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Live tours in Genoa

Explore Genoa, Italy, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Porto Antico, Aquarium of Genoa and Via Garibaldi on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

17 live tours From 15,00 €

Explore Genoa live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Caruggi (Centro Storico) is worth asking about: the medieval alley quarter at the city's core.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Porto Antico The old port redeveloped by architect Renzo Piano, who was born in the city.
  • Aquarium of Genoa The largest aquarium in Italy, built for the 1992 anniversary of Columbus's voyage.
  • Via Garibaldi A UNESCO-listed street lined with Renaissance and Baroque palaces built by the city's ruling families.
  • Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Bianco Two Via Garibaldi palaces, now art museums holding the Genoese noble families' collections.
  • Genoa Cathedral (San Lorenzo) A cathedral with a striped black-and-white marble facade, holding an unexploded naval shell from a 1941 bombardment on display inside.
  • Lanterna One of the oldest working lighthouses in the world, still guiding ships into the port.
  • Boccadasse A small fishing quarter within the city, with a pebble beach and colourful houses around a tiny harbour.
  • Caruggi One of the largest surviving medieval quarters in Europe, a dense maze of narrow alleys.

Neighbourhoods

  • Caruggi (Centro Storico) the medieval alley quarter at the city's core
  • Boccadasse a small fishing village quarter on the city's eastern edge
  • Castelletto a hillside residential quarter reached by a historic public lift

Food to know

  • Focaccia genovese
  • Pesto alla genovese
  • Farinata
  • Trofie al pesto
  • Cappon magro

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Good to know about Genoa

Do I need to be in Genoa to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Genoa, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.5 and 1.3 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer Italian and English; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.