Porto antico, Historical seaport in central Genoa, Italy.
Porto Antico spans across the waterfront with multiple piers, docks, and a marina containing 320 boat berths ranging from 10 to 75 meters long.
The port area played a central role in Mediterranean trade during medieval times when the Republic of Genoa established itself as a maritime power.
The Galata Museo del Mare within Porto Antico contains three floors of maritime exhibits, including detailed displays about shipyards and naval commerce.
Visitors can access numerous restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues along the promenade, with regular boat trips departing for tours of the harbor.
The Port features a glass structure called Biosfera, designed by Renzo Piano, which houses tropical plants, butterflies, and iguanas in a controlled environment.
Location: Genoa
Part of: Port of Genoa
GPS coordinates: 44.41040,8.92420
Latest update: March 12, 2025 19:28
Liguria stretches as a narrow coastal strip between the Maritime Alps and the Apennines, combining maritime tradition with mountainous interior. Along the Riviera di Ponente in the west lie towns such as Dolceacqua with its medieval Doria Castle, the fortified town of Noli, and the Hanbury Botanical Gardens near La Mortola. The Riviera di Levante in the east features the Cinque Terre National Park with its coastal villages, Portofino with Castello Brown, and the Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante. Finalborgo preserves its medieval structure within the walls of Finale Ligure, while Vernazza with the Church of Santa Margherita d'Antiochia above the harbor belongs to the Cinque Terre. Inland valleys such as Valle Argentina lead to mountain villages that have maintained their historic architecture. Triora sits at 2,559 feet (780 meters) in the Ligurian Alps, Apricale displays stone alleys and vaulted passages, and Cervo perches above the coast between Imperia and Alassio. Bussana Vecchia was abandoned after an 1887 earthquake and later resettled by artists. Castelvecchio di Rocca Barbena clusters around a medieval fortress. The Grotte di Toirano and Borgio Verezzi Caves offer geological formations with stalactites and stalagmites. Montemarcello-Magra Regional Park extends between the coast at Montemarcello and the Magra Valley, while Palmaria Island lies off Portovenere with the Doria Tower. Genoa's Porto Antico connects the historic harbor with modern cultural facilities.
Genova offers numerous locations for photography, from the maritime port to hilltop viewpoints. The city features historical palaces along Via Garibaldi, the fishing village of Boccadasse, and the grand Piazza De Ferrari. Visitors can photograph medieval gates, Renaissance buildings, seaside promenades, and botanical gardens. The city's elevation changes provide multiple perspectives of the harbor and Mediterranean Sea.
Aquarium of Genoa
185 m
Neptune
237 m
Palazzo San Giorgio
356 m
Nazario Sauro
343 m
Walls of Genoa
370 m
The Biosphere
120 m
Grande Bigo of Genoa
259 m
Via del Campo 29 Rosso
397 m
Colonna infame (Genoa)
395 m
Entrepôts de coton
331 m
San Marco al Molo
379 m
Museo della Storia del Genoa
356 m
San Pancrazio
405 m
San Sisto
410 m
Santa Fede
393 m
Museo Emanuele Luzzati
274 m
Palazzo Durazzo-Cattaneo Adorno
368 m
Palazzo Lomellini-Serra
360 m
Palazzo Marc'Aurelio Rebuffo
399 m
Palazzo Pinelli-Parodi
388 m
Palazzo Adorno
424 m
Fondazione Genoa 1893
363 m
Palazzo Bartolomeo Invrea
357 m
Palazzo Pallavicini Fabiani
354 m
Palazzo Antonio Doria Invrea
394 m
Porta del Molo
273 m
National Museum of Antarctica - seat of Genoa
349 m
Monument to Raffaele Rubattino
359 mReviews
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