Holidays in Genoa: holiday apartment in Sestri Ponente

Why here

Casa Brighella is a 70 sqm apartment on the top floor, with a lift, in a Genoese neighbourhood with a life of its own: Sestri Ponente. It's not the postcard old town, and that's exactly why it works well for a holiday — you get space, a quiet neighbourhood at night, and you're in the heart of Genoa or on a beach within twenty minutes. Being on the top floor also makes it quieter: no footsteps overhead in the evening after a day out.

Inside you'll find a bedroom, a living room with a sofa bed, a fully equipped kitchen, air conditioning and fast wifi: handy if you'd rather cook some evenings instead of eating out every night, or if you're travelling as a family and need more than a single room.

It works well both for a couple looking for a quiet base and for a family with children, thanks to the separate bedroom and the sofa bed in the living room. It's also a good fit for a group of friends splitting the cost of a weekend away, without giving up the space of a real kitchen for breakfast or a drink before heading out.

What to see and where to eat

Sestri Ponente has a lively centre, with shops, a market and restaurants where focaccia and pesto are served the way locals actually eat them, not reinvented for tourists in the centre. From here, Genoa's old town, the Aquarium and the old port are an easy 20-minute bus or train ride away.

For a fuller itinerary — what to see, where to eat, how to get around between the neighbourhood and the rest of the city — there's a dedicated guide to Sestri Ponente and the surrounding area, built for travellers who want something more useful than a generic list of attractions.

Genoese food is good outside the old town too: pesto, trofie, cheese focaccia, farinata. In a neighbourhood like Sestri Ponente, away from the busiest tourist routes, prices stay at local-restaurant level, not at the level of places built for one-day visitors in the centre.

Getting around

Sestri Ponente train station is 5 minutes on foot from the apartment, with frequent connections to central Genoa and Piazza Principe station. If you'd rather take the bus, city lines connect the neighbourhood to the rest of town without needing a car.

If you have a car, the area is also a good base for day trips further into Liguria: both the Cinque Terre and Portofino are a bit over an hour's drive away.

The neighbourhood itself is easy to explore on foot: Piazza Baracca and Via Sestri, the main shopping street, are just a few minutes from the apartment, with everything you need for a quick shop or an evening walk before heading back.