Discover Genoa

Immersed in history and surrounded by art, Hotel Cairoli is the perfect starting point for discovering Genoa. From here there are an incredible variety of possibilities. We have created two itineraries to facilitate the discovery of the city. The first is more touristic and will take you straight to the ancient port of Genoa, home to many tourist attractions, among which the most important is the aquarium. The second, more artistic, offers tourists the opportunity to cross the streets bordered by the ancient Genoese buildings where prestigious art collections are kept, then passing through the Palazzo Ducale to the historic cathedral of San Lorenzo. Finally you will arrive at the Port by connecting to the first itinerary.

Tourist Itinerary

As soon as you leave the hotel, go left until you reach the crossroads with Via Bensa. Follow it all to get to a roundabout from which turning left after a few meters you will end up at the Ancient Port of Genoa.
Here, real wonders await for young and adults. From the innovative Museum of the Sea near which you can visit an authentic submarine passing through the Biosphere, the huge glass bubble of Renzo Piano that houses a portion of tropical rainforest, up to the tip of the diamond, as well as the pride of the city, the largest aquarium in Europe. Once you finish this path magic doesn't end there. In fact, the City of Children overlooking the port will be an inevitable stop to spend hours of fun in recreational activities for your children.
For lovers of breathtaking panoramas, the Bigo, the panoramic lift, is the dulcis in fundo of a day full of emotions in the historic Maritime Republic.
Below you will find the links that will take you back to the sites of the various attractions to see the opening hours and better organize your stay.

Museum of the Sea and Submarine:
http://www.museidigenova.it/it/content/galata-museo-del-mare

Aquarium:
http://www.acquariodigenova.it/info/#/prezzi-dei-biglietti

Biosphere:
https://www.acquariodigenova.it/biosfera/

City of Children:
http://www.portoantico.it/strutture/la-citta-dei-bambini-e-dei-ragazzi/

Il Bigo:
http://www.ticketacquario.it/bigo_ascensore_panoramico/orari_bigo.htm

Artistic itinerary

Leaving the hotel, go right. Walking along Via Cairoli, once called Strada Nuovissima, you will arrive in a few minutes at the gates of the three most prestigious Genoese buildings: Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Tursi.

Palazzo Rosso,a noble residence adorned with Ligurian seventeenth-century frescoesand precious furnishings, displays a rich collection of paintings including those collected over more than two centuries by the noble Brignole-Sale family. Among the artists displayed in the gallery of the aristocratic Genoese palace: Dürer, Veronese, Guercino, Strozzi, Grechetto, Van Dyck, and many others.
http://www.museidigenova.it/it/museo/palazzo-rosso

At Palazzo Bianco you can admire an important collection of Genoese, Italian and European painting from the 16th to the 18th century: alongside authentic masterpieces by Italian artists (Caravaggio, Veronese), Flemish (Hans Memling, Gerard David, Jean Provost, Rubens, Van Dyck) ), Dutch (Steen), French (Vouet, Lancret) and Spanish (Zurbaràn, Murillo), in fact there is a vast exhibition of Genoese painting from the 16th to the 18th century (Cambiaso, Strozzi, Piola, Magnasco).
http://www.museidigenova.it/it/content/palazzo-bianco

Built in the Genoese Century, Palazzo Doria Tursi, in addition to hosting the Mayor's representative rooms, welcomes the expansion of the Palazzo Bianco Gallery. In the monumental rooms, famous pieces like the Guarneri del Gesù, violin belonging to Paganini, a notable exhibition of decorative works of art, and the collection of coins and official measures of the ancient Republic of Genoa.
http://www.museidigenova.it/it/content/palazzo-tursi

Continuing on this street, you will arrive in Piazza Fontane Marose from where it starts via XXV Aprile lined with shops with high fashion brands. At the end of the street on your left you can admire the historic Carlo Felice Theater where the opera is staged.
http://www.carlofelicegenova.it

Once you arrive in Piazza De Ferrari, the most famous of the city, with its particular fountain, a series of possibilities will branch out.
You can take the main Genoese road, via XX Settembre, for a rich shopping or to refresh yourself in one of its cafés or to visit Palazzo Ducale, where exhibitions are always held: :
http://www.palazzoducale.genova.it

