Porto Antico

I am here to attend the 78th IIW Annual Assembly. This venue serves as the main conference center, featuring multiple breakout rooms, a theatre-like hall, and fully equipped facilities for meetings. Access to the venue is convenient — you can drive, take a taxi, or even walk. There are around 4 to 5 lunch restaurants nearby, offering a good variety of options. Surrounding the building is a beautiful harbor area, which I personally find absolutely stunning.

Lovely port area to anchor in and take dinghy to the marina for going to shore for restaurants, retail shops, shipping services, trash and recycle collection and groceries.

Quite a place to be if you're in the city, clean and proper when I visited. Views during the night are stunning and it's quite calm if you want to sit and enjoy the view.

Lovely place to visit. Great waterfront area and felt safe and pleasant to walk around. Plenty of secure parking nearby. Well worth a visit.

The port area is huge and has something for everyone. There are restaurants, shops, playgrounds, museums, an aquarium, the biosphere and is generally just a great area to soak in the sun and atmosphere. The swimming pool is popular for those who want to cool off on a summers day. The marine museum even houses a submarine that you can visit. A great place for young and old to enjoy.

Nicely preserved and refreshed port in the middle of Genova, perfect for a stroll.

Very beautiful, clean port. Fantastic for a morning jog. Looks like a lot of fascinating shops there. And on the seaside, you’ll see fancy boats and fancy cars. There’s also a pool here in case you want to go in for an afternoon swim!

It is beautiful. The ships are awesome, the water is azzure and all the colorful houses on the hills give it an awesome vibe. You find great restaurants and ice creams there too.

The port of Genoa probably had activity back to as early as the 5th century B.C. The history of Porto Antico (or Mandraccio), is intertwined with the history of Genoa's former Mediterranean glory. Christopher Columbus hailed from here, before agreeing to navigate the ocean blue for the glory of Spain. Over time, this area fell into disrepair, and it wasn't until a restructuring in 1992, that gave this area back to the community. Gayle and I didn't spend a lot of time here, but we certainly enjoyed the combination of history, urban renewal, ship sightings, and a dash of "Fisherman's Wharf" kitsch. We skipped the aquarium and were content to just wander around. Quite frankly, I was more impressed with the nearby old City, including the labyrinth of narrow streets, interesting churches, and a more intimate sense of history.

We were so impressed with the Old Port. It has been transformed into a busy tourist center. Tourists and locals can be seen strolling along the harbor. There are several museums and attractions including the Aquarium, Galeone Neptune (pirate ship) and Grande Bigo (an arial ride). There are plenty of restaurants as well.

Beautiful port city to visit. With lots of restaurants, cafes, bars with outdoor seating. Museums, banks and aquarium are also listed here. The views are breath taking. Amazing sunsets, restaurants on the water with boats and yachts as far as the eye can see. Beautiful, full of photo ops and places to sit. A must see. You can spend 4-5 hours here easily.