Lighthouse of Genoa — Attraction in Genoa

So, you're enjoying your visit to the city center of Genoa and decide to take a stroll to the city's famous landmark.

You walk along the waterfront, underneath a highway. The first half of the trip is enjoyable, the last part you may see some shady people under the bridges and prefer to store away your camera. After some 30 minutes walking you arrive at the piers and there's a sign that points to a walkway that says 10 minutes to the Lanterna. It also shows visit rates (8 euro), but you assume it's for the inside (as with every other tower) and you only want to see it from the outside and take some pictures.

Just before the end of the way, there's a factory that looks abandoned with a junkyard, from which the Lanterna can be seen (along with the refuse, not a fancy view). But the path seems to go under a road and then you'd be able to see it in all its splendor! That's the moment you come across an outpost and a guy in uniform greets you with a metal scanner and gives you the hard news: you can go no further without paying.

YOU CANNOT GET TO THE SURROUNDINGS OF THE TOWER WITHOUT PAYING THE SAME FEE AS FOR THE WHOLE VISIT, AND THERE'S NO OTHER WAY OF SEEING IT NICELY.

I chose not to pay and turned around.

Here's the best view of the Lanterna the authorities allow us to get for free.

The lighthouse is a formidable symbol of the city, but the experience was really disappointing. I can't recall another monument as big as that being hidden from view...

Ma se ghe penso

O l'êa partîo sensa 'na palanca, l'êa zâ trent'anni, fòrse anche ciù. O l'aveiva lotòu pe mette i dinæ a-a banca e poèisene un giorno vegnî in zù e fâse a palasinn-a e o giardinetto, co-o ranpicante, co-a cantinn-a e o vin, a branda atacâ a-i èrboi, a ûzo létto, pe dâghe 'na schenâ séia e matin. Ma o figgio o ghe dixeiva: «No ghe pensâ a Zena, cöse ti ghe veu tornâ?!»

Ma se ghe penso alôa mi veddo o mâ, veddo i mæ monti, a ciassa da Nonçiâ, riveddo o Righi e me s'astrenze o cheu, veddo a lanterna, a cava, lazù o Meu... Riveddo a-a séia Zena iluminâ, veddo là a Fôxe e sento franze o mâ e alôa mi penso ancon de ritornâ a pösâ e òsse dôve ò mæ madonâ.

E l'êa pasòu do tenpo, fòrse tròppo, o figgio o l'inscisteiva: «Stemmo ben, dôve ti veu andâ, papà?.. pensiêmo dòppo, o viâgio, o mâ, t'ê vêgio, no conven!». «Oh no, oh no! me sento ancon in ganba, son stùffo e no ne pòsso pròpio ciû, son stanco de sentî señor caramba, mi véuggio ritornâmene ancon in zù... Ti t'ê nasciûo e t'æ parlòu spagnòllo, mi son nasciûo zeneize e... no me mòllo!».

Ma se ghe penso alôa mi veddo o mâ, veddo i mæ monti, a ciassa da Nonçiâ, riveddo o Righi e me s'astrenze o cheu, veddo a lanterna, a cava, lazù o Meu... Riveddo a-a séia Zena iluminâ, veddo là a Fôxe e sento franze o mâ e alôa mi penso ancon de ritornâ a pösâ e òsse dôve ò mæ madonâ.

E sensa tante cöse o l'é partîo e a Zena o gh'à formòu...

The lighthouse is nice, the view is breathtaking. You see the whole giant harbor of Genova, the amazing floating airport and the city. The museum is informative. It is open in awkward times, but nevermind. I have just 2 issues with the visit and 1 with the website: throughout all of the visit outdoors loudspeakers shout visit and covid informations in a monotone, militaristic fashion. It feels like a concentration camp. leaving all you baggage behind feels a lot pointless if it already has been searched and there is little to knock out with a backpack in the museum. Plus they insist on leaving even your CAMERA AND LENS CASE at the entrance. Nobody else does this. They say you have to go through the ferry terminal to reach the lighthouse. THAT IS COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY! The walkway from the ferry terminal parking lot was closed when we were there and it followed the street next to it anyway ultimately joining the Piazalle San Benigno. That piazalle is also a big parking lot where you can park for free, so when trying to visit by car, don't bother parking in some paid parking at Dinegro and walking 800m through smelly port, just park your car in Piazalle San Benigno, right next to the main entrance where...