Liguria’s main city, Genoa, is a bustling seaport used by cargo ships, cruise liners and ferries, and ideally located to service Italy’s industrial north and the European consumer market. It is a major hub of trade activity, connecting with important rail and road networks; it also has a large shipbuilding industry.

The recent enhancement of the historic centre – with pedestrianized streets, a stunning aquarium and Renzo Piano’s redesign of the old harbour – has turned the city into a popular tourist destination. It thus contributes to an already developed tourist sector – famous for resorts like Portofino and the Cinque Terre – on which Liguria’s economy also very much depends.

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