Crossroads Tour: Genova, Genoa, Italy

My original travel journals were split across August Phoenix Hats and a few other websites. February 2021 marks the 12th anniversary of the beginning of my travels. To celebrate, I鈥檓 reissuing my journals as Director鈥檚 Cuts, with the complete text as well as larger and additional photos. My Crossroads Tour series details my travels to Florence (and a few other cities) and Istanbul in May 2011.

I find a guidebook across the street in the Piazza de Ducale Genova and study it over a cup of caffe ginseng at the Arte dell Caffee. But there鈥檚 no useful information, not even a map. I ask the baristo, who points me in the general direction of the Lanterna.

On my way out, I note the numbering sequence on the street. Starting at 9, then 7, 17, 15, 5 (the Green Door to the Ducale B&B), then a door with no number, and another with no number, and another 7. I was looking for 5/10 and should have just read the labels on the doorbells. It seems to be the identifier for B&B鈥檚 in this part of Italy. Fellow travelers take heed. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Crossroads Tour: Genova
Guide Location: Italy » Genoa
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Insider Tips)
Author: Heather Daveno
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