To Genoa flight information
Arrival airport |
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport |
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Time zone |
UTC+2 |
Currency |
Euro (EUR) |
Low season |
January |
High season |
August |
Spoken languages |
Italian |
Arrival airport |
Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport |
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Time zone |
UTC+2 |
Currency |
Euro (EUR) |
Low season |
January |
High season |
August |
Spoken languages |
Italian |
Genoa is a city in Italy. With a population of 675 000 it is the 6th city in Italy.
The closest airport to Genoa is Genoa Airport also named Christopher Columbus Airport, and commonly named Aeroporto di Genova-Sestri Ponente (GOA), which is 9 km from the city centre.
Genoa has a Mediterranean climate with hot, sunny summers and mild, rainy winters. The average temperature in summer is 24°C with highs of 27°C. In winter, the average temperature is 14°C with lows of 6°C.
Genoa is well known for being the birthplace of Christopher Columbus with popular tourist attractions including Via Garibaldi Palaces, Acquario di Genova (Aquarium) and Cathedral of San Lorenzo. Famous local dishes include Pesto, or pesto alla genovese, a sauce originating in Genoa, the capital city of Liguria, Italy. It traditionally consists of crushed garlic, European pine nuts, coarse salt, basil leaves, and hard cheese such as Parmigiano-Reggiano or Pecorino Sardo, all blended with olive oil. Other famous local dishes include Farinata, socca, torta di ceci, or cecina is a type of thin, unleavened pancake or crêpe made from chickpea flour. It originated in Genoa and later became a typical food of the Ligurian Sea coast.