Where a car takes you from Genoa
These are the day trips from Genoa on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Recco (focaccia col formaggio) Recco, half an hour east of Genoa by train, is the home of focaccia col formaggio IGP; Manuelina, founded in 1885, still bakes it by its dining room
- Camogli (fishing village and Sagra del Pesce) Camogli, a fishing village on the west side of the Portofino peninsula, fries free fish for everyone in a record-size pan at its Sagra del Pesce each
- Portofino (Cracco Portofino) Portofino, past Camogli on the Riviera di Levante, has Cracco Portofino on its harbour, where Mattia Pecis won a Michelin star and Young Chef Award in
- Montoggio (Ristorante Roma) Montoggio, 14 km inland from Genoa, has Ristorante Roma, a Bib Gourmand house cooking house pesto, chestnut-flour lasagnette and its own garden produc
- Torriglia (canestrelletti) Torriglia, in the upper Trebbia valley 20 km from Genoa, bakes the flower-shaped canestrelletto shortbread and holds a festival for it every June
Booking a car in Genoa
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 34.38 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Europcar, Hertz, Keddy, Locauto, Maggiore, Sixt
- Pick up at
- Genoa Airport · Genoa Downtown, Genoa Railway Station · Genoa Railway Station
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.