{"id":1038,"date":"2023-08-17T13:57:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T13:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/guidaeng-staging\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2023-09-09T11:40:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T11:40:30","slug":"porto-antico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/visit-genoa\/porto-antico\/","title":{"rendered":"Porto Antico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/porto-antico.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/porto-antico.jpeg\" alt=\"Genoa's Ancient Port\" class=\"wp-image-476\" style=\"width:550px\" width=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/porto-antico.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/porto-antico-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Porto Antico (Genoa&#8217;s Ancient Port)<\/strong> is a <strong>seafront area<\/strong> of m2 130,000 a few steps from the <strong>Historical Center of Genoa<\/strong> which became part of the city after 1992, when the Genoese architect <strong>Renzo Piano <\/strong>designed a restoration of the ancient port for the celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of the Discovery of America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Porto Antico hosts the famous <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acquariodigenova.it\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.acquariodigenova.it\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Aquarium of Genoa<\/a><\/strong>, the <strong>Bigo<\/strong>  (a panoramic elevator, the symbol of the Porto Antico area; its height reaches 40 metres whilst it provides an unforgettable view of the city), the <strong>Biosfera<\/strong> (a miniature tropical ecosystem with different species of plants and animals), the <strong>Citt\u00e0 dei Bambini (Kids&#8217; City) <\/strong>and the <strong>promenade<\/strong> dedicated to the memory of the Genoese singer Fabrizio De Andr\u00e9 (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/genoa-curiosity\/italian-singer-songwriter-genoa\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/genoa-curiosity\/italian-singer-songwriter-genoa\/\" target=\"_blank\">show more about the Genoese singer-songwriters<\/a>), which leads to the <strong>barge island viewpoint<\/strong> with its floating benches at the foot of the Lighthouse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Piazza delle Feste<\/strong> lies at Bigo&#8217;s feet: the area hosts exhibitions and concerts (from December to March it turns into an <strong>ice-skating rink<\/strong>). In the Molo Vecchio, the old dock area called <strong>Magazzini del Cotone<\/strong> (the medieval port\u2019s original aspect coincided with the natural basin which today corresponds to the heart of Porto Antico, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/genoa-history\/port-genoa\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/genoa-history\/history-port-genoa\/\" target=\"_blank\">go to the historical insight<\/a>) a outdoor swimming pool is located from June to September, as well as a multiplex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Porto Antico area is also <strong>one of the center of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guidadigenova.it\/en\/genoa-nightlife\" class=\"ek-link\">Genoa&#8217;s nightlife<\/a><\/strong> with a lot of clubs, pubs and restaurants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The area that houses the Aquarium of Genoa is now one of the most popular places in the city and an excellent starting point for visiting the Old Town<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[75],"tags":[87],"class_list":["post-1038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-visit-genoa","tag-ancient-port-genoa"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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