Great Genoa
Area of municipality of Genoa, Italy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term Great Genoa (Italian: Grande Genova) refers to the present area of the municipality of Genoa, in the north west of Italy. Great Genoa extends for over 30 km along the coast of Ligurian Sea from Nervi to Voltri, and up the Polcevera valley of the Polcevera river and the Bisagno river valley of the Bisagno river.
Great Genoa dates from 1926, when 19 municipalities were added to the six municipalities incorporated in 1874.[1][2]
This aggregation makes Genoa a polycentric city, as the Genoese urban area is made up of several towns each with a strong sense of belonging, a consolidated economic and social structure and an old town, so they are not perceived as "suburbs". Reflecting the strong local identity the inhabitants of many neighborhoods, former municipality, still say "I am going to Genoa" and not "I am going downtown" to state their intention to go to the city center.[2][3][4]