The most UNDERRATED city in Italy

The most UNDERRATED city in Italy - Genoa (Genova)

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After a wonderful time in Venice, we make the train journey to Genoa (or Genova in Italian), Italy. Genoa is a beautiful port city and is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria. Don't miss this awesome city. We spend our first day doing our favorite activity--just getting lost. We also enjoy our first meal out in quite a while, thanks to some very kind generosity. While it took us a while to understand the menu, we got there and it was so, so worth it. Cheers to traveling and all the highs and lows that come with it.
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00:00 - Venice to Genova Train
00:45 - Game Plan
01:06 - First Class Frecciarossa Train Tour
02:00 - Turin Stopover
02:50 - Regional Train and Kebab
04:15 - Arriving in Genova
05:00 - Hotel for free!!
05:35 - Holiday Inn Genova Room Tour
06:50 - The view
07:20 - How we stay for free
07:45 - Heading to Old Town
08:20 - 24 Hour Genoa Pass
09:05 - Old Town Genova
09:25 - Piazza de Ferrari
10:38 - Ordering at a restaurant where we don't know how anything works
11:30 - Cheers to looking stupid
13:30 - Trattoria da Franca is amazing
15:40 - Wandering the streets
16:40 - Homesickness while traveling
17:27 - Money
17:41 - Take Outs
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@lafurrina 2 жыл бұрын

A bit of history: the English flag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 is actually the flag of the Republic of Genoa (the cross of St. George). The ships of Genoa were so powerful that when pirates saw her at sea they stayed away from them. For this reason, in 1100 the King of England Richard the Lionheart asked Genoa for permission to use the flag to keep pirates away from English ships. Genoa granted the flag for an annual fee. England paid the annual fee until 1770, then felt it did not have to pay it any more and simply appropriated it. Moral of the story: the English flag is actually Italian🤣🤣🤣

@ghiwallace 2 жыл бұрын

Ben detto Laura

@alessandromaggiolo1876 2 жыл бұрын

Zena🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@francescoflore4521 2 жыл бұрын

Incredibile, e la prima volta che sento questa storia.

@repenttoreflect8933 2 жыл бұрын

Are you serious on this?

@robertomarciante2586 2 жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@lucadantiga5316 2 жыл бұрын

Genua is so underrated, it is full of history and very very beautiful.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

It really is :)

@PaolaV1984 2 жыл бұрын

Genoa is the city of "pesto". Pasta and pesto, or pizza and pesto is so great! If you go in Recco (little city near Genova) there is the famous "focaccia di Recco". Taste it 😋

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

ooo, ok, we'll look out for that! Thank you! :)

@michelagalante1433 2 жыл бұрын

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@paolaparodi979 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaAndJosh GRAZIE😘😍 GRAZIE 😄😘 GRAZIE ❤️❤️ Buona giornata ovunque VOI siate : un caro saluto da Genova.

@giovannibarroero2939 2 жыл бұрын

Caruggi, the historic centre of genova is very underrated, it could be as touristic as the centres of florence and bologna for example

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

That area was so beautiful :) especially the fountain

@boulitravel 2 жыл бұрын

A beautiful town full of history.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

It really is :)

@anneoestreicher7333 2 жыл бұрын

I was in Genoa a few years ago and loved it. Had some of my most memorable meals in all my travels there.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

we did too! the food was truly amazing :)

@SwissRoadsPlaces 2 жыл бұрын

Great impressions of your trip and of this beautiful city 👍👍 Thanks for sharing 😀

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching! Genova is so beautiful!

@sarakarwal3785 2 жыл бұрын

So good to see you two happy eating real food. This video was very pleasing 😀 you guys looked really happy today.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

haha, so were we :) we had no idea how much we were missing until we tried it.

@ompurnam108 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are my current favourite vloggers.. so down to earth and real people like me! Go Lisa and Josh! Much love from Canada! 🇨🇦

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Awww, thank you so much :) we try our best to be.

@Diana-lo6cx 2 жыл бұрын

I love your gratefulness. Genoa looks really cool

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@lorenzo5644 2 жыл бұрын

Bravissimi! Enjoy your stay in Genoa!

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Lorenzo! Genoa treated us so well!

@Walts-Travel 2 жыл бұрын

Im so happy for you guys. Happy faces!!!!!!

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

:):):) thanks man

@cwillys240z4 2 жыл бұрын

Good job on this. Besides the sightseeing, the best part of traveling is trying the local food.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :)

@ti16113 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video for visiting Genova. I’m living Genova for three years I know all. The place you visited. I will also watch your other video as well!

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for the kind words :) we had such a great time there. what do you think we missed and should have seen or eaten?

@thewanderingmeghan4818 2 жыл бұрын

That pesto pasta looked so good!!!😀 Glad you guys are still enjoying yourselves!

