Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk to Piazza Principe (6 minutes) and take the metro to De Ferrari.
08:50
Piazza De Ferrari and the San Lorenzo cathedral area, then the caruggi towards Via Garibaldi.
10:00
Musei di Strada Nuova on Via Garibaldi: Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco and Palazzo Tursi.
11:45
Lift up to Spianata Castelletto for the view over the port; your AMT ticket covers it.
12:30
Lunch in the old town: focaccia, farinata or the fried fish of the Sottoripa arcades.
13:30
Acquario di Genova at Porto Antico (allow two hours).
15:45
Walk back along the waterfront (about 20 minutes) or take the metro from San Giorgio to Principe.
- Latest you can leave Old town (caruggi)16:15
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Old town (caruggi)Walk, about 20 min16:15
- Aquarium / Porto AnticoWalk 20 min or metro San Giorgio–Principe16:15
- Santa Margherita (for Portofino)Train up to 1 h to Principe, then walk14:30
Where people get Genoa wrong
Attempting the Cinque Terre on a short call; the trains and crowds eat the day.
Built from our Genoa guide, checked against 20 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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