Metropolitan City of Genoa
Metropolitan City of Genoa, Administrative division in Liguria, Italy
The Metropolitan City of Genoa includes approximately 67 towns scattered between the Ligurian coast and the Apennine Mountains in northwestern Italy. The territory spreads across hilly and mountainous land with a web of villages, small cities, and Genoa's port serving as the main hub.
This administrative area was created in 2015 to replace the Province of Genoa and reorganize local governance. The region had a long past as an independent republic and trading power before this modern political restructuring.
The towns across this territory display different building styles and food traditions that reflect their separate medieval histories and local trades. You can taste this variety in regional dishes like focaccia and pesto, where recipes change noticeably from one area to the next.
The area connects well by rail, with Genoa as the main hub for trains to other Italian cities. In the hilly and mountainous parts, roads wind through terrain, so plan travel routes with flexibility in mind.
The area holds several marine reserves and regional parks along the coast and in the mountains. These wooded and sea spaces hold habitats that are harder to find elsewhere on the Mediterranean coast.
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Christ of the Abyss
22.2 km
Genoa-Saint George viaduct
3.8 km
Aquarium of Genoa
487 m
Boccadasse
4.1 km
Lighthouse of Genoa
2.3 km
Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno
2.5 km
Genoa Cathedral
394 m
Neptune
433 m
Genova Piazza Principe railway station
1.1 km
San Fruttuoso Abbey
22 km
Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli
167 m
Doge's Palace, Genoa
393 m
Palazzi dei Rolli
21 m
Casa di Niccolò Paganini
810 mDisastro di Molare
30.7 km
Opera Carlo Felice Genova
413 m
Royal Palace of Genoa
659 m
Castello Brown
25.5 km
Palazzo San Giorgio
359 m
Paraggi Castle
25 km
San Martino Polyclinic Hospital
3 km
Monte Penna
45.2 km
Nazario Sauro
707 m
Passeggiata di Nervi
9.6 km
Walls of Genoa
467 m
Strada sopraelevata di Genova
614 m
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Montallegro
26.1 km
Castello della Pietra
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