A wonderful tour with a great guide . However when you pay for an English only tour and the local TI manager decided to make it an English / Italian tour this was unexpected and not very welcome. I actually feel that I did not receive the tour I paid for and should be reimbursed.

Geneo or the vertical city as our guide described it. She spoke excellent English and was very enthusiastic in explaining the importance of Genoa as a Roman port and trading centre and the golden age of the Middle Ages. Via Garibaldi the residential street of palaces of the most powerful families at that time - the Rolli palaces now a designated UNESCO world Heritage Sites. It was fascinating to hear about the Crusades bringing back the relics of St John the Baptist in the 1100’s now kept in the cathedral San Lorenzo. Birthplace of Columbus and traces of his house. We learned about the origins of the first bank Banco do S Giorgio, it’s prison history and Marco Polo’s imprisonment. We visited the medieval city, historical centre, city gates and hidden squares of interest. All in all a very enjoyable explanation of the historical town

This was a very interesting tour of Genoa. It gave a good overview of the city , it's history and development. It was great having it in both English and Italian as it gave us the chance to see how much Italian we could understand. Barbara spoke clearly and had a nice sense of humour. I would suggest the maybe she doesn't turn away from her audience when pointing out a building as then we couldn't hear her. But it was a good tour, great value for money with 2 tickets for palazzi included, and we would recommend it.