Car Hire Genoa Airport

The port city of Genoa is located between the high mountains of the Apennines and the Mediterranean in the North-Western Italy near the border with France.

The old town by the sea, birthplace of Christopher Columbus, is marked by the contrast of modern city and the old streets of the winding old town and sleepy villages in the hinterland.

Main attraction of Genoa is next to the port, one of the largest and most important of Italy, the old town with its numerous magnificent buildings of Renaissance and Baroque: is in large parts listed and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Book a rental car on arrival to Genoa

Genoa has two major railway stations and is easily accessible by train. Who competes his journey by plane to Genoa, Cristoforo Colombo lands on the Aeroporto di Genova Sestri airport.

The airport is located, the by location, about seven to nine kilometres from the city centre. The flight lasts from Germany to Genoa around one and a half hours. Also low cost control at the airport of Genoa.

With the car, Genoa is Center, the booked hotel or apartment, walking distance.

Explore with the car hire Genoa and surroundings

Especially the old part of Genoa is worth a visit. The picturesque old town of Genova Centro Storico around the Cathedral of San Lorenzo with its numerous restored buildings is one of the largest and architecture developed in Europe.

One of the main attractions is the House in the vicinity of the medieval city gate, Porta SOPRANA, where the discoverer of America, Christopher Columbus, saw the light of the world to 1451. In the city centre, a monument was erected to him. Genoa is the old, about 75 M high lighthouse on a hill in the old port.

You can extensively explore the old town with a stroll to walk during a vacation in Genoa. Shopping in Italian is written here is quite large. The numerous larger and smaller shops are integrated in the historic building and offer Italian crafts and cuisine cheap Italian shoes, handbags and designer fashion.

In the old port, the Porto Antico, you can relax while an espresso in one of the Nice cafés or visit the in Genoa largest aquarium in Europe.

Genoa is ideal as a location to take an excursion in the hinterland or a tour of the surrounding area. It is especially appealing to drive along the Ligurian Riviera, in South-eastern direction in the picturesque seaside nearby La Spezia or of the opposite line in direction South-West to Ventimiglia of Genoa from the car.