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Genoa, Unesco gem where you can breathe the air of sea, art and history, where culture is mixed together with the flavours of pesto sauce and focaccia and the salty sea smell, creating a rush of sensory experiences.

Genoa. The Sea near Expo.

GENOA IS…Authentic and unexpected HISTORIC CENTRE PALAZZI DEI ROLLI, the wonderful historic dwelling included in the Unesco World Heritage ListA rich MUSEUM SYSTEM with prestigious works of art The CITY OF NICCOLÒ PAGANINI and of his famous violin CITY OF THE SEA AND FIRST PORT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN PORTO ANTICO AND ACQUARIO DI GENOVA, the biggest in Europe The PARKS, the HISTORIC VILLAS and the CLIFFS overlooking the sea between the EASTERN and the WESTERN side of the city. THE URBAN PARK OF CITY WALLS AND THE FORTIFICATIONS: a trekking experience a hair's breadth away from the seaTHE HISTORIC SHOPS: ancient trades and flavours CITY OF PESTO SAUCE, MADE WITH THE BASIL OF PRÀ and CITY OF FOCACCIA AND FARINATA

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EXPO – GENOA IN 2 HOURS!Daily bus service from May 22

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FOODMay 14-17 SLOW FISHAt Porto Antico a new edition of the international event that combined for the first time food and environmental themes about the safeguard of the sea and fish.This Slow Fish edition appeals for a change in lifestyle. In the same year as Expo 2015, it is very important to involve all the protagonists – from the fisherman to the chef, from the fish seller to the consumer, from the tourist to the marine biologist –, since saving the sea is the first step to feed the planet.

SEA

Acquario di GenovaFrom July New set-up about the traditional tuna fishing inside the Cetacean Sanctuary in collaboration with the “Cooperativa Pescatori di Camogli”.May 14-17Initiatives and workshops on the responsible fish consumption on the occasion of Slow Fish 2015.All the year round A night with the sharks: activity for kids (7-13 years) regarding the safeguard of biodiversity. May - OctoberCetacean sightings with activities about sustainable management in the Cetacean Sanctuary.May - June “Responsible” dinners with thematic guided tour and culinary and scientific analysis with chefs and biologists.

Fiera di GenovaSeptember 30- October 5 INTERNATIONAL BOATSHOWWith a vast exhibition directly on the sea and a wide range of merchandise, the International Boat Show is the benchmark for the marine industry and for all yachtsmen.

Porto AnticoMay 18-21 WORLD OCEANOGRAPHIC CONFERENCE - OCEANS 15Discovering Sustainable Ocean Energy for a New World.

July 1-31 PORTOANTICOESTATESPETTACOLOEvery evening music, cabaret, theatre and dance: a month full of concerts and shows with National and International artists in the great Arena del Mare overlooking the illuminated harbor.

ART AND CULTURE

Palazzo DucaleMarch 5 - July 12 GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM. FROM KIRCHNER TO NOLDEThe exhibition focuses on the colour intensity, which characterizes the works of the group of artists called Die Brücke. The group, founded in 1905, laid the foundation of a trend that marks the history of art and took the name of Expressionism.

April 11 – August 23 AUGUST SANDEROver 100 pictures made by one of the most important German photographers. A real catalogue of the German society of the 20th Century.

September - January 2016BRASSAÏ, POUR L’AMOUR DE PARISThe exceptional story of a passion, that bound for over fifty years the writer, photographer and film-maker Brassaï and the capital of France.

October - April 2016FROM THE IMPRESSIONISTS TO PICASSO. THE MASTERPIECES FROM THE DETROIT INSTITUTE OF ARTS AT PALAZZO DUCALEWorks of art by Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro, Gustave Courbet, Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Henri Matisse, Paul Gauguin, Paul Cézanne, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Amedeo Modigliani, Wassily Kandinsky, Otto Dix, Oskar Kokoschka Juan Gris, Georges Rouault and Pablo Picasso. Villa Croce - Museum of Contemporary Art From April 1ANDY WARHOL SUL COMÒ (Andy Warhol on the dresser)Works from the collection by Rosetta Barabino. Villa Croce changes back to a private dwelling, with contemporary furnitures in order to host over 60 works by an extraordinary Genoese collection, which has never been displayed in public before. Musei di Strada Nuova, Palazzo Bianco March 26 – July 19 LA CUCINA ITALIANA: CUOCHE A CONFRONTO (the Italian cooking: female cooks in comparison)For the first time the two versions of the “Female cook” are in comparison: the famous one by Bernardo Strozzi and her twin, kept at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. Palazzi dei Rolli - UNESCO World Heritage May 30 – June 2ROLLI DAYS. PALACES, VILLAS AND GARDENSA weekend of extraordinary openings of the Genoese historical palaces, built between the end of the Sixteenth and the Seventeenth Centuries. Genova MuseiThe Card Musei is a true City Pass that grants free admission to 21 museums in the city and entitles the visitors to special rates and discounts in the main structures of the city and tourist and cultural services. www.visitgenoa.it/it/card

April 1 – October 30"NUTRIRSI D’ARTE. CIBO, CULTURA,STORIA. MOSTRE, INCONTRI, EVENTI NEI MUSEI GENOVESI" (feed yourself with art. Food, culture, history.Exhibitions, meetings, events in the Genoese Museums)Among the events:Museo del RisorgimentoMarch 14 - December 31 2015From Balilla to Mazzini, an itinerary in search of the food and the tastes of the protagonists of the Risorgimento.Documents, images and curiosities about the eating habits in Genoa between the 18th and the 19th Century.Musei di Strada NuovaPalazzo RossoJune 28 – October 25 2015Intimi nutrimenti (deep nourishments)Photography exhibition. Works by young artists/photographers on the theme of food. The artists have been selected thanks to a contest and their works will be displayed beside the pictures by Gayle Chong Kwan, an English-Chinese artist who has carried on for years a research about food waste.Castello D’AlbertisMay 15 – October 25 2015Cibo come rito – riti del cibo (food as a rite – the rites of food) A journey to the deepest soul of Asia, in search of the rites and rituals of food, through works, pictures, installations and texts. June 20LA NOTTE DELLA LUCEAn event dedicated to the students of the University of Genoa. Rowing races, words and music performances, theatre, dance and DJ.

TheatresGenoa is a city of theatres with a rich offer of shows and culture. All the information about the playbills on www.genovateatro.it

Teatro StabileMay 13 – July 18 Piccola CorteXX RASSEGNA DI DRAMMATURGIA CONTEMPORANEA (Festival of Contemporary Drama - Twentieth edition)May 13-16 and May 19-23 DueMay 27 30 and June 3-6 Il Canto della ValleJune 10-13 and June 16-20 Codici cifratiJune 24-27 and June 30-July 4 Sangue AmaroJuly 8-11 and July 14-18 Apatia per principianti

Teatro della Corte May 6-9 ACOUSTIC NIGHT 15 – ITALIAN AMERICANSWith Beppe Gambetta, Kathy Mattea, Frank Vignola, Vinny Raniolo.

Teatro Carlo FeliceOPERAS AND BALLETTSMay 8-17 Carmen - Georges Bizet May 21-24 Giselle - Adolphe Adam - Balletto di Guangzhou June 10-14 Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo June 18-21 La Bella Addormentata (the Sleeping Beauty) - Pëtr Il’ič Čajkovskij - Ballett on ice from Saint Petersburg June 23-28 Ailey II - The Next Generation Of American Dance July 5 Life In Progress – Sylvie Guillem - Danza gala July 18-25 La Vedova Allegra (the Merry Widow) - Franz LehárConcerts (May 14 and 29; June 5 and July 10)

Teatro Cargo at Villa Duchessa di Galliera – VoltriJune 20 – July 12 Relazioni pericoloseJuly 24 and 26 Donne in guerra August 7 Rumbo al sur (tango performance) September 20 Scintille September 27 Cucinarramingo October 4 Il nuovo Don Chisciotte

FESTIVALSTheatre, Music, Poetry of the MediterraneanJune 11-20 INTERNATIONAL POETRY FESTIVALJune 13-24 SUQ FESTIVAL OF CULTURESJune 25 – July 4 MEDITERRANEAN MUSICAL FESTIVAL June 29 – July 5 GENOVA FILM FESTIVAL

ScienceOctober 22 – November 1 SCIENCE FESTIVAL, BALANCE

SPORTMay 22-24 FESTA DELLO SPORT (Sport festival) – 11° EDITIONThis festival transforms every year the Porto Antico in a small Olympic village

June 28 PALIO MARINARO DI SAN PIETRO (Traditional Maritime Palio)September OPEN CHALLENGER (tennis tournament)

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