Elaborate door and knocker to the Palazzo Ducale, Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Cinque Terre, Italy, Europa, EU
Genoa, Genoese and Ligurian Zena is the capital of Liguria and the sixth largest city in Italy with a population of 588,688 within its administrative limits. The urban area called Genoa Metropolitan City has an official population of 862,885. Over million people live in the Genoa Metropolitan Area. Genoa is one of Europe's largest cities on the Mediterranean Sea and the largest seaport in Italy. Such is Genoa, a portal between land and sea. A crossroads of cultures and people since ancient times, Genoa has always been a land that lives and breathes the sea air. Its history speaks grandly of this magnificent city, displaying its richness and beauty in every corner of the old town. The narrow and characteristic carruggi snake between the tall buildings along the medieval street plan, apparently inhomogeneous yet well-defined by the main streets that meander towards both the sea and inland. Beautiful buildings, gorgeous churches, façades decorated by stuccoes and frescoes, invaluable art collections - all bring the "Century of the Genovesi" to mind, the most important moment in the city's cultural development. A walk through the streets, squares and alleys of Genoa is a constant surprise. Behind every corner is a treasure waiting to be discovered. The hinterland tells its story through this prodigious work of Man. A sequence of varying landscapes rapidly transition from sheer cliffs to smooth hills that eventually rise toward the sky in the Apennine and Alpine ranges. A wild nature that only the determination and love of its people has managed to tame, finding the right balance between environmental conservation and the needs of the people. Terraced olive groves and vineyards break up the thick inland vegetation, with vast expanses of chestnuts bordering green valleys and fields.
Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Cinque Terre, Italy, Europa, EU
Photo credit: © Thibaut PETIT-BARA / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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