Arenzano Things to Do

One of the aims of the Italian Naval League (45,000 members), is to spread 'culture and love for the sea'. It has a good representation in Genoa in the Sestri Ponente area, with over 1,400 members and 700 boats, and is one of t... more

Genoa's Vaillant Palace is one of the city's premier event-venue that shows big-production musicals and big-name Italian singers in concert. Built in 2003 as the Mazda Palace, today it is the Vaillant Palace that also houses a... more

The Ratti fort is the furthest military fort to the east of the city. It is 564 metres above sea level. Because of its vital strategic importance to the Sabaudo kingdom during that period, it was built in only four years (1833-... more

Built by Vincenzo Imperiale between 1560 and 1563 at Sampierdarena, once the Genoese aristocracy's favorite site for building country residences, the villa is actually now a school. It has a large garden behind it, transformed... more

This busy road, built in the 1970's is the main and easiest way to cross the city, along the lower port from the Lanterna to the Fiera del Mare. Although it is far from beautiful, it is essential to regulate the chaotic genoves... more

Located in the area of Castelletto near via Assarotti, this splendid sixteenth century villa is perhaps the best kept secret of the work of the Perugian architect Galeazzzo Alessi. It is privately owned, and as such is open to... more

Punta Martin with its 1001m is a mountain with a daring profile which can be reached by the rocky ridge to the south-west whilst it becomes more accessible if you leave from Colla Lencisa (569m) and can be reached by going back... more

This is a typical English pub, where you can find all types of beer. The cocooned atmosphere is peculiar but is good for deep and meaningful conversations. Of course it is not like sailing on a white felucca on the Nile at suns... more

Located on Monte Figogna, at a height of 804 metres above sea-level, this is the favourite of all Genovese sanctuaries, a place of real devotion as well as of pilgrimage and countryside excursions. In 1490, after the apparition... more

Entire Genoese familes spend the summer months in the town of Ponente (Cogobeach), taking advantage of its vicinity to the city which enables parents to reach their workplace in little more than half an hour. The Bagni Marinell... more