Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Aquarium of Genoa Tour Guide

The 'Aquarium of Genoa is located in the beautiful and picturesque old port city, easily reachable by train (station Genova Principe) and drive out west to Genoa, on the subway, who is then the city on foot, at San Giorgio.


Opened in 1992 in conjunction with the "Columbus celebrations," when we celebrate the 500 years since the discovery of America, the aquarium is a "city within a city": entering you immediately realize you are actually immersed in a fascinating world, silent full of surprises for all ages, offering the possibility to observe near the "dangerous" sharks, playful dolphins, penguins very funny, the sinuous jellyfish, the sociable breeds, and many other fish to all the wonderful and colorful.

The waters of the seas, and above all the deeper, hidden natural treasures of the existence of which is often not known. Only through a visit to an aquarium, and of course looking through the books and watching documentaries, you can enter this new and mysterious dimension, but the aquarium unlike the book, is "alive"! This peculiarity makes it unique and compelling for any visitor to the nature lover.

The Aquarium of Genoa is a great structure, with a population of 12,000 specimens belonging to 600 different species, in short, a collection of tribes of the seas and oceans and protected in a united city.


There is Biosphere That offers the exploration of the secrets of the tropical forest, are then used to City of Children and Young People, A beautiful and fascinating educational oasis, designed specifically for children, where play and study are mixed in a natural and attractive. In The Galata Sea Museum, Is set out and presented to the public the history of navigation in the Mediterranean, with 6000 objects from view. The Bigo, Which allows the elevator to go up to 40 feet tall and enjoy a breathtaking view of the city. All these "structures in the structure" and are accessible to visitors with a single ticket.

For the more curious and adventurous, even small, you can spend a night with the sharks, To observe their behavior even during night. Also you can follow through trip by boat, or rather the route the trail left by marine mammals to Portofino, with the Crocieracquario.

And for lovers of the "hidden" there is a chance to visit the aquarium behind the scenes with Secret Aquarium. Do you like turtles? Here is the trip for you Issuing of the Turtles, Dedicated to all those turtles aquarium housed, treated and then released into their natural habitat.

The Aquarium offers many tanks to be observed with many different species, from all the seas and oceans of our planet, then the tanks are "tactile" where you can touch some species of fish and mammals.


What do you see? As I mentioned above: dolphins, sharks, corals, sea eels, seahorses, jellyfish, clown fish, perhaps better known as "Nemo" by children, barracuda, batfish and lionfish. Then again, caimans and alligators, catfish, piranhas, and the dangerous, directly from tropical forests, pythons, iguanas the curious chameleons.

In short, young and old will never cease to be amazed and wonder try against so many animals to be observed in beautifully recreated habitats and protected by the care and love of all who are working day and night inside the aquarium for make possible the life of a city within a city of sea water.

All this was made possible thanks to the management of Costa Edutainment SpA, a company founded 1997 by the Genovese family has constantly invested to varying degrees in business Italian.

Costa Edutainment now has more than three million visitors a year, for which we offer our experience and above all is committed to education, preservation of species, responsible use of the aquarium and awareness for children and adults.

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