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At Christopher Columbus's home – Genoa

VIviaggiatrice83 ·36 photographs ·15 Oct 2006 – 15 Oct 2006 ·1 days
Where
Genoa · LIGURIA
When
15 Oct 2006 – 15 Oct 2006
1 days · trip of 2006
Who
Viaggiatrice83 · @viaggiatrice83 ·
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The story

Knowing about the Boat Show, we decide to spend a lovely day in Genoa (luckily with the sun warming us.) A pity that parking is particularly impossible at 11.30, so after a good 2 hours we decide to return to the Porto Antico and spend the afternoon at the Genoa Aquarium + Bigo, a splendid panoramic lift 40 metres high.

Transformed by Renzo Piano into the architectural symbol of Genoa's Porto Antico, to offer a breathtaking panorama of the city.

Going up in this panoramic lift you see all the beauty of Genoa in 360 degrees.

The little Pippo train couldn't be missing, to admire in just 45 minutes the beauty and the history of Genoa. Half a day is just enough to promise ourselves that we'll come back!

The journey's photographs

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Old Port -New PortGenoa AquariumNeptune statue with trident on a galleon's bow at Genoa harborJellyfish -Genoa Aquariumreplica of JellyfishScorpionfish and groupers swim among algae-covered rocks in aquariumdolphinGray fish swim in a tank with rocks and driftwood under green lightWhite and pink sea anemones among rocks and gravel in blue aquarium lightSea turtle swimming in an aquarium tank, green water and rocksStingrays swimming in a shallow green pool, light reflecting on waterA green iguana resting on a gray rock among vegetationDolphin swimming in blue-green water, snout and fins clearly visibleYellow tang swims beside a black sea urchin in an aquariumClownfish swimming among glowing sea anemones in a marine aquariumHouse of Christopher ColumbusPiazza de Ferrari in Genoa, marble fountains among historic buildingsThe large fountain of Piazza De Ferrari in Genoa under the sunpanoramaNeoclassical facade of Genoa Piazza Principe station with statues and clockpalace of the pRINCEOrnate stone liberty-style building with statues and dome, GenoaMarble monument to Christopher Columbus crowned by statue, wreaths at its baseThe LEGENDARY Pippo little trainPalazzo San Giorgio in Genoa, frescoed facade above the old portGenoa old port: white ship moored, palm trees and colorful houses on the hillTall white steel masts rise from Genoa's old harborSmiling couple on the ferry, Naples harbor and buildings behind themGenoa old harbor with boats, brick warehouses and cruise shipsSailboats moored at Genoa's Porto Antico, buildings and cranes in the backgroundThe Bigo by Renzo Piano with its white masts at Genoa's Porto AnticoSeagulls flying among sailboat masts in Ancona harborSmiling couple near the Bigo, Genoa's Porto Antico harborOld iron crane at Genoa port, blue sky and hills behindBlue and clownfish swim among yellow anemones and corals in aquarium

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