Watch out for sculptures on the buildings, old shops or simple decoration. Even street names may be very fascinating and reveal much about the area which you are visiting.

Particularly some of these names may indicate what activities where practiced, like in "Via Macelli di Soziglia" (the butchers street) you may still find today many meat-shops, which have a long standing tradition.

A good way to discover Genoa is by following one of these suggestions.

These streets give you a taste of how life was some centuries ago. Without cars and traffic only some shop sellings cellular phones or allowing Internet connection, reminds you that we live in the 21st century.