Genoa was in the Middle Ages a powerful republic maritime, competing with Pisa and Venice for the control of the trade in the Mediterranean, more particularly in the East. She played a big role at the time of the Christian crusades, providing ships and supply.
Its port kept an intense activity throughout its history.
The district of the port is a tangle of medieval streets, it remains some strengthened doors and among its monuments, let us note especially its splendid cathedral San Lorenzo.
Photos of Genoa, monuments
Medieval gates
San Lorenzo cathedral
Chiostre
Le port 
