Enjoy an experience that will immerse you in the splendor of the Genoa of trade and maritime supremacy, accompanied by a guide who is an expert in its history.
Imagine the amazement of those who landed here after a long passage at sea. And who * like you * got lost among the “caruggi” or alleyways, admiring the Palazzo San Giorgio, the former customs house, the aristocratic residences in the street of Vico Indoratori and Piazza San Matteo, the home of the illustrious Doria family.
There's only one reason to stop for a while: to recharge your batteries with a typical Genoese breakfast of coffee and focaccia, as the locals did two centuries ago.
Now, prepare to be surprised: the guardian of the Barbarossa walls will open its doors just for you. You're walking right where the soldiers used to make their rounds, atop a wall that defended the city from the whims of a foreign despot. Who was it? The name of the walls holds the answer to your question!
And when you arrive at the cloister of Santa Maria del Castello, you'll discover that this is where the Genoese used to keep an eye on the port, or hide from their enemies.
Now, all that remains for you to do is to enjoy the silence of its cloisters, amidst the scents of its orange gardens, before bidding farewell to the Cathedral and the city center.