I visited Genoa on a rainy, cloudy day but I was pleasantly surprised by this city. The part of the city that embraces the sea has narrow alleys they called caruggi and the part of the city that looks to the mountains have wide boulevards as Torino. Looking at the huge number of palaces and churches built with expensive materials, it is clear that this city was really, really wealthier some centuries ago. In Genoa I visited the house where Columbus was supposed to live before going to Spain.
Colombus home
Even if there were just some ruins, I was pleasantly surprised. This must be the only relevant place in Italy you can visit for free!
I visited the city with Paulina and Gabriela, a couple of Mexican exchange students I met on the train. Together we walked over the city, explored the port an jumped all over the city.
Jumping @ Genoa
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