Genoa

Genoa is an Italian city, capital of the metropolitan city of the same name and of the Liguria region. With 609,746 inhabitants, it is the sixth most populated city in the country and the third in northern Italy. Genoa has a rich history as a maritime power, a commercial port and a place for navigators and explorers, including Christopher Columbus. Genoa also has a great artistic and architectural heritage, which is reflected in its palaces, churches, museums and monuments, many of them declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. Among the places of interest that you can visit in Genoa are the Old Port, the Aquarium, the largest in Europe; the Biosphere, a glass sphere that houses a tropical ecosystem , the Bigo, a metal structure that offers a panoramic view of the city, the Cathedral of San Lorenzo, the Doge's Palace, the Prince's Palace, the Lanterna and the Carlo Felic Theater. If you like Italian pasta, you can't miss trying Genoese pesto, farinata, focaccia or canestrellli.