l mare non è un menù infinito Siamo abituati a ristoranti che promettono tutto, sempre. Come se il mare fosse un frigorifero pieno, pronto a ogni ora. Ma il mare non funziona così. Ci sono giorni in cui il mare è mosso. Giorni in cui non si esce in barca.

"Where should we take the kids to the beach?" It's the question we hear most often, as soon as someone arrives with beach sandals already packed. In this guide, you'll find our tips for the best beach with kids in Genoa, tested firsthand. We won't give you a list found online: we'll tell you about the places we recommend to our guests because we've seen them come back happy, parents included. Centro Surf Club, on Corso Italia The first name that comes to mind almost automatic

The Genoa Boat Show returns from October 1 to 6, 2026, in the Waterfront di Levante. Discover where to stay just steps from the Renzo Piano-designed spaces.

Stay at Acquario House, in the heart of the historic centre, just a few minutes' walk from the festival venues → In 2025, Lonely Planet included Genoa in its "Best in Travel" list as the only Italian city featured. That recognition sparked a bond that returns to Genoa every summer in festival form: UlisseFest, the travel festival created by Lonely Planet/EDT, now in its ninth edition. When it takes place and what it's about UlisseFest 2026 runs from 10 to 12 July, with this y

An authentic itinerary along the Riviera di Levante There are summer days when the sea in Genoa doesn't ask for permission. It just calls you. It happens in June, when the light lingers on building facades and the air already carries that faint saltiness that signals the full season ahead. On days like these, the idea of hopping on a ferry and heading east along the coast feels like the only sensible thing to do. I've known this route my whole life. At seventeen, my first rom

GENOA ON FOOT Genoa is a city you discover by walking. There is no shortage of walking routes: from the Expo area to the Nervi Promenade, from the Righi paths to the more linear coastal stretches. Everyone has a different character, a rhythm of their own. But there is one detail that really changes the experience: stay at a point from which you can leave the house and already be on the route. The Waterfront in Genoa is this. A new area, still partly in transformation, but alr

Discover three historic cafés in Genoa between chic breakfasts, afternoon teas and elegant aperitifs in the Caruggi. Genoa has a rare talent: mixing the popular soul of its caruggi with a refinement that appears suddenly, almost by magic. You walk through fry shops that smell of hot farinata and, around the corner, you find yourself in a 19th-century hall where time seems to have stood still, among hand-polished wood paneling and decorated porcelain. It is this play of contr