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

YES - i still dream about it

@bedjourgeorgeamponsah6780 2 жыл бұрын

Italy 🇮🇹 is such beautiful

@johnoliver2022 2 жыл бұрын

Bellissimi e bellissimo vlog !

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much :)

@theMorgia 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@Elisabetta2345 2 жыл бұрын

It's wonderful see foreign tourist appreciate Genoa! Thanks.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

It really is a wonderful place :)

@rudy.robles 2 жыл бұрын

Been subscribed/following since your early van build days....Your videos are great! Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing your travel journey around the world. Can't wait to see what's next! Enjoy and travel safe. :-)

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

YES! :) so good to hear from you, and thanks for sticking around through us doing about 48 different things with our lives on this channel, lol. thanks for the kind words!

@ysabellaK 2 жыл бұрын

what a beautiful place to visit

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Genoa is so, so beautiful--must not miss :)

@DendraEkta 2 жыл бұрын

Woooo my city !!! 😃😃😃 I really enjoy watching your videos guys, you' re a wonderful couple 😎 Have a nice day, I' ve just subscribed to your channel 🙂

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much :) and welcome aboard!

@successblaze3527 2 жыл бұрын

You guys are very close to the city were I lived here in Italy... much love exploring Italy

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

:) that's so cool! what did we miss out on that we should have done?

@enricomiceli8704 2 жыл бұрын

I like how excited you are for vegetables

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

vegetables are so good!

@elaineevans8556 4 ай бұрын

Genoa and Florence - my favourites in Italy

@rafaelvega538 2 жыл бұрын

I love Genoa. It's by far my favorite city in Italy. The pasta pesto is the best in the whole country.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

It was ours too :)

@dandelbalso6405 Жыл бұрын

Which resto do you recommend for the best pesto?

@wellaciccio2362 2 жыл бұрын

I live in London and actually ordered a gyros today. Mind you, I am Italian and used to live in the Netherlands as well. I do not know why things get both so pricey AND so lacking of veggies. I miss the amount of veggies in every roll in Italy, as it is healthier, more delicious, and you also do not get sick after eating it. You literally pointed out something that has been coming into my mind for quite a few years. Like, it looks to me that I need to put an effort to eat more veggies abroad. It is frustrating and I also gained weight. Sorry. A bit of mouth diarrhoea over something that you pointed out and totally agree with you about.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saying this!! We didn’t know if it was just us!!!

@ingefranz2013 Жыл бұрын

How true. Genova is underrated! Very interesting City

@Soulman6969 2 жыл бұрын

Your 2 hours away from Pisa!!!! Love your guys enthusiasm! Travel Safe

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :) what did you like doing in Pisa besides the big ole leaning tower?

@Soulman6969 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaAndJosh It was amazing make sure if you go get to the top of Pisa. the surrounding the buildings are beautiful Cathedral of Pisa (Duomo of Pisa), Piazza dei Miracoli and Fontana dei Putti. It’s a great one day trip but we were honesty done in the in about 5 hours then I believe we went to Milan after that. But most definitely worth the visit. Love to send you a little cash how do we go about doing that, love for you to get Dinner on my wife and I. Patreon or Venmo? Remember to breathe

@kimiastewart6293 Ай бұрын

Beautiful place ❤

@Barbara_M. 2 жыл бұрын

Torino definitely is worth a visit in one of your next trips. For a while it's been Italy's capital and the kind of Italy and the real family lived there so there are a lot of historical evidence, it is also a city full of cultural energy with many amenities.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

for sure on our list for next time :)

@Lorenzo_Donzelli 2 жыл бұрын

my city 😍😍 I hope you enjoyed it

@frrste7 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry you only had 20 minutes for Turin, the station is very close to the city center, and it's beautiful, there are so many things to see, Turin has the Egyptian Museum, the Royal Palace and the Mole Antonelliana

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

We are so sad to have missed Turin! We will definitely have to go back!

@skhanj143 2 жыл бұрын

Nice city nice country nice people

@fotogian 2 жыл бұрын

1:18 is Monte Rosa, Switzerland is on the other (north) side of that +4000m mountain

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

That's a big big mountain

@Howtosewunderwear 2 жыл бұрын

Cảnh đẹp quá bạn ơi thank you verry much

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

cảm ơn!!

@valeriomaffezzini6951 2 жыл бұрын

7:12 MSC Seaside and behind MSC Orchestra cruise ships (Moby is a ferry to Sardinia)

@onthetravellist 2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh… love that Pesto Pasta 🍝 ❤️

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

We did too! :)

@domet80 2 жыл бұрын

Turin , my city. You're welcome..

