7 Facts About Genoa

1. The University of Genoa is an important centre of higher learning in northern Italy.

2. The territory of Genoa is popularly divided into 5 main zones: the centre, the west, the east, the Polcevera and the Bisagno Valley.

3. Part of the old town of Genoa was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2006 as Genoa: Le Strade Nuove and the system of the Palazzi dei Rolli.

4. The Republic of Genoa was a city-state based in Liguria, the Mediterranean coastal region of northwest Italy near France.

5. Today the University of Genoa, founded in the 15th century, is one of the largest in Italy, with 11 faculties, 51 departments and 14 libraries.

6. City of Genoa is subdivided into nine municipi, as approved by the Municipal Council in 2007.

7. City of Genoa covers an area of 243 square kilometres between the Ligurian Sea and the Apennine Mountains.