Genoa Webcam: http://www.stefanome.it/tar_pon.htm
{one of three here: http://www.stefanome.it/ }
Genoa
http://www.airport.genova.it/pagine/turismo.asp
http://insurance.essentialtravel.co.uk/tg-europe/italy/genoa-getting-there.asp
http://www.shuttledirect.com/en/php/genoa_goa_airport_transfers.php (a taxi looks cheaper - sheesh)
http://www.porto.ge.it/uk/turismo/passeggeri/passeggeri.asp
http://guides.travelchannel.com/genoa
http://www.museigenova.it/home.asp?LinguaH=2
http://www.turismo.comune.genova.it/spip.php?lang=en
Some possibilities here:
Perhaps the Big O or is that Bigo?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14448041@N04/2298806567/
http://www.veoh.com/videos/e174634wQB3NGAb
http://www.palazzoducale.genova.it/
http://www.liguri.org/lanterna/lighthouse.asp#visit
http://www.genova-turismo.it/spip.php?lang=en
http://www.iviaggideipescirossi1.191.it/genova_in_tour.htm
http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/italy/genoa%20&%3B%20the%20italian%20riviera/feature_30005.html
http://www.iexplore.com/guides/Italy/Genova
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/genoa/0748020157.html
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I will be spending the night prior to the cruise at the Best Western Metropoli. I had picked up the room on hotels.com months ago, so it was paid for long before the current decline in the value of the US dollar.
http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=98125&disablenav=false
http://www.bestwestern.it/BW/EN/98125_hotel_Genoa
I understand that there is both a liquor and grocery store 2-3 blocks from the hotel. The taxi from the airport will be about 30-35 euros and a taxi from the hotel to the port about 12-15 euros. Internet access in the room is via prepaid wireless cards (6.5 euros/hour) and there is some sort of free Internet access in the hotel lobby.
A possible restaurant:
