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The old fishing cove of Boccadasse in Genoa: pink, yellow and green houses stacked above a pebble beach, with surf breaking on the rocks and the coast running east.

Where to stay in Genoa

Photographed in 2019. Photo: Dapa19, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Places to stay in Genoa

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About Genoa

Genoa keeps its old town closed to unauthorised cars around the clock, every day of the year. Choosing an area here is mostly a choice about whether the car can reach the door at all.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Genova Cristoforo Colombo (GOA) at Sestri Ponente, about 9 km from the Porto Antico by road. A covered footbridge links Genova Sestri Ponente Aeroporto station to the AMT Flybus stop, and, as an undated comune article describes it, the shuttle runs every 15 minutes from 06:00 to 22:00, reaching arrivals in five minutes. Source
Tourist tax
Per person per night: hotels EUR 2.00 at one star, EUR 2.50 at two, EUR 3.00 at three, EUR 4.00 at four and EUR 5.00 at five; hostels, agriturismi, marina resorts and campsites EUR 2.00; case per ferie, affittacamere, B&Bs and holiday flats EUR 4.00; furnished tourist flats EUR 5.00, or EUR 4.00 in the Media Val Bisagno, Val Polcevera and Medio Ponente municipi. Source
Tax cap
On stays of more than eight consecutive days, only the first eight nights are taxed, provided they are in the same property. Source
Tax exemptions
Children up to their fourteenth year, patients treated at local health facilities and one companion, carers of inpatients up to two per patient, people with a certified disability, police, fire and civil-protection staff on duty, guests lodged at the comune’s expense, students of the University of Genoa up to 26 on production of the student card, and volunteers. Source
Rate change in 2026
Giunta resolution DGC 166 of 2026 raised the non-hotel and furnished-tourist-flat rates from 1 August 2026, leaving bookings made before that date on the old figures. Source
Licensed stays
Every licensed stay in Italy has a national identification code (CIN), shown outside the building and in every listing. Source
Check-in
Hosts may accept only guests with an identity document or passport, and register each guest with the police within 24 hours. Source
Traffic zones (ZTL)
Nine zones: Centro Storico, Boccadasse, Bolzaneto, Molo, Nervi (Gazzolo), Nervi (Oberdan), Rivarolo, Vernazzola and Caracciolo, with Fontane Marose suspended. The Centro Storico and Molo zones are in force every day of the year, 24 hours a day. Source
ZTL permits
Permits go to listed categories: residents, users of a property or parking space in the zone, health professionals, commercial and service journeys, carers, and clients of particular economic activities, among others. The first residents’ permit costs EUR 27. Electric cars enter free at any hour with a permit, and bicycles enter freely. Source
Street parking
Blu Area blue bays are charged on weekdays from 08:00 to 20:00 unless the signs say otherwise. Residents park free in their own zone with an annual sticker; the Isole Azzurre bays inside the same zones are pay-only for everyone. Source
Parking tariffs
First band, covering Foce, Carignano, Centro, Alture H1, Valbisagno C and Albaro L and M2: EUR 1.30 for the first hour, EUR 1.70 for the second, EUR 2.00 from the third. Second band, in Alture H3, San Fruttuoso, Valbisagno T and Albaro M3: EUR 1.10, then EUR 1.40, then EUR 1.50. Third band: a flat EUR 1.00 an hour. Source
Monthly stays
Up to 30 days a flat is a short let. A home lease of more than 30 days in a year must be registered with the Agenzia delle Entrate within 30 days. Source
Short stays for non-EU visitors
90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. The EU Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. Source
Currency
Euro (EUR). Source
Emergency number
112 Source

Areas of Genoa

The Porto Antico in Genoa under a grey sky: moored yachts and a coastguard boat in front of the long ochre Magazzini del Cotone building and harbour cranes.
Photographed in 2020. Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Centro storico and Porto Antico

The caruggi, the Rolli palaces on via Garibaldi and the rebuilt waterfront with the aquarium. It suits a first visit on foot and short stays, and the lanes are dark and busy at night.

Cristoforo Colombo airport by road
about 9 km
Piazza De Ferrari, straight line
under 1 km
Genova Brignole station, straight line
about 1.4 km

Car and parking

Inside the ZTL Centro Storico, in force every day of the year and for the whole 24 hours, with camera gates on eleven named streets. Permits go to listed categories only. Blue bays and Isole Azzurre in the Centro zones are charged 08:00 to 20:00 on weekdays at EUR 1.30 for the first hour, EUR 1.70 for the second and EUR 2.00 from the third.

