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Revision as of 05:19, 26 November 2002 by AxelBoldt (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Genoa (Italian: Genova) is a city and a port in Liguria, Italy (population 700,000).
During the middle ages, Genoa was an independent and powerful republic (one of the so-called Repubbliche Marinare, the others were Venice, Pisa, and Amalfi) mainly oriented on the sea. Famous Genoese families such as Doria had practically complete control of the northern Tyrrhenian sea.
Genoa is also the birthplace of Christopher Columbus.
In July of 2001, in opposition to the G8 Economic International Summit, the Genoa Social Forum brought half a million protesters from all around Europe to Genova.