Informazioni pratiche

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Efus General Assembly - 19 May 2011 - Genoa, Italy
Practical information
Location
The Efus General Assembly will be organised in "Salone rappresentanza" (Official
Ceremonies Hall) located at first floor of Genoa City Hall. The address is via
Garibaldi 9.
Hotel
Most hotels in Genoa are concentrated in the arteries that branch off from Piazza
Corvetto and Piazza del Portello. The accommodations in Genoa is very
characterized by small family-run hotels, but there are naturally solutions of
prestige. Also because Genoa, besides being a tourist destination, is also a city of
business and trade, so the hotel offer near the Airport, the exhibition centre and the
Railway Stations Genoa Porta Principe and Genoa Brignole has grown during the
ages in order to accommodate the discerning guest, in passing, but always seeking
comfort and services.
One of the most convenient ways to book an hotel in Genoa is using an online
system available at www.booking.com. The link to Genoa’s hotels is:
http://www.booking.com/searchresults.html?sid=d8066396bf6ae4874158d76f02
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Preferential rates are under discussion with selected hotel for high-level rooms.
Please mention "SafeCity Summit" at time of your booking
Bentley Hotel
Via Corsica, 4, Genoa
Recently renovated, Bentley Hotel continues to be the most prestigious 5-star hotel
in Genoa, only 600 metres from Fiera di Genova (Genoa Convention Centre).
http://www.booking.com/hotel/it/bentley.en-gb.html
Hotel Bristol Palace
Via XX Settembre 35, Genoa
Hotel Bristol Palace is set in a historic building in central Genoa, right on Via XX
Settembre, close to Piazza De Ferrari. All rooms are soundproofed, and have satellite
TV and Wi-Fi access.
http://www.booking.com/hotel/it/bristol-palace.en-gb.html
Best Western Hotel Metropoli
Piazza Fontane Marose, Genoa
Best Western Hotel Metropoli offers friendly service and a generous buffet breakfast,
all just a few steps from Via Garibaldi, Palazzo Ducale, and the Carlo Felice Opera
House in central Genoa.
http://www.booking.com/hotel/it/hotelmetropoligenova.en-gb.html
Best Western City Hotel
Via San Sebastiano 6, Genoa
Located just a few steps from Genoa’s Palazzo Ducale and close to a Metro stop,
Best Western City Hotel offers friendly, completely renovated accommodation with a
range of great services.
http://www.booking.com/hotel/it/bestwesterncityhotelgenova.en-gb.html
NH Plaza
Via Martin Piaggio 11, Genoa
Located a short walk away from Via Roma and Piazza De Ferrari, where the Ducal
Palace and the Carlo Felice opera are placed, the hotel is ideally placed for you to
easily explore Genoa.
http://www.booking.com/hotel/it/jollyplaza.en-gb.html
Hotel Helvetia
Piazza della Nunziata 1, Genoa
Hotel Helvetia is next to Darsena Metro Station, just a 5-minute walk from the Porto
Antico that includes the water front and the Aquarium. It offers free Wi-Fi access.
http://www.booking.com/hotel/it/hotelhelvetia.en-gb.html
Local transports
The City of Genoa has an international airport very near (15 minutes from the city
centre) with low cost airlines. Nearby airports are Nice, Milan Linate and Malpensa,
Bergamo and Pisa. Genoa is served also by two main train stations receiving
national and international trains. Both stations are at convenient distance from GA
location.
The City of Genoa has a complete and well-distributed public urban transport
system composed by bus, urban train, subway, electrical bus, ferry-bus, taxi,
collective taxi... Even bicycle renting is available.
Useful numbers
Police: 112 and 113
Firefighters: 115
Road assistance: 116
Ambulance interventions: 118
Genoa Airport: 01060151
Trains: 199892021
Taxi: 0105966
General assistance and information: 892424
Cultural offers
Destination Genoa.
A few minutes walk from the Porto Antico is one of the largest medieval old towns in
Europe, home to some remarkable artistic and architectural treasures, including the
Palazzi dei Rolli, fifty or so homes of the aristocracy entered on the World Heritage
List. In addition to offering a wealth of cultural attractions, Genoa is a fascinating
destination for tourists, with its scenic vantage points, sea promenades, aristocratic
villas and of course the Riviera to the east and west, both easy to reach: Porto
Venere and Le Cinque Terre (also UNESCO World Heritage Sites), Tigullio,
Portofino and Camogli to the east and Alassio, Sanremo, Bordighera to the west.
Examples of itineraries
Near the Porto Antico
Porto Antico Piazza Caricamento Via di
Sottoripa Via Ponte Calvi Piazza Fossatello
Via Fossatello Via San Luca Piazza Banchi
Via Banchi - Via Orefici Campetto Vico San
Matteo Piazza San Matteo Salita San Matteo
Piazza De Ferrari Piazza Matteotti - Via San
Lorenzo Piazza Raibetta Via di Sottoripa Porto Antico
Walking tour of the old quarter of Genoa
Take first itinerary to Via Fossatello and at the
start of Via San Luca, continue to Via San Siro
Via Cairoli Piazza della Meridiana Via
Garibaldi Piazza Fontane Marose Via Luccoli
Piazza Soziglia Via di Soziglia - Campetto Vico
San Matteo - Piazza San Matteo Salita San
Matteo Piazza De Ferrari Via Petrarca - Via di
Porta Soprana Via Ravecca Piazza di Sarzano
V. Sotto le Murette Campo Pisano Stradone
Sant’ Agostino Piazza San Donato Piazza
Ferretto Salita Pollaiuoli Via Canneto il Lungo
Via Chiabrera Piazza San Lorenzo Via San
Lorenzo Piazza Raibetta Via di Sottoripa Porto Antico
The City of Genoa offers many cultural attractions such as:
Aquarium
A naturally exciting experience awaits you at Europe
800 species, and over 10,000 specimens set against the incomparable backdrop of
the Gulf of Genoa.
The system of the
Part of Unesco
The wonderfully ornate and very original private residences belonging to the city
aristocratic families which, in 1576, started to host the distinguished guests of the
Republic of Genoa.
Via Garibaldi e i Musei di Strada Nuova
In the splendid Via Garibaldi (sec. XVI) (aka Strada Nuova or "The golden street"),
there is an extraordinary museum corner, with the
Palazzo Bianco, Rosso e Tursi.
MUMA Galata Museum of the Sea
The sea world gets spectacular and innovative in the heart of the Port area: with
more than 10.000 square meters of show area the MUMA is the largest museum
about the sea in the Mediterranean region. The reflecting, modern glassiness of the
building architecture suggests clear, pure water transparence to the visitor mind.
San Lorenzo Cathedral
Built about 1098 then widened, the San Lorenzo cathedral is dedicated to San
Giovanni Battista, city patron and hosts two beautiful Museums: Museo del Tesoro
and Museo Diocesano.
Palazzo Reale
Noble class residence,
in the
centre of the monumental Via Balbi (sec. XVII). Evocative garden and terrace.
Belvedere Luigi Montaldo
Gorgeous "terrace" hanging on the Historical centre district, with fabulous view on
the city and the port. Get there with the liberty style lift for an extra emotion.
Palazzo del Principe Doria
Built in sec. XVI for the famous Andrea Doria, Admiral of the emperor Charles V, the
palace is practically the only royal palace of Genoa, which was for long time a
Republic.
Museums and Gardens in Nervi
Historical villas, with relevant modern art museums in a landscape of gardens and
extraordinary natural beauties.