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The historic city centre is
the very heart and soul of Genoa. In its narrow alleys you will find
old-style shops and fashionable boutiques, ethnic food shops and
traditional confectioneries. Walking around the streets of the medieval
city centre, the largest in Europe, you can discover treasures such as
lavish XVI century palazzi or precious marble devotion altars.
The palazzi once dwelling of
the wealthiest merchant families are today housing museums and art
galleries. Among the many fine churches, the cathedral of St. Lorenzo
stands out with its magnificent façade, the typical black and white
stripes and the amazing chapel of St. John the Baptist.
The medieval and renaissance
splendours meet the colourful bustling alleys of this international port
of call; this world of off-duty sailors, women and port workers was sung
by the famous Fabrizio De André, beloved by young and old generations.
The area also features the
best of Genoa's traditional cuisine: "friggitorie", serving
fritters such as "friscieu de baccalà" (dried cod) and "panissa"
(made with chick pea flour); "tripperie", offering tripe cooked
in huge open copper pots; bakeries displaying "focaccia" and the
Genoese "pandolce", a typical cake with raisins, candied fruits
and pine seeds.
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