🇮🇹 Genoa Travel Guide | A Pastel-Colored Seaside Gem! 🌊

📖 Did You Know? ▪️ Birthplace of Christopher Columbus 🧭 ▪️ Home to Italy’s busiest port & the tallest Mediterranean lighthouse – Lanterna di Genova (€8 to climb for epic views!) 🗼 📍 Where is Genoa? ▪️ Nestled on the Ligurian Coast, just 2hrs from Milan/Florence, 4-5hrs from Venice/Rome. ▪️ Main station: Genova Piazza Principe 🚉 💐 Top Things to Do: 🌊 Old Port (Porto Antico): ▪️ Historic docks + Renzo Piano’s futuristic designs 🚢 ▪️ Try focaccia at Antico Friggitoria Carega! 🏛️ Genoa Cathedral (San Lorenzo): ▪️ Black & white stripes + a "Holy Grail" in its treasury! ⛪ 🍝 Foodie Musts: ▪️ Trofie al Pesto (Genoa invented pesto!) 🌿 ▪️ Farinata (chickpea pancake) @ Antica Sciamadda ▪️ Seafood spaghetti by the harbor 🦐 🏰 Palazzo Reale: ▪️ 17th-century palace with gilded halls & sea-view gardens 👑 🏖️ Beach Escapes: ▪️ Boccadasse (mini Cinque Terre) 🌈 ▪️ Nervi’s cliffside walk (2km of ocean vistas!) 🚶 Wander the "Caruggi": ▪️ Get lost in Europe’s largest medieval alley network – every corner hides a café or vintage shop! 📸 P.S. Need a Photographer? ▪️ Milan/Genoa/Rome shoots available! 🎓 ▪️ Natural poses • No awkwardness • Fast edits ▪️ DM for graduation/event/travel photos! #Genoa #ItalyHiddenGems #LiguriaTravel