The twin-towered basilica of Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano in Genoa, its dome under scaffolding, above a broad empty terrace.
Photographed in 2020. Photo: Luca Dea, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Carignano

A nineteenth-century hill district above the old port, residential, with a walk down to Piazza De Ferrari. It suits couples and longer stays.

Cristoforo Colombo airport by road
about 11 km
Piazza De Ferrari, straight line
under 1 km
Genova Brignole station, straight line
under 1 km

Car and parking

Outside the comune’s ZTL list. Blu Area zones D and E, charged 08:00 to 20:00 on weekdays in the first tariff band: EUR 1.30 for the first hour, EUR 1.70 for the second, EUR 2.00 from the third. The Isole Azzurre bays inside the zone are pay-only for everyone.

Foce

The grid between Brignole station, the Fiera and the sea, with the main shopping streets. It suits business stays and arrivals by train.

Cristoforo Colombo airport by road
about 12 km
Piazza De Ferrari, straight line
about 2 km
Genova Brignole station, straight line
about 1.5 km

Car and parking

Outside the comune’s ZTL list. Blu Area zones A and B, charged 08:00 to 20:00 on weekdays in the first tariff band, EUR 1.30 for the first hour rising to EUR 2.00 from the third.

Albaro and Boccadasse

Villas, university faculties and the old fishing cove at Boccadasse, with the seafront walk along Corso Italia. It suits families and visitors who want the sea without leaving the city.

Cristoforo Colombo airport by road
about 15 km
Piazza De Ferrari, straight line
about 3.7 km
Genova Brignole station, straight line
about 3.1 km

Car and parking

Boccadasse itself is one of the nine zones the comune lists as a ZTL. Around it, Blu Area zones L and M are charged 08:00 to 20:00 on weekdays, first band in L and M2 and second band in M3, where the first hour costs EUR 1.10.

The red brick Passeggiata Anita Garibaldi at Nervi in Genoa, a paved clifftop walk with a green railing, shrubs and the sea on the right.
Photographed in 2020. Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Nervi

A former resort at the eastern end of the city, with parks, a clifftop promenade and a station on the main line. It suits a quiet base and longer stays.

Cristoforo Colombo airport by road
about 21 km
Piazza De Ferrari, straight line
about 8.6 km
Genova Brignole station, straight line
about 7.9 km

Car and parking

Two of the comune’s nine ZTLs are here, Nervi (Gazzolo) and Nervi (Oberdan). Outside them parking follows the Blu Area scheme and the signs on each street.

Sampierdarena

A dense working district west of the port, with its own shops and markets and the shortest run to the airport and the motorway. It suits a car-based trip and a lower bill.

Cristoforo Colombo airport by road
about 5 km
Piazza De Ferrari, straight line
about 3.6 km
Genova Brignole station, straight line
about 4.3 km

Car and parking

Not on the comune’s ZTL list, whose western zones are Rivarolo and Bolzaneto. Parking follows the Blu Area scheme and the signs on each street, with the tariff set by zone.

Guides

Questions

How much is the tourist tax in Genoa?

Per person per night: EUR 2.00 in a one-star hotel, EUR 3.00 in a three-star, EUR 4.00 in a four-star and EUR 5.00 in a five-star; EUR 2.00 in hostels, agriturismi and campsites; EUR 4.00 in B&Bs, affittacamere and holiday flats; EUR 5.00 in a furnished tourist flat, or EUR 4.00 in the Media Val Bisagno, Val Polcevera and Medio Ponente municipi.

When is the old town of Genoa closed to cars?

Always. The ZTL Centro Storico is in force every day of the year and for the whole 24 hours, with camera gates on eleven named streets, and the Molo zone works the same way.

Can a guest with a rental car reach a hotel in the Genoa old town?

Only if the property can register the plate. The published permit list covers residents, people with a parking space in the zone and a category called clients of particular economic activities, which is not defined on the page, so ask the property before booking.

What does parking cost in Genoa?

Blue bays are charged on weekdays from 08:00 to 20:00. In the first tariff band, which covers the Centro, Carignano, Foce and much of Albaro, the first hour costs EUR 1.30, the second EUR 1.70 and the third and later hours EUR 2.00.

How can a guest tell that a holiday flat in Genoa is licensed?

Every licensed stay in Italy has a national identification code, the CIN, shown outside the building and in every listing. The host must also see your identity document and register you with the police within 24 hours.