Alternatively you can continue your journey to discover the city, passing Piazza Matteotti to get to the largest cathedral in Genoa, San Lorenzo with its treasure museum..
http://www.museodiocesanogenova.it/project/la-cattedrale-e-i-suoi-musei/

Once you have finished your visit you will immerse yourself in a timeless atmosphere crossing via San Lorenzo until the ancient port, the beating heart of Genoa. Here, wonders await for young and adults.
From the innovative Museum of the Sea near which you can visit an authentic submarine passing through the Biosphere, the huge glass bubble of Renzo Piano that houses a portion of tropical rainforest, up to the tip of the diamond, as well as the pride of the city, the largest aquarium in Europe.
Once you finish this path magic doesn't end there. In fact, the City of Children overlooking the port will be an inevitable stop to spend hours of fun in recreational activities for your children.
For lovers of breathtaking panoramas, the Bigo, the panoramic lift, is the dulcis in fundo of a day full of emotions in the historic Maritime Republic.

In the heart of that part of the historic center of Genoa that UNESCO declared "World Heritage Site" in July 2006, at the noble floors of Palazzo Lomellini, the sixteenth century Palazzo dei Rolli, Hotel Cairoli is located in a position of absolute privilege. In the maze of the so-called Strade Nuove, once called Strada Nuovissima, Via Cairoli is the continuation of Via Garibaldi. You can reach it in 3 minutes of pleasant walk, to admire the main nucleus of the Rolli, the ancient palaces of Genoa built between the early 16th and 18th centuries.

Renaissance and Baroque, the Rolli, with open staircases, courtyards, loggias and roof gardens, are a magnificent architectural unicum of surprising beauty. Ancient dwellings of the most prominent families of Genoa, were registered in special lists (the Rolli) with the aim of hosting famous people visiting the Republic. Among these not to be missed, 300 meters from the Hotel Cairoli: Palazzo Bianco, at n. 11, which houses a gallery with splendid Italian and Flemish masterpieces, Palazzo Rosso (Via Garibaldi 18), with sumptuous stuccos, Baroque frescoes and paintings by Bernardo Strozzi and Van Dyck, and Palazzo Tursi, today's Town Hall, with its spectacular staircases , at n. 9.
www.museidigenova.it

100 meters from Hotel Cairoli is San Siro, the old cathedral of Genoa and one of the most ancient churches in the city, and more: Palazzo Spinola, a museum-house, which replaced the traditional attitude of "visit the museum" with that of "living the museum" http://www.palazzospinola.beniculturali.it/, Villa del Principe-Palazzo di A. Doria www.dopart.it/genova and San Filippo Neri which houses a magnificent organ of 1500 and an auditorium known throughout Italy for its excellent acoustics (Premio Paganini).

The Casa di Mazzini and the Museum of the Risorgimento are in Via Lomellini 11, just one minute from Hotel Cairoli. www.museidigenova.it

300 meters from the hotel is the magnificent Genoa Aquarium www.acquariodigenova.it ,the largest aquarium in Europe, and the Bigo, with architecture inspired by the shape of ship loading cranes and fitted with panoramic elevators, work of Renzo Piano, the famous Genoese architect. Beyond the Rolli, a 10-minute walk away from the Hotel Cairoli brings you to the most beautiful and celebrated sites and monuments in Genoa.

Just 10 minutes from Hotel Cairoli, the magnificent Cathedral of San Lorenzo www.diocesi.genova.it , with typical bicolor Romanesque façade, Palazzo Reale http://palazzorealegenova.beniculturali.it/ , il Palazzo Ducale www.palazzoducale.genova.it ,and the Castle D'Albertis, now Museum of World Cultures www.museidigenova.it

Among the hotels of Genoa, the Hotel Cairoli is one of the most conveniently located to the Old Port (Porto Antico), the Cotton Warehouses and Galata Museo del Mare
www.galatamuseodelmare.it/

In short, we are in the heart of Old Genoa where, starting from Via Sottoripa, through Porta dei Vacca, Via del Campo, Via San Luca, Via Luccoli, Piazza dei Banchi, via degli Orefici, with its shops selling gourmet specialties, small local restaurants, tastings of fugasse (Genoese focaccia), pesto, farinata, capponada and the freshest fish, in a charming and evocative atmosphere.