Parma or Genoa
Oct 17th, 2004 | 08:43 AM
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Parma or Genoa
We are going to take a long weekend in Nice (for two nights) and then Parma or Genoa (for two nights). I think Parma and my husband wants Genoa. Any thoughts of which is better for a trip with two small kids? Any recommendations for accomodation would be helpful too.
Oct 17th, 2004 | 02:29 PM
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I guess part of the question is what do you want to do during your time in either place and why is one place favored over the other by each of you?
We've stayed in Genoa, after a long flight from the US and a long drive down from Milan. It was our first trip to Italy and we were winging it as far as hotels and we ended up staying at the Jolly Hotel and it worked out well. There were restaurants around and a reasonable area to walk around at night. It was when we first discovered that restaurants really pick up after 9 or 10 o'clock. It was when I first tried fava beans, the better Italian answer to edamame.
Anyway, Parma, other gastronomy, is not a destination. If I were you, just a suggestion, drive just a bit further and visit the Cinque Terra with your family.
We've stayed in Genoa, after a long flight from the US and a long drive down from Milan. It was our first trip to Italy and we were winging it as far as hotels and we ended up staying at the Jolly Hotel and it worked out well. There were restaurants around and a reasonable area to walk around at night. It was when we first discovered that restaurants really pick up after 9 or 10 o'clock. It was when I first tried fava beans, the better Italian answer to edamame.
Anyway, Parma, other gastronomy, is not a destination. If I were you, just a suggestion, drive just a bit further and visit the Cinque Terra with your family.
Oct 17th, 2004 | 03:10 PM
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It is really hard to compare these cities since they are not very much alike at all, but here goes:
I was not quite as impressed with Parma as I thought I'd be, but it does have a wonderful church, baptistery, and, of course, great great food. It's city center isn't bad, either.
I prefer Genova, though. Another great food destination, Genova is this year's European Capital of Culture and therefore has cleaned up a lot--leaving a beautiful city to explore. It has a busy port with a well-known aquarium, a great city center and loads of gorgeous elegant palaces to visit. The main piazza--Piazza Ferrari--is one of my favorite that I have seen, with a wonderful fountain and very classy buildings all around. Much larger than Parma, you could spend a good few days there with no problem.
Both areas have nice surrounding towns: If you went to Parma, you could easily see Modena as well, and even Bologna. Genova, of course, is on the Ligurian coast and has lots of beautiful beautiful coastline all around--south of Genova are Portofino, Le Cinque Terre, and other similar places to visit.
I was not quite as impressed with Parma as I thought I'd be, but it does have a wonderful church, baptistery, and, of course, great great food. It's city center isn't bad, either.
I prefer Genova, though. Another great food destination, Genova is this year's European Capital of Culture and therefore has cleaned up a lot--leaving a beautiful city to explore. It has a busy port with a well-known aquarium, a great city center and loads of gorgeous elegant palaces to visit. The main piazza--Piazza Ferrari--is one of my favorite that I have seen, with a wonderful fountain and very classy buildings all around. Much larger than Parma, you could spend a good few days there with no problem.
Both areas have nice surrounding towns: If you went to Parma, you could easily see Modena as well, and even Bologna. Genova, of course, is on the Ligurian coast and has lots of beautiful beautiful coastline all around--south of Genova are Portofino, Le Cinque Terre, and other similar places to visit.
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