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Genoa & Perugia in 12 days

6 sightseeing days in Genoa, a dedicated relocation day, then 5 days in Perugia. Includes Cathedral of San Lorenzo and Perugia Cathedral, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Genoa for the first 6 sightseeing days; move to Perugia on day 7, then stay for 5 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 311 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Sà Pesta — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Ristorante Zeffirino — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 8 · Settimo Sigillo — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 9 · Ristorante Dal Mi' Cocco — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 10 · Osteria Pappabona — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Genoa & Perugia itinerary: 12 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Genoa: Cathedral of San Lorenzo & Museum of the Ligurian Art Academy

  • · Cathedral of San Lorenzo · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Museum of the Ligurian Art Academy · 30 min
  • · Museum of the Ligurian Art Academy · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Sà Pesta (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 2: Genoa: Museum of Modern Art - Villa Croce & Doria Museum of Natural History

  • · Museum of Modern Art - Villa Croce · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Doria Museum of Natural History · 30 min
  • · Doria Museum of Natural History · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Ristorante Zeffirino (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 3: Genoa: Museums of Fine Arts - Strada Nuova & National Ligurian Gallery at the Spinola Palace

  • · Museums of Fine Arts - Strada Nuova · 120 min
  • · Transfer to National Ligurian Gallery at the Spinola Palace · 30 min
  • · National Ligurian Gallery at the Spinola Palace · 120 min

Day 4: Genoa: Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art & Museum of St. Augustine

  • · Chiossone Museum of Oriental Art · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Museum of St. Augustine · 30 min
  • · Museum of St. Augustine · 120 min

Day 5: Genoa: Gallery of Modern Art & Luxoro Museum

  • · Gallery of Modern Art · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Luxoro Museum · 30 min
  • · Luxoro Museum · 120 min

Day 6: Genoa: Aquarium & Ippolito National Antarctic Museum

  • · Aquarium · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Ippolito National Antarctic Museum · 30 min
  • · Ippolito National Antarctic Museum · 120 min

Day 7: Genoa → Perugia: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Genoa → Perugia · 600 min

Day 8: Perugia: Perugia Cathedral & Baldeschi al Corso palace

  • · Perugia Cathedral · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Baldeschi al Corso palace · 30 min
  • · Baldeschi al Corso palace · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Settimo Sigillo (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 9: Perugia: Civic Museum at Palazzo della Penna & Porta Marzia

  • · Civic Museum at Palazzo della Penna · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Porta Marzia · 30 min
  • · Porta Marzia · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Ristorante Dal Mi' Cocco (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 10: Perugia: Academy of Fine Arts & Palazzo dei Priori

  • · Academy of Fine Arts · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Palazzo dei Priori · 30 min
  • · Palazzo dei Priori · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Osteria Pappabona (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 11: Perugia: Rocca Paolina & Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria

  • · Rocca Paolina · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria · 30 min
  • · Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell'Umbria · 75 min

Day 12: Perugia: Fontana Maggiore & Etruscan Well

  • · Fontana Maggiore · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Etruscan Well · 30 min
  • · Etruscan Well · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 09:3090m
    Genoa

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Genoa (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Genoa

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.25 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Genoa

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    via dei Giustiniani 16r

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.4 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Genoa (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5402718; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 09:30120m
    Genoa

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  • 12:0030m
    Genoa

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.6 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Genoa

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Via XX Settembre, 20

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.4 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Genoa (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5402718; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 09:30120m
    Genoa

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  • 12:0030m
    Genoa

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.15 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Genoa

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Day 4
  • 09:30120m
    Genoa

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  • 12:0030m
    Genoa

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.84 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Genoa

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Day 5
  • 09:30120m
    Villa Saluzzo Serra Via Capolungo 3

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  • 12:0030m
    Genoa

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.7 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Viale Mafalda di Savoia

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Day 6
  • 09:30120m
    Genoa

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  • 12:0030m
    Genoa

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.26 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Genoa

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Day 7
  • 08:00600m
    Genoa → Perugia

    Dedicated relocation day from Genoa to Perugia; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 311 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 8
  • 09:3090m
    Perugia

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  • 12:0030m
    Perugia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.25 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Corso Vannucci, 66

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Via Ulisse Rocchi 1

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.3 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5386001; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 9
  • 09:30120m
    Perugia

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  • 12:0030m
    Perugia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.06 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Perugia

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Corso Giuseppe Garibaldi, 12

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.8 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5386001; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 10
  • 09:3075m
    At the bottom of Via dei Priori in the former convent of San Francesco al Prato

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  • 12:0030m
    Perugia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.52 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Perugia

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Corso Pietro Vannucci, Piazza della repubblica, 68

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 0.2 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5386001; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 11
  • 09:3075m
    Perugia

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Perugia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.33 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Piazza Giordano Bruno, 10

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 12
  • 09:3075m
    Perugia

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Perugia

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.1 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Piazza Danti 18

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Perugia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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