genoa with kids

A Weekend in La Superba (Genoa) – Public Elevators and Funiculars

A fun and amusing way to explore Genoa is to ride the various public elevators or funiculars of the city. Breathtaking city views guaranteed! At a very reasonable price. Our first ride was on the Funicolare de S. Anna. Junior’s first-ever funicular ride – what a better place to do it than in Genoa! 🙂 Next, we opted to ride the Ascensore Castelletto, a public elevator. This one was located very near the funicular that we rode earlier.

A Weekend in (La Superba) Genoa – Old Port (Porto Antico) Area

A Trenitalia train transported us from Milano Centrale to Genoa (Principe) in about 2 hours. We passed picturesque locales and several tunnels on our way to La Superba. Our hotel, Hotel Vittoria & Orlandini, proved to be a good choice – great location, comfortable room, friendly personnel. The Old Port Area (Porto Antico) I LOVE ports. Period. 🙂 And therefore, the Porto Antico area of Genoa was the first place we visited.

A weekend in (La Superba) Genoa – I

A city referred to as La Superba. Home to the most delicious pesto… and amazing focaccia (oops, the goodies were GONE before I could take any pictures!). Said to be the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. Colorful houses in the hills… and public elevators as local transport! A beautiful old port… and one of the largest aquariums in Europe. Extremely narrow streets (caruggi)… and steep slopes. Made famous by Shakespeare. “What news from Genoa?