意大利城市--热那亚

 Genoa （Italy）

Genoa's economy has centered around the port， Italy's largest in terms of water surface area.

　　Genoa （or Genova） is the hometown of Christopher Columbus（克里斯多弗-哥伦布）， and one of Italy's classic seaports. The city is centrally located in northwest Italy's Liguria Region （利吉里亚区）， which curves around （环绕）the Gulf of Genoa's north shore.

Nicolo Paganini （1782-1840） Paganini's works always contain musical substance that goes way beyond technical bravura.

　　Genoa has suffered economic decline recently， but the city has a grand cultural heritage（文化遗产）。 It's streets are filled with medieval cathedrals， glorious palaces， and Renaissance fountains（文艺复兴时代建的喷泉）。

　　Since the 13th century， Genoa's economy has centered around the port， Italy's largest in terms of water surface area. Now， in addition to shipping and freight transfer（货运）， metallurgy（冶金）， food processing， and tourism employ many of the city's 760，000 residents.