You can find information on booking group travel to Genoa on the group travel help page.
Interrail is an inexpensive and flexible way to travel to Genoa. Tip: Discover the city as part of an Interrail trip through Italy or across several countries – you’ll often travel cheaper than with Point-to-Point Tickets.
Present the ticket from your outward journey (no later than 36 hours after the arrival time in Genoa printed on the ticket) and you’ll receive a 15% discount on the entire Genova City Pass range.
All Genova City Pass products give you unlimited travel by public transport in Genoa (with the transport company ‘AMT Genova’). You can obtain the passes from the IAT Garibaldi tourist office on Via Garibaldi 12r in the heart of Genoa’s old town or from the IAT Porto Antico tourist office on Ponte Spinola by the old harbour.
More information on the Genova City Pass is available here:
No matter what you’re interested in, Genoa has just the right activity for you. Enjoy thematic city walking tours, art exhibitions spanning various eras and international sporting events. Whether spring, summer, autumn or winter, every season boasts its own unique charm and a variety of events. Discover events taking place throughout the year in Genoa.
Families rich in tradition characterised Genoa, and their palaces carry major names. These “palazzi” are still among the most visited attractions today in the capital of Liguria. Nowadays many of them are museums. Renaissance palaces worth seeing are the Palazzo Bianco, the Palazzo Rosso and the Palazzo Doria Tursi.
Nature in the heart of the city.
The Acquario di Genova near the harbour is already a beloved attraction, drawing thousands of visitors of all ages each year with its mix of entertainment, dissemination of knowledge and environmental education. In addition to the underwater world, Europe’s largest aquarium offers a hummingbird forest and biosphere, plus the nearby Galata Museum of the Sea.
Old Town as Unesco World Heritage.
The historic noble palaces on the Strade Nuove (Via Garibaldi, Via Balbi and Via Cairoli) not only number among the world’s most interesting architectural works but since 2006 have been on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Start your stroll through the historic centre here, the largest and best-preserved city centre in Europe after Venice, and take a guided tour to learn more about the charms of the magnificent palazzos.
Pesto and focaccia.
When you’re ready to take a break, let the delectable offerings of the numerous restaurants in the Old Town make your mouth water. Enjoy Liguria’s most famous dish, pesto alla genovese, made from basil, parmesan, pecorino, olive oil, garlic and pine nuts, or a still-warm piece of focaccia, a flatbread baked from flour, salt, yeast and olive oil.
