Via Prè
3
Tours & experiences
Explore different ways to experience this place.
Full view
Top ways to experience Via Prè and nearby attractions
The area
Address
Best nearby
Restaurants
1,827 within 3 miles
Attractions
401 within 6 miles
Contribute
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as wait time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.
3.0
67 reviews
Excellent
12
Very good
13
Average
15
Poor
9
Terrible
18
These reviews have been automatically translated from their original language.
This service may contain translations provided by Google. Google disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to translations, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and freedom from forgery.
Brun066
Florence, Italy13,465 contributions
Apr 2017 • Business
When you walk this street, to understand its importance in the past, work by your imagination.
First imagine that in ancient times, then in the Middle Ages until 1347, the path of this street was outside the circuit of urban walls. In fact, even the so called "Barbarossa" walls (built since 1155) in Genoa ended at the gate called "Porta dei Vacca", just at the east end of Via di Prè. The route, therefore, was at that time a suburban road: it was probably the first stretch of the Roman "Via Postumia", the road which was built since 148 b. C. and linked Genoa with another very important maritime city, Aquileia, crossing the Apennines and the whole Po river plain.
However, because since the 11th century onwards Genoa was a powerful maritime city (which grew up to become the fifth western European city in the 14th century), despite of Via di Pré being outside the walls (or better, precisely for this reason), both ship repair yards, both buildings linked to the travelers' passage, focus here: such as the outstanding "Commenda di San Giovanni di Pré".
To further understand the Via di Prè's function, keep in mind that until the first half of the XIXth century there was no other way to go around the harbor (the houses looked almost directly on the water); And until the beginning of the XVIIth century there was not even the straight "Via Balbi", that runs upstream; therefore the passage through the narrow Via di Prè was obliged for those leaving or entering the town on the west side.
The street, however, kept quite bad the memory of when it was a central axis of the city. Since many decades it became a place of commerce at the margins of legality, linked to the presence of the merchant port: it has seen the settlement of marginal population coming firstly from the Southern Italy, then especially from non-European countries, in advance of almost all ethnic Italian urban neighborhoods.
A path in the street is still interesting, if you are attracted by the picturesque. The population is quite harmless, but especially at night it is perhaps better to be more than one person.
First imagine that in ancient times, then in the Middle Ages until 1347, the path of this street was outside the circuit of urban walls. In fact, even the so called "Barbarossa" walls (built since 1155) in Genoa ended at the gate called "Porta dei Vacca", just at the east end of Via di Prè. The route, therefore, was at that time a suburban road: it was probably the first stretch of the Roman "Via Postumia", the road which was built since 148 b. C. and linked Genoa with another very important maritime city, Aquileia, crossing the Apennines and the whole Po river plain.
However, because since the 11th century onwards Genoa was a powerful maritime city (which grew up to become the fifth western European city in the 14th century), despite of Via di Pré being outside the walls (or better, precisely for this reason), both ship repair yards, both buildings linked to the travelers' passage, focus here: such as the outstanding "Commenda di San Giovanni di Pré".
To further understand the Via di Prè's function, keep in mind that until the first half of the XIXth century there was no other way to go around the harbor (the houses looked almost directly on the water); And until the beginning of the XVIIth century there was not even the straight "Via Balbi", that runs upstream; therefore the passage through the narrow Via di Prè was obliged for those leaving or entering the town on the west side.
The street, however, kept quite bad the memory of when it was a central axis of the city. Since many decades it became a place of commerce at the margins of legality, linked to the presence of the merchant port: it has seen the settlement of marginal population coming firstly from the Southern Italy, then especially from non-European countries, in advance of almost all ethnic Italian urban neighborhoods.
A path in the street is still interesting, if you are attracted by the picturesque. The population is quite harmless, but especially at night it is perhaps better to be more than one person.
Written April 13, 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Hana Ibra
Sulaymaniyah, Iraq37 contributions
Apr 2017 • Business
Its amazing and fun just to walk around i just needed a boyfriend for that hahahahha my favorite city
Written April 12, 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Mike K
Phoenix, AZ1,284 contributions
Sep 2016 • Couples
Every city has an area like this, but in Genoa the architecture and the history make it quaint. It's a port town and as such has always had taverns, and smugglers, and ladies of the evening. It is highly ethnic, and may be unsafe in the evening, but my wife and I were comfortable during the day. At one end is the Via Campo, legendary in De Andre's song
Written September 30, 2016
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Kala F
Gainesville19 contributions
Jul 2024 • Couples
Place is not in a good area! Alleyway drug dealing right in front of us! F—k tourists painted on wall , amongst other graffiti. I am glad our Airbnb was close to the road and was secured with two locking doors
Written July 18, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
arressbee
London33 contributions
Jul 2024 • Family
Sadly google maps took us down this alley from hotel to Piazza Ferrari. Hell. Drugs being openly dealt. Scary scary people.
Written July 31, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
cisco289
Darlington, SC813 contributions
Sep 2019
Our tour group walked around this area with its stone walkway and somewhat ancient charm. The buildings and store fronts, etc., are why I came to Genoa, and this area was a "not miss" for me. South Carolina USA has nothing like this!
Written September 22, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Thomas C
New Orleans, LA158 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
This is why we do walking tours, to actually walk down the narrow streets and go back in time. Let your mind drift to the past as you are looking down the narrow allyways and looking at the buildings and architecture.
Written June 8, 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Federico Stefani
Bologna, Italy68 contributions
Jun 2024 • Solo
The way in which the administration allows junkies, prostitutes, drug dealers and all types of shady people to camp out in this alley with historical value in Genoa is shameful... and it is even recommended by tourist guides! Forget it, never anywhere else in the world have I felt so unsafe, and it was 7pm, I don't dare think about the night. Forget it, believe me
Written June 8, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Laura L
Lugano, Switzerland34 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
Great place if you want to see junkies, drifters and outsiders. Impossible to circulate both day and night, thefts and dealers are around the corner. Evitate evitate...
Automatically translated
Written July 2, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Sergio B
Province of South Tyrol, Italy10 contributions
Feb 2024 • Family
Just passing through, to go to the aquarium, the navigator takes you there. It looks like a demilitarized zone in Nigeria and cannot be commented on further out of decency.
Written February 18, 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Sei proprio un milanese che vive sulla luna o nei salotti radical chic
Written July 25, 2019
Che milanese, sò de Roma, quartiere Monte Mario. Se te sembra la luna oppure scic, te devi comprà l'occhiali, bello! Ho dovuto riscriverla come m'hanno detto. Nun poi capì!
Written January 25, 2020
Showing results 1-1 of 1
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing