Never been to Genova? Always thought, if any, it was an industrial town, ugly harbour, good enough to quickly hop on the ferry boat to Sardinia or Corsica? Ok, va bene, ciao ciao … but wait.
You know, Genova is not a love at first sight. Maybe it is one of the best hidden secrets in Italy. A long stretch of city behind the mountains and in front of the sea (don’t tell anybody, but after work, once it is warm enough, we use to stroll down for a swim … and a Spritz and …). There is an amazing historical center (the biggest in Europe, they say) where you get lost in the Medieval, red and yellow coloured houses crawling uphill from the old port (the biggest in Italy, they say). 2000 years of history of a harbour town that in the 16th century became one of the richest cities in the world – not kidding, you will believe it once you see the Palazzi dei Rolli that are part of the Unesco World Heritage. Coming to food, in Italy you have to talk about food of course, get some focaccia, all day long still warm directly from the oven, and the Pesto – guys, the Pesto from Genova! It is truly the best of the Universe – it was invented here! Anyway, come over, come down to the sea, let this old and a bit shabby town surprise you. See you for Sundown …
Sundown Blues 