From the old port, with the memories of the first harbor companies, the warehouses and the former merchants houses, we reach the new port, still the engine of the local economy today.
We see it close up and from a distance, the ships, the port operations, the piers, the men who work there. Afterwards we visit the Lanterna complex ( lighthouse) where the upper panoramic balcony of the tower offers you the best and total view of the city and the gulf.
This tour is offered in Italian only.

HIGHLIGHTS
–The old port, discover when and how everything began, experience years of history under the pavement beaten by today’s tourists
–The new port, still today the engine of the local economy, see it live, up close and in an easy way. The ships, the operations on the piers, the men who work there
–The lighthouse: our witness, our oldest symbol, watching and warning of the presence of the port since the 12th century, is one of the tallest and oldest still in use. Reach it by a walking route dense in history, following the traces of the 17th century walls and enter the Savoy’s fortress at its base.
-Test yourself with the 172 steps to reach the terrace of the lighthouse, for a breathtaking view over the city and the entire gulf.
In cooperation with:
Lanterna di Genova website

HIGHLIGHTS
–Genoa farewell: Re-live the years of the forefathers, visit the city and its attraction with particular attention to the period of emigration.
–A time travel: The places, the piers and the stories, in the memory of those who set sail from Genoa to look for fortune overseas.
-Visit the Italian emigration section of an interactive museum, where you could happen to find your surname in the computer, searching in the passengers list (a search can be done to look for traces of your surname in the available computers). Discover the story of the museum‘s building and its former use as an Arsenal of the Republic.

– One of the most famous monumental cemeteries in Europe, an important artistic and historic heritage of Genoa.
Here the sculpture is the true protagonist of the complex, showing you the evolution of the Italian art between 1800 e 1900, from neoclassicism to realism through symbolism and art nouveau. Angels, females figures, children, flowers: its grave decorations have been reproduced all over the world.
– The most important testimonial of the western society of the periods and in specific the testimonial of the growing city of Genoa , at the time, a leading trade and industrial city in Europe. That’s why it is also a catalogue of fashion , furniture and behaviors and customs of the society of the period.
– The place impressed many illustrious visitors such as Twain , Nietzsche, Maupassant, Waugh as you will be. More than 100 thousands graves and 300 chapels : some many! Your private tour will offer you a selection of not-to be-missed masterpieces among a thousand ones spread in 33 hectars.

HIGHLIGHTS
– Discover the relationship of the Romantic virtuoso in the land of his birth, his early stages and his human side
– How the gambler’s son in a city affected by cholera became the music star of the European theatres
– The prison after the “affair with a minor” trial and the Opera House where he stood as a director candidate…
– Admire his violin from closer, the beloved ”Cannone” left to perpetuity as his last will..
-For the guests on this tour a special suggestion: a classical music concert by violin based on Paganini’s music and in a special location can be offered by our partners.

HIGHLIGHTS
-Do you know that the Maestro Giuseppe Verdi spent 30 winters in Genova? That he wrote many operas here facing the sea? Where he bought his biscuits or his books? What about the long gone “Caffé Concordia” where he used to sip chocolate? And the pastry shop where a special croissant healed him after his opera “Falstaff” flopped ?