Old Harbour

The Porto Antico is the historic port area of , . After a period of disuse, the area was redeveloped in 1992 and transformed into a hub for tourism, culture, and public services.
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Photo: Ambroise Louis Garneray, Public domain.
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: historical port in Genoa, Italy
  • Also known as: “ancient port of Genoa”, “porto antico”, and “porto antico di Genova”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Aquarium of Genoa and Bigo.

Public aquarium
Photo: Stillyna, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the largest aquarium in and one of the most significant in . It is located in the Old Harbour area of Genoa, Liguria, and was designed by the architect Renzo Piano as part of the urban redevelopment project created for the Expo 1992, celebrating the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas.

Photo: Alexdechi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an architectural structure located in the Old Port of Genoa, designed by architect Renzo Piano. Built for the Genoa Expo '92, it has become one of the main symbols of the urban redevelopment of the Ligurian capital.

Photo: Dixy52, CC0.
The of Genoa, also commonly known as The Glass Bubble or Renzo Piano's Bubble, is a distinctive spherical glass and steel structure located inside Porto Antico of , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sottoripa and Molo.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of . It was one of the six sestieri of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of Municipio I of Great Genoa.

Suburb
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is a neighbourhood in the old town of the Italian city of . It was one of the six sestieri of ancient Genoa. At present it is part of Municipio I of Great Genoa.

Old Harbour

Latitude
44.4091° or 44° 24′ 33″ north
Longitude
8.92557° or 8° 55′ 32″ east
Open location code
8FPCCW5G+J6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2657451536
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q2105217
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Italian—“Old Harbour” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Porto Antico”
  • German: “Porto Antico (Genua)”
  • German: “Porto Antico”
  • Italian: “Porto antico (Genova)”
  • Italian: “porto antico di Genova”
  • Italian: “Porto antico di Genova”
  • Italian: “Porto Antico di Genova”
  • Italian: “Porto antico”
  • Italian: “Porto Antico”
  • Italian: “Porto vecchio di Genova”

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Highlights include Darsena della Capitaneria di Porto and Piazza delle Feste.

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