For crowd-free culture, visit Genoa in spring or early autumn.
Getting there
Planes
Genova City Airport is the region’s international hub; Milan Malpensa Airport is a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Genoa.
Trains
Trenitalia runs several routes from Genoa Piazza Principe to other Italian hotspots, such as Milan, Pisa and Florence, and along the Ligurian coastline to Portofino and San Remo.
Automobiles
If your stay is solely city-based, ditch the wheels. For Ligurian road trips, you’ll want a car to take in the curving coastline, plus France’s border is a two-and-a-half hour drive away.