Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Genua, Italië

Druk — Christmas holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Christmas in the caruggi (1 dec – 6 jan)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Feestdag

  Easter and Pasquetta

  4–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Easter Sunday and Easter Monday (Pasquetta) are public holidays, and Italians use the long weekend for short breaks and day trips: trains and hotels fill, old towns and sights are busier than the weeks around, and many shops and some restaurants close on Easter Sunday. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter and Pasquetta, Cruise season

• Seizoen

  Cruise season

  1 apr – 31 oktDruk

  This is a home port rather than a stop, so the ships turn round here on Saturdays and Sundays and the aquarium and the Porto Antico take the whole day's worth at once.

• Feestdag

  Spring bank-holiday bridges

  25 apr – 2 junNationale feestdagDrukBoek vroeg

  Liberation Day (25 April), Labour Day (1 May) and Republic Day (2 June) are public holidays, and when one falls near a weekend Italians bridge it into a long break, the ponte. Those weekends bring domestic crowds, fuller trains and higher room rates, and some shops close on the day. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter and Pasquetta (4–6 apr)

Topdrukte — Cruise season, Spring bank-holiday bridges

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season (1 apr – 31 okt), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Cruise season, Spring bank-holiday bridges

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season (1 apr – 31 okt), Spring bank-holiday bridges (25 apr – 2 jun)

Topdrukte — Cruise season, Summer holidays in Italië

• Seizoen

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 jul – 30 sep · meestal

  The Ligurian sea comes round late and drops away quickly. Boccadasse and the coves east towards Nervi are the city's own swimming; the good water is further down the coast.

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season (1 apr – 31 okt)

Topdrukte — Cruise season, Ferragosto

• Feestdag

  Ferragosto

  5–25 augSchoolvakantiesSluitingenDruk

  Milan and Turin pour down the motorway to the Riviera and the coast road jams, while the city's own kitchens shut for a fortnight. Genoa itself is emptier than its beaches. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season (1 apr – 31 okt), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Cruise season, Salone Nautico

• Festival

  Salone Nautico

  15–28 sep · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The Mediterranean's biggest boat show runs for six days in the waterfront halls in the second half of September, and hotel prices across the city move with it. Bron ↗

• Risico

  Autumn flash floods

  15 sep – 30 novOverstromingsseizoenSluitingen

  Warm sea and steep hills behind a narrow city produce autumn storms that drop a month of rain in hours. Red alerts close schools, museums and the underpasses; they are announced a day ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season (1 apr – 31 okt), Sea warm enough to swim (1 jul – 30 sep (meestal))

Druk — Cruise season, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Opening

  Rolli Days

  16–18 oktGroot festivalBoek vroeg

  The private palaces of the Strade Nuove open their frescoed piani nobili for a weekend, free with a booked slot. There is a second edition in spring; slots go the day they release. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Cruise season (1 apr – 31 okt), Autumn flash floods (15 sep – 30 nov)

Rustig — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de slechtste maanden qua weer

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn flash floods (15 sep – 30 nov)

Druk — Christmas holidays in Italië, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Christmas in the caruggi

  1 dec – 6 janKerst & nieuwjaar

  Lights strung the length of via Garibaldi and the old confectioners in the alleys selling pandolce and candied fruit. Winter is when the caruggi are the city's own again. Bron ↗