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

:) thank you

@marktouray5630 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Genova city, here is where i am living

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

@Lele-kz9xw 2 жыл бұрын

Genova 😍🇮🇹❤

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Love Genova!! What a beautiful city

@paololuvara7955 2 жыл бұрын

You guys should go to Turin, my city and two hours from Genova; a bit bigger than Florence and very interesting. First capital of Italy.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

That's what many viewers have said--thank you for sharing! We definitely need to go back to Turin :)

@grifone18931 2 жыл бұрын

Ciao da Genova 😃🇮🇹

@carlamaevekantz8150 2 жыл бұрын

It's my town Genoa, where I live!

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for letting us hang out!

@strikedn 2 жыл бұрын

Just another underrated place we have in Italy. We have so many that even us Italians can fathom. If you have time, go back to Turin, downtown is amazing. Enjoy your stay.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

We would love to - it looked so beautiful :)

@paololuvara7955 2 жыл бұрын

Logo spettacolare, anche io gli ho consigliato Torino.

@strikedn 2 жыл бұрын

@@paololuvara7955 Gli stranieri non ci vanno mai a Torino, eppure ha un centro storico spettacolare e unico. La sola Mole Antoneliana e il museo del cinema valgono il viaggio. E io non sono nemmeno torinese...

@paololuvara7955 2 жыл бұрын

@@strikedn hehehe verissimo, un gioiello del Nord Italia, purtroppo non ha il nome turistico.

@saratassinari2622 2 жыл бұрын

You have to go to Boccadasse, most beatiful place of genoa

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

We will check that out next time :) thank you!

@marcoromanetto8062 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you'll get the chance to visit Turin. It's a city full of history and art, real heart of italian Risorgimento. You won't regret It 😉

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Next time for sure!

@brunone100 2 жыл бұрын

Grazie da Genova ......

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

@michelagalante1433 2 жыл бұрын

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@razoo911 2 жыл бұрын

damn that food seems so good...im hungry right now...luckily i live here in italy

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Lucky indeed :)

@zhankao434 2 жыл бұрын

welcome to my city genova , i hope you like this city

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

we loved it :) thanks for letting us visit

@bfrahm Жыл бұрын

I think that your cheers to chopsticks was a wonderful cheers. I have never been to Asia, but I use chopsticks for everything. They are so universal. I eat olives out of the jar, ramen, and salad, they work way better than a fork, and you don't need a fork and a spoon. Obviously not so great for soup...

@maxblu63 2 жыл бұрын

First of all thanks to Lisa and Josh for their video i appreciate( I live in Genova). I understand that for strangers Genova is Genoa but I invite you all to call Genova ( Genoa is a small football team of the city)....... thanks. LOL

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Ha ok - this is really good to know. We will definitely pronounce it better next time :)

@backpackingJas 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing vlog, love your Channel, for sure im learning from you to use in my channel, im happy i get your channel, im your new subscriber now 😄😄

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard! We're super glad to have you :) thank you so much for the kind words

@tobybromfield3664 2 жыл бұрын

Living in Genova right now :)

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Have you tried Trattoria da Franca? That was our favorite restaurant :)

@tobybromfield3664 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaAndJosh I can't say I have, but I know where it is. Kind of home food isn't it?

@icyndaquilhd7953 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of foreigners (and also italians) make the mistake of use Genoa only as a stopover to reach the 5 terre. Genoa it's a beautiful city and it has lots to offer. it is an underrated and neglected city by the most famous cities,i wish that the local societies will publicize this city more. Many people consider Genoa a normal portual city,jeez,just the fact that this is the city where Christoper Colombus the discoverer of America born and lived it should attract lots of people from around the world.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more - it's such an important city, with so much to offer.

@Ekphrasys 2 жыл бұрын

I think if you have never seen the area of Portoria/Carignano and Albaro (including Boccadasse and Corso Italia) you saw nothing in Italy.. the most elegant, sophisticated, spectacular area I have ever seen... Besides the historical centre with the Rolli Palaces and such...

@arma.7292 2 жыл бұрын

Liguria is a beautiful land.

@paolaparodi979 2 жыл бұрын

Ciao Lisa & Josh ! Siete una splendida coppia :auguri per i Vostri nuovi viaggi in giro per il mondo . Bellissimo il micio ❤️👍...Quando vorrete ricordare Genova potete fare colazione con un cappuccino ( latte e caffè) io lo preferisco con latte freddo ma insieme alla focaccia. Un caro saluto Paola Parodi.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you - our cat Octavius says hello and thank you! :) I agree - I just think we're so used to eating really big breakfasts that just a foccacia and a coffee wouldn't keep us going for the whole day! I heard that cappuchino is only for breakfast, and not to be had the rest of the day - why is that? Thanks for the comment! Grazie - il nostro gatto Octavius saluta e grazie! :) Sono d'accordo - penso solo che siamo così abituati a fare colazioni davvero abbondanti che solo una focaccia e un caffè non ci farebbero andare avanti per l'intera giornata! Ho sentito che il cappuccino è solo per colazione e non per il resto della giornata - perché? Grazie per il commento!

