Piazza De Ferrari

A spacious square which becomes beautiful and logical in December with the people coming together for the Christmas market and performances! Highly recommend to stop by and embrace the Christmas spirit of Genoa!

Beautiful,here you can imagine how rich Genoa had been as a former port town.

A very beautiful and spacious central square! I highly recommend comming here, if you visit Genoa!

The historic areas are quite close together, and easily visited. Start from the metro station at Piazza Raffaele De Ferrari - an amazing square. You should research the square in advance. Take a public bus to a less touristic part of the city to enjoy a meal at a local restaurant. You may not find on-line reviews, but will see restaurants filled with locals - an indicator that the food and prices are good.

It's a great starting point to explore Genoa. There are nice parks nearby. Walk towards the port, get lost in the narrow streets, and see some incredible buildings. And don't forget to reward yourself with a delicious ice cream.

This is the heart of genoa at the top of via XX settembre, looking at the fountain is very relaxing

Nice hangout place for both locals and tourists. Live musicians play here in the evening hours. Yes, good time to go there is around 7 PM.

Beautiful architecture, nice place to visit, not on Sunday because everything is closed!!

OK, OK It's a plaza, but I has to be one of the nicest in Genova, Italy. There's a fantastic fountain, food everywhere, a post office, Banco's galore. Excellent for a midday break and ATM stop. Here's some basic information via Wikipedia: "Piazza De Ferrari is the main square of Genoa. Situated in the heart of the city between the historical and the modern center, Piazza De Ferrari is renowned for its fountain, which was restored in recent years along with a major restyling of the square. Today next to Piazza De Ferrari are numerous office buildings, headquarters of banks, insurances and other private companies, making of this district the financial and business centre of Genoa, so that Genoeses popularly refer to it as the "City" of Genoa. At the end of the 19th century Genoa was the main financial centre of Italy along with Milan, and Piazza De Ferrari was the place were many institutions were established, like the stock exchange, the Credito Italiano[1], the branch offices of the Bank of Italy, founded in 1893."

Imagine our delight in coming out of the metro to be greeted by this fountain and a gentle spray of cool water on a hot day! This famous fountain is located in Genoa's main square and is surrounded by beautiful old buildings. It is truly a popular attraction for tourists as well as locals. It is a large circular fountain by Giuseppe Crosa di Vergagni.

A splashing fountain is the centerpiece of Genoa's main square, the Piazza de Ferrari. It's ringed by magnificent buildings, including the Art Nouveau Palazzo della Borsa, which was once the country's stock exchange; and the neoclassical Teatro Carlo Felice. During our short stay in Genoa, we walked through this Piazza several times from our nearby Hotel (Bristol Palace) to Old Town Genoa. There was even a small market going on the next morning.

Another must visit place in Genoa. A gorgeous huge square with beautiful buildings surrounding the square. Some fabulous cafes and other interesting places are off this square and it's a lovely area to walk around for an hour or more. Also the main shopping street is pretty close to this square. Loved the ambience here :-))