Genoa Old Town Walking Tour with Rolli Palaces and Museums

This Genoa old town walking tour takes you through the caruggi, the narrow lanes of what is said to be the widest historic centre in Europe. A live guide explains the streets and the aristocratic palaces that line them, the Palazzi dei Rolli, a UNESCO site built in the 16th and 17th centuries.

The walk takes in the main sights of the centre:

• San Lorenzo Cathedral, a Gothic church with many religious objects
• Palazzo Ducale and the Opera House
• Piazza San Matteo, linked to the powerful Doria family
• Strada Nuova (Via Garibaldi), also UNESCO-listed

When the walk ends, the guide introduces the Strada Nuova Museums, and you go in on your own. Your ticket also covers the Sant'Agostino Museum, set in a triangular cloister and the largest surviving Gothic church. Use both on the same day as the tour.

The guide is bilingual and speaks Italian first, then English. A red or orange weather alert can stop the tour, and in extreme heat the route may be changed.