Genova
Genova
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| Population: | 610,000 |
| Licence plate: | GE |
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Genova is a city in the northwest of Italy, near the French border along the Mediterranean coast.
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Hitching out
West towards Nice (France), north towards Milano and Torino
Option 1
Coordinates: 44.4111, 8.9010 Google OSM
There is a Q8 gas station right at at the central motorway entrance. It's located west of the ferry port in Sampierdarena quarter. There are many busses going to that area but we found the bus system rather confusing and thus walked. This should be the perfect spot for anybody heading North or West.
Option 2
You can catch public transport no. 1, 7, 9, 18 or 20 (depends from which part of the city you will start) , get out at Cantore 4 / S.B. del Fossato (Fermata a richiesta) stop , walk straight up the street ~800m and turn left before the gas station because if you'll take another left up the hill you will find a perfect spot to hitchhike behind the other gas station under the bridge (turn right at the exit) : plenty of space for the cars to stop, a roof above the head if it rains.
Option 3
Coordinates: 44.4110, 8.9025 Google OSM
Close to the Q8 gas station from option 1, you can stand directly at the on-ramp towards the Autostrada. Google Maps shows a warehouse called ANAS Autoparco. Standing a few meters behind the pedestrian crossing is ideal, cars will often have to stop for other pedestrians and have plenty of time to contemplate whether they want to give you a ride or not. The entrance of the warehouse is big and barely used, so plenty of space for the cars to stop as well.
East towards La Spezia E 80
There is a petrol station near the motorway in the community Nervi. Take the bus 17 from the centre of Genova and get off at the stop Autostrada. The road goes up the bridge and, technically, it's not the highway yet so you can can stand there with your thumb up without fearing the police. Most the traffic is not going far at all so you'll likely only get to the first service station.
Ferrys
Genova has a big ferry terminal. There are many ferries to Sardinia, but even to Malta, Corsica, Barcelona, Tunis and Tangier.
