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One ticket for the Aquarium of Genoa and for the Casa di Cristoforo Colombo, where the navigator spent his childhood, just outside the medieval walls. Take this if you want to add a short historical stop to the tanks.
The ticket includes two entries: the Aquarium of Genoa and Casa di Cristoforo Colombo. The listing describes it as the childhood home of the navigator, just outside the ancient medieval walls: you visit the shop on the ground floor and the attic. You can start with one or the other and stay as long as you like. Prices start from $38 per person (GetYourGuide, October 2026), with free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
The time slot you choose applies to Casa di Colombo. To enter the Aquarium, the listing asks you to book the date and half-hour separately on ticket.acquariodigenova.it/biglietti-open. The official fixed-date ticket starts from 26 euros online for an adult: the price is dynamic, ranges from 26 to 34 euros and changes with the season, date, time slot and demand (the Aquarium's slogan is «the earlier you buy, the less you pay»). At the ticket desk it costs 34 euros. The chosen date and time slot are binding and that ticket is non-refundable; Open Flexi costs 38 euros and allows one date change. They are sold by acquariodigenova.it and the ticket desks at the entrance.
An honest note from the 5-star reviews: the Casa is small. Those who visited it talk about two rooms and a few minutes of visit, while the Aquarium takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes. The listing advises against the Casa for those with mobility difficulties and those who use a wheelchair; the transfer between the two is not included.
Choose date and time: according to the listing, they apply to entry to Casa di Cristoforo Colombo.
Book the Aquarium date and time slot on ticket.acquariodigenova.it/biglietti-open: the listing requires it for entry.
Follow the blue-marked route: dolphins, sharks, penguins, manatees and the touch pool with rays.
The Casa is just outside the medieval walls. The transfer is not included: you get there on your own.
See the shop on the ground floor and the attic. According to reviews, the visit lasts a few minutes.
★★★★★Absolutely to do if you come to Genoa! Dolphins, manatees, penguins and all kinds of fish.
★★★★★An experience absolutely to share with children. Beautiful!
★★★★★[...] The aquarium is beautiful, about 2.5 hours of visit. Many exotic specimens, huge glass tanks with sharks, dolphins, seals and more. You see Colombo’s house along the way: in reality it is two rooms and some historical notes [...].
★★★★★A beautiful aquarium, you can touch the rays...
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For Casa di Cristoforo Colombo. The Aquarium date and time slot are booked separately on ticket.acquariodigenova.it/biglietti-open.
According to the listing, the shop on the ground floor and the attic of the house where Colombo spent his childhood. Reviews describe it as small, to visit in a few minutes.
The listing advises against it for those with mobility difficulties and those who use a wheelchair. The Aquarium, however, is built without architectural barriers.
Yes, the listing lets you choose where to start. At the Aquarium, however, you enter only in the booked half-hour: details are in the opening hours guide.
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The Aquarium and the house where Cristoforo Colombo spent his childhood, in the order you prefer.
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