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The Bigo (Il Bigo)


The Bigo (Il Bigo)
Ponte Spinola Porto Vecchio
Genoa
Italy
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Jan
51°F 10°C
42°F 5°C
Feb
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Mar
57°F 13°C
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Apr
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What's Near The Bigo (Il Bigo)

Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
NH Marina £116 0.1 mi 0.1 km 4 of 5 stars
Hotel Veronese N/A 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Best Western Porto Antico £89 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Best Western City Hotel £92 0.6 mi 0.9 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hotel Bentley £148 1.0 mi 1.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Restaurants
restaurant Distance Rating
Gran Ristoro 0.2 mi 0.2 km 4 of 5 stars
Soho Restaurant & Fish Work 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Antica Osteria di Vico Palla 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
Thing to Do Distance Rating
Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola 0.3 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Cattedrale di San Lorenzo Campanile 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Via Garibaldi 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“IL Bigo” Fodors.com
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #21 of 72 attractions in Genoa
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Attraction type: Ballet, Observation deck/tower
Address: Ponte Spinola
Porto Vecchio Genoa
Italy

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4 of 5 stars
suefromCalif
burlingame
1 Mar 2008
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Went up in the Bigo on our last visit to Genoa. It is a replica of the device that was used many years ago to off-load cargo from the ships. The Bigo rotates as it goes up, allowing you to see the skyline of Genoa with the port and the towers in the mountains. The towers had cannons which would... more

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The Bigo (Il Bigo) Address

Ponte Spinola | Porto Vecchio, Genoa, Italy