, red and black tricolour of the Carbonari was raised on the Cittadella's bastions by Colonel Ansaldi. This was the first use of a tricolour flag in the history of Italy.[1]
The Cittadella has been Italy's tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2006

Piazza Della Liberta was next with city buildings, shops and cafes.

We got a cappuccino and sat in the Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi

Saw the cathedral, basilica and synagogue.

A little grocery shopping and we are off to Genoa!Read more
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Genoa Aibnb INFO
October 11, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Our Airbnb is a historical place. Villa Milgone is a XVI century villa in the suburb of San Fruttuoso. Its claim to fame is being the site where occupying German forces surrendered to the Italian partisans on 25 April 1945. At the time, the bishop of Genova was living here as a guest since his house was destroyed by bombing. That made the Villa a “neutral” location, further helped that it was literally next door to the German Nazi HQ (which is now a library and public park).
The owner of this AirBNB was a professor of International Relations and his father was a former ambassador for Italy to several countries.
The table where the treaty, complete with replica, was signed is in one of the 10 apartments in the building. 2 are on AirBNB, 7 are long term rentals and the last one needs renovations.
This is a lucky find for us. It’s quite spacious, quite old, and has a terrace where Daisy enjoys frolicking. The host is very knowledgeable about the property and happy to share.Read more
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Old town
October 12, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
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Genoa transportation
October 12, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
Genoa has an integrated transport system including buses, metro (subway), water taxi, cog rail, funiculars, and ascensores. A single ticket lets you ride any of these, but they are “free to residents” on the weekends. Hey, we live here this weekend!! (But we paid anyway).
The last 3 are special designs to go up steep hills or mountains, generally is ski or mountain areas but also in some urban areas with extreme hills, like Genoa.

Cog railway is a steep grade railway with a toothed rack rail, usually between the running rails. The trains are fitted with one or more cog wheels or pinions that mesh with this rack rail.

Funicular is characterized by two counterbalanced carriages (also called cars or trains) permanently attached to opposite ends of a haulage cable, which is looped over a pulley at the upper end of the track.

Finally the ascensore is basically an elevator, however the ones in Genoa will travel both vertically and horizontally. Imagine our surprise when we rode down, then saw rails coming out of a tunnel and our car started moving across them. Really interesting!!Read more
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Rainy day in Genoa
October 12, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
Woke up to the pitter patter of rain. So CJ did some work and Bill read and played games on his phone. After a lovely tuna salad lunch we decided to take the #18 bus to the port. We got off and walk through the Port of Genoa - first on a busy road then to a better walkway and finally the board walk area.
Lots of families out with the rain stopping and just tiny sprinkles here and there.
The Port of Genoa covers an area of about 700 hectares (1,700 acres) of land and 500 hectares (1,200 acres) on water, stretching for over 22 kilometres (14 mi) along the coastline, with 47 kilometres (29 mi) of maritime ways and 30 kilometres (19 mi) of operative
The Port of Genoa is one of the most important seaports in Italy. With a trade volume of 51.6 million tonnes, it is the busiest port of Italy after the port of Trieste by cargo tonnage
There are two major lighthouses: the historical Lanterna, 76 metres (249 feet) tall, and the small lighthouse of Punta Vagno, at the eastern entrance of the port.
There is a large Aquarium and a BIGO - a cylinder type ascensore panoramic thing that you can ride up to see the city.
We walked about 4 miles and took the bus back for dinner.
We are heading to Portofino tomorrow.Read more
Traveler How fun!
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Traveler ☠️ love it!
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Portofino and Camogli
October 14, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
We drive to Portofino first - it’s 40 minutes from Genoa. An easy drive minus the skinny twisting roads and other cars. Gorgeous! Amazing! A must see!
Portofino is a naturally protected port which has been used for over 1000 years. It protected the Ligurian region from various invaders until Napoleon came in the 1800s. In the mid 1900s it became a resort for the rich due to the difficulty getting to it. Castello Brown.Read more
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Funiculars and Acensors / Columbus House
October 15, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 66 °F
How does public transport work in a hilly area? Funicular, cog rails and ascensores! The funicular and cog rail are small trains made for steep hills. There are 5 different rails in Genoa, 2 go uphill over a mile with 600-800 feet of climb.
The ascensores are public elevators which go up 18-20 stories (60-80 meters) some will hold 12-18 people.
They are all used quite often and run on regular schedules. Really interesting ways to get around.
Prior to our transport options, we swung by the house where Christopher Columbus lived as a child. Small tourist attraction now. Next door are the ruins of a 13th century church and it’s close to the Soprano Port, one of the many ancients gates into the walled city.Read more
TravelerI just know I would have loved Italy!
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TravelerNext time!!!
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Traveler Cool! 🍄
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Trip end
October 16, 2024