Genova, 02/07/2024.
Is called little donkeydonkey in Genoese, and it is il new electric tram launched by Confesercenti Genoa, in collaboration with The Little Trains of Genoa e Genova Golosa Local Guideto achieve a long-awaited goal for traders: and connection agile and fast between Carignanoil Old Town and the Old Port of Genoa (the latter animated by the Summer Entertainment Review until the end of August)for the benefit of tourists but also of the residents themselves.
5 meters long and 1 wide,80fully electric and with twelve seats, ”Azenetto” provides a circular route in function every day from 10am to 7pmcon stops in Piazza San Lorenzo, Campetto, Caricamento, Magazzini del Cotone, Piazza Sarzano, Piazza Carignano and Porta Soprana. Framing the Qr code on board the vehiclecan be received directly on your smartphone, and in five different languages, historical-tourist information on the places crossed along the way. The Ticket price It is 10 euros for non-residents and 5 euros for citizens of Genoa.
The initiative is part of the Alleyway Plan of the Municipality of Genoa and sees the involvement of the Civ Sestiere del Doge, Luccoli, Casana, Porto Antico and Sarzano, but also of the Niccolò Paganini Conservatory: «We’re finally there – he exults Francesca Fishnetdeputy vice-president of Confesercenti Genova – This electric tram is the result of a work started five years ago with the Bucci council with the aim of bringing tourists and the Genoese themselves closer to the historic centre, providing them with an original and different access route to the old city, which also passes through lesser-known but equally evocative alleys».
«The idea of having our citizens and tourists travel through the historic center with the electric tram proposed to the Municipality by Confesercenti Genova is also an opportunity to make it more easily accessible our products and make its great quality known and appreciated – says the Councillor for Commerce of the Municipality of Genoa Paola Bordilli – The tram will circulate in the city center, revealing the peculiarity of the alleys and highlighting all our historical, cultural, traditional, but also commercial specificities, ensuring maximum visibility to what is beautiful and good that we have to make known. We are able to present this vehicle thanks to the work shared with my colleague Campora and the president of the Municipality Carratù».
«This new tram route designed by Confesercenti allows you to get closer and make the areas of our city that are most frequented in summer accessible by citizens and tourists, looking for things to do and see, events to attend, shops to visit and beauties to admire – adds the councilor delegated to Major Events Federica Cavalleri – By scanning the QR code on board the vehicle, you receive a lot of information in five different languages and therefore the initiative is certainly an important opportunity for those like us who aim to make the historic center known and appreciated, especially when the events offered are of high quality”.
