Guide · Italy

Genoa and the Ligurian Coast

Follow the Ligurian coast from Genoa’s old port and Rolli palaces to Vernazza, Portofino and the Abbey of San Fruttuoso.

4 days5 stopsModerate pace

The trip, in order

Follow the route day by day. Times and prices can change, so check official information before you travel.

Day 1

Port and old city

Genoa

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    Genoa Old Port

    Genoa’s Old Port opens the city directly onto its working maritime setting, with waterfront walks, museums and reused harbour structures. The modern Porto Antico redevelopment makes a practical starting point for understanding how trade and seafaring shaped the historic centre.

    Duration
    90 minutes suggested
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    Via Garibaldi and the Palazzi dei Rolli

    Via Garibaldi concentrates richly decorated Renaissance and Baroque palaces along one of Genoa’s most imposing historic streets. The Rolli system enrolled private residences to host visiting dignitaries, and several palace interiors and collections can now be visited.

    Duration
    90 minutes suggested
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Day 2

Cinque Terre

Vernazza

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    Vernazza, Cinque Terre

    The compact harbour settlement shows how Ligurian houses, terraced slopes, rail access and the sea are compressed into a steep coastal site. Vernazza developed through successive medieval, early modern and modern phases, and the historic centre still preserves parts of that layered street pattern and architectural fabric.

    Duration
    150 minutes suggested
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Day 3

Portofino peninsula

Portofino

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    Portofino

    Portofino is a historic urban or coastal place centred on Portofino, where streets, buildings and landscape can be read together rather than as a single monument. Portofino developed through successive medieval, early modern and modern phases, and the historic centre still preserves parts of that layered street pattern and architectural fabric.

    Duration
    150 minutes suggested
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Day 4

San Fruttuoso

Camogli

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    Abbey of San Fruttuoso

    Abbey of San Fruttuoso is a major religious monument in Camogli, valued for its architecture, art and place in the city’s historical development. The present religious complex in Camogli reflects multiple phases of construction, alteration and artistic patronage.

    Duration
    60 minutes suggested
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