Six kilometers away from Bologna, the Cristoforo Colombo International Airport is the gateway to the famed tourist city of Genoa in northern Italy. Named after Genoa's most famous resident, Sir Christopher Columbus, the airport is served by Air Dolomiti SPA, Alitalia, British Airways, Meridiana, Minerva Airlines, and Swiss Air. Airport taxis are available to transport you to the airport hotel, and buses can take you sightseeing.

The Cristoforo Colombo International Airport has a tourist information desk. It is further equipped with ATM's, a bank, a post office, shops (including duty free), boutiques, restaurants and a bar. There is a VIP lounge especially for business travelers, providing services such as Internet access, a printer, satellite TV, and weather forecasts. You will also find a snack bar in this elegant lounge.

Genoa's airport also has excellent facilities for children and for the disabled. There are specially equipped toilets for the latter, and lifts, pavement ramps, as well as reserved parking bays. Children would love to investigate their shopping options at the airport.

Genoa happens to be Italy's Number One commercial port and second largest city. It is a vertical city with grand Renaissance palaces that remind you of its rich seafaring past. You will be fascinated by the maze of narrow streets in the historic centre of this Mediterranean port. And, you will get to see beautiful churches here with opulent, baroque architecture.

One part of the old city of Genoa has made it to the World Heritage List. The Strada Nuova or Via Garibaldi is a district that was designed in the mid sixteenth century to accommodate some of the wealthiest families of the city. There are a number of Mannerist palaces here. You may enter their internal gardens and look at frescoes in the great salons. Some of these buildings are museums now. A trip to Genoa will most surely be an enlightening and uplifting one.

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