Genovesato (Genoese area) - Turismo in Provincia di Genova

Boccadasse
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GENOVESATO
EMOTIONS BY THE SEA
The ancient city with an eye
on the sea
This city appears to desperately cling onto the steep hillsides of the great arc of coast which
stretches for almost 40km. From Pegli to its west and Nervi to its east Genoa’s tall, narrow,
brightly painted buildings huddled alongside grand frescoed palaces help evoke the intriguing
atmosphere of Genoa’s golden age as a powerful maritime Republic. Today, Genoa La Superba
has decided to renew its alliance with the sea by restoring and reopening the Porto Antico
(the city’s historic port) and waterfront. Genoa is also home to the magical underwater world
of the biggest aquarium in Europe and has renovated the legendary village of Boccadasse. It
has also worked extensively to restore Nervi to its former splendour of the belle époque,
which for its mild climate has always been hugely popular with Italian and foreign tourists,
however, this can be said of all of the panoramic villages of the Paradiso Gulf.
Ma se ghe pensu
This is the title of a song which
has become a symbol for the
Ligurian emigrants who
settled in Buenos Aires, in the
neighbourhood of Boca and
brightly painted their
Argentinean houses with left
over paint used for the ships.
In the street Calle Caminito
they still bake farinata,
or fainà (flat bread made with
chickpea flour) It’s here that
the supporters of the Boca
juniors meet up, a team which
still today bears the 'xeneize'
logo on its football shirts.
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