@paolaparodi979 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaAndJosh Grazie della Vostra risposta! Adoro il cappuccino anche durante la giornata (ultimamente uso latte di capra perché più digeribile , pastorizzato non a lunga conservazione ).Chi non fa lavori usuranti può pranzare col cappuccino e brioche o focaccia. A pranzo preferisco carne o pesce , una zuppa di verdure, insalata mista. Vivo alla periferia di Genova Ponente qui abbiamo dell' ottima focaccia con cipolle .😂😂 🙄🙄 Non ho avuto tempo di visualizzare i Vostri video : dove vivete? Bye Bye Lisa & Josh ..2 rulle (coccole) a Octavius.😘😘Dimenticavo : avete assaggiato la nostra farinata ? È fatta con farina di ceci.

@djudjamarinkovic9337 2 жыл бұрын

Lepa Djenova 👍🙋‍♀️

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful :)

@pliny8308 2 жыл бұрын

I would recommend reading guide books and restaurant reviews ahead of time and planning your days and even hotels accordingly. Also, read about the local foods before you order. You really shouldn't have missed pasta with pesto, stuffed vegetables, maybe pansoti with walnut sauce, focaccia di Recco and on and on. I mean, you're going to eat kebabs in Italy?

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Kebabs are delicious and cheap! :) We couldn't afford to go out to eat that much, so we will just have to try more the next time! We did have focaccia di Recco, pasta with pesto, and stuffed vegetables. We unfortunately don't have unlimited money to try all the foods, or else, trust me, we would!

@gattiandrea4694 2 жыл бұрын

Andrea, dalla Contea Regione Piemonte from Piemonte 🎄🎅🏞️🌨️☃️🏫🏡⛪🕍🏥🏨 Monferrato beautiful 🌄 un saluto. 🙏🙂 Thank you grazie

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

I love your comments and emoji-filled reviews so much :)

@tiffanyt5204 2 жыл бұрын

Do they check for vaccination or covid test on the train? Or do you think they will be in the near future?

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

It's been about 50/50 for us, and seems to be more frequently checked in Austria and Germany than elsewhere. I would expect checking before you get on the train to become the normal, at least that's what some news sites are reporting.

@lucaarnaldi5750 2 жыл бұрын

Next time we'll wait for you in our Bluripa Guest House.

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

ok! :)

@freddy-wellz233 2 жыл бұрын

🇮🇹👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿

@alessandrogiannini6415 2 жыл бұрын

You actually ate focaccia, not simple bread. It's something quite different :-)

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Significantly more olive oil :) - we must have misspoken

@bohboh8 2 жыл бұрын

❤🇮🇹⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐🇮🇹❤

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

🤙

@massimopalomba5009 2 жыл бұрын

You made a mistake in your travel plan. Why you go through Turin by lengthening your route while you could have changed in Milan?

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Ha, we don’t make the train schedules :)

@madsboelbendix6420 2 жыл бұрын

Vitello tonnato = roastbeef 😅😅

@robertomarciante2586 2 жыл бұрын

Genoa =ZENA...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.Genoa=La Superba 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

We had such a good time in Genoa :)

@sajanvarghesethadathil5826 2 жыл бұрын

genova port city

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@claudiabassi9670 2 жыл бұрын

Ma che cavolo mangiate a casa vostra sé tutte le volte voi stranieri vi meravigliate della bontà del nostro cibo

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

hahah, do you not get excited when you eat another countries food?

@claudiabassi9670 2 жыл бұрын

In italy it s enought to move in an other region to taste differenti

@lostinmyworld5499 2 жыл бұрын

17:19 😍

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

@fotogian 2 жыл бұрын

porta nuova = new door genoa = door...many centuries ago

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Old, old, old door :)

@fotogian 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaAndJosh there are so many doors because many centuries ago the (small) cities were surrounded by defensive walls.

@helennn9 2 жыл бұрын

Why would you buy a kebab in Italy... With all the amazing food they have not to talk about the variety of vegetables and dishes.

@gianni5461 2 жыл бұрын

Forza genoa, samp in. B

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

let's go!

@mitch9651 2 жыл бұрын

*me, thinking of bread with mortadella: "it's not so bad.."

@LisaAndJosh 2 жыл бұрын

Ha yeah - it’s not bad at all. Was just more of a moment / realization / callback from our previous video where we talked about not being comfortable spending money and always buying the cheapest of everything, and never eating out.

@ursus9104 2 жыл бұрын

Bread with just fresh olive oil when you are in Italy.