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Sleeping: La Lanterna Premio Paganini

The document provides information about various attractions and events in Genoa, including the historic lighthouse La Lanterna, which offers a museum and climbing experience. It also mentions the Premio Paganini violin competition and whale-watching tours, along with accommodations such as Hotel Cairoli and B&B Palazzo Morali. Additionally, it highlights the Corso Italia promenade, a popular spot for locals and tourists alike.

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Sleeping: La Lanterna Premio Paganini

The document provides information about various attractions and events in Genoa, including the historic lighthouse La Lanterna, which offers a museum and climbing experience. It also mentions the Premio Paganini violin competition and whale-watching tours, along with accommodations such as Hotel Cairoli and B&B Palazzo Morali. Additionally, it highlights the Corso Italia promenade, a popular spot for locals and tourists alike.

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12 daily) in the Valle Scrivia. Stazione Gen- dramatic race; the next will be held in Pisa
ova is 1.3km north of Stazione Brignole: it’s in 2017.
15 minutes by foot or you can catch bus 33.
Premio Paganini MUSIC
La Lanterna LIGHTHOUSE In homage to Genoese violinist Niccolò Pa-
(Via alla Lanterna; admission €6; h 10am-7pm Sat ganini (1782–1849), this is an international
& Sun) The port may have changed radically violin competition held in September. The
since its ‘90s rebirth, but its omnipresent next event is in 2014 and will be held in the
sentinel hasn’t moved an inch since 1543. Teatro Carlo Felice (p176).
Genoa’s emblematic lighthouse is one of the
world’s oldest and tallest – and it still works, 4 Sleeping
beaming its light over 50km to warn ships Dozens of hotels are spread round town.
and tankers. Visitors can climb 172 steps and The greatest concentration is near Stazione

Liguria , Piedmont & the Italian Rivier a Genoa


ponder exhibits in an adjacent museum of Principe, on and around Via Balbi.
lamps, lenses and related history.
La Lanterna is best accessed via a special oHotel Cairoli HOTEL €
800m walking trail that starts at the ferry (% 010 246 14 54; www.hotelcairoligenova.com;
terminal. It’s surrounded by a pleasant park. Via Cairoli 14/4; d/tr/qu €85/100/125; a i W )
Window-shoppers wouldn’t know it, but
T Tours Mondrian lurks three flights up in this Ge-
Information and tickets for boat trips round noese palazzo. Themed on various modern
the port and destinations further afield are artists, the rooms at the cleverly put-together
available from the ticket booths (Ponte Cairoli exhibit the personalities and works of
Spinola; h 9.30am-6.30pm Sep-Jun, 9am-8pm various famous artists. Add in a communal
Jul & Aug) beside the aquarium at the Porto library, chill-out area, internet room, fully
Antico. equipped gym, free newspapers, terrace and
informative maps on the wall and you have
Whale Watch Liguria WHALE-WATCHING TOUR five stars in a three-star wrapping.
(www.whalewatchliguria.it; tickets €33; h 1.15pm It’s multilingual and friendly, too.
Sat Apr-Oct) These five-hour spring and sum-
mer tours are run in consultation with the B&B Palazzo Morali B&B €

WWF and include fascinating background (% 010 246 70 27; www.palazzomorali.com; Piazza
della Raibetta; s/d €65/75; p a W ) Your instant

L i g uria
Tours
on the world’s largest mammals provided by
an onboard biologist. reaction on entering the rarefied world of
Palazzo Morali is ‘I’ve stumbled upon a se-
Genova Tours BUS TOUR cret Palazzo Rolli that Unesco forgot to list’.
(adult/reduced €14/7.50) Runs three or four When you come to your senses, you’ll realise
open-topped bus tours daily, with head-
phone commentary in five languages. It’s
best to confirm the departure point for your
specific trip; tourist offices can provide de- CORSO ITALIA
parture details. Tickets are sold on the bus.
When you’ve had your fill of the rats
z Festivals & Events and pungent alleys of the old city, de-
Slow Fish FOOD camp (as locals do) to the oceanside
(www.slowfish.it) S Every odd-numbered year promenade known as Corso Italia,
in early May, this festival celebrates seafood which lies approximately 3km east of
with a fish market and tastings. Affiliated the city centre. This broad 2.5km-long
with the Slow Food Movement, it also runs pavement is where Genovese Romeos
free workshops focusing on water pollution, pledge undying love to their Juliets, and
good fishing practices and aquaculture. joggers justify last night’s gelati. The
beach here is pebble, but the Corso
Palio delle Quattro Antiche ¨ displays some lovely Liberty facades
Repubbliche Marinare REGATTA and ends in unexpectedly cute Boc-
(Regatta of the Four Ancient Maritime Republics) In cadasse, a once separate fishing vil-
the Regatta of the Four Ancient Maritime lage that appears like a sawn-off part
Republics, the four historical maritime of Cinque Terre out of the surrounding
rivals – Pisa, Venice, Amalfi and Genoa – urbanity.
meet in June for a procession of boats and a

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