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The Old Port of Genoa<\/strong> (the Porto Antico<\/em> in Italian) lies where commercial activity was for centuries the lung of the city, in the immediate vicinity of the old historic center. The Genoa Aquarium<\/strong> is the city’s main attraction linked to the marine world, inaugurated in 1992 near the old port. It is the largest in Italy with nearly 800 species and 70 tanks, and the 3rd largest in Europe. But it is the one with the greatest variety.
It was redeveloped by the Italian architect Renzo Piano<\/strong> in the early 1990s to become a vast space devoted to tourism and culture, with shops, a swimming pool, cinemas, restaurants, and above all the important Aquarium. This redevelopment was completed in 1992 with the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus, a native of Genoa.<\/p>\nGenoa Aquarium<\/h2>\n
There you can see marine and land species (from rivers, marshes, lakes and coasts), including tropical fish, sharks, seals, dolphins, turtles, penguins, moray eels, starfish, luminescent jellyfish, and even manatees. In particular, the recent “Cetacean Pavilion” designed by Renzo Piano allows you to cross the dolphin pool through a tunnel, or even enjoy the restaurant here. Among the other pavilions, there is an “Ice Kingdom”, a “Mermaid Lagoon”, the “Moray Eel Grotto”, the “Seal Island”, the “Jellyfish Room”, the “Shark Bay”, and the “Biodiversity Pavilion” with corals.
Several discovery programs are offered, including “With the Dolphins” or “With the Penguins”, to get closer to these animals and discover certain activities.
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