On first impressions, life
after
dark looks sparse but a bit of
time rooting around in the old
town will turn up a good choice of
convivial bars and small clubs,
some of them with live music.
The best source of information
on nightlife is the local
daily paper Il Secolo XIX ;
in summer you can supplement this
with Genova by Night, the
tourist office's free what's-on
guide. The student magazine La
Rosa Purpurea del Cairo also
has information on music, theatre
and cinema; it's published monthly
and is available from bars and
some Via Balbi bookshops in
term-time.
There are plenty of bars
along the seamy waterfront Via
Gramsci, in between the strip
joints and brothels, but more
attractive places to drink can be
found on the side roads off Via XX
Settembre and around Piazza delle
Erbe. Moretti on Via San
Bernardo is a beery student dive; Le
Corbusier , Via San Donato
36r, is consistently popular; Eprïe
Rosse , Via Ravecca 54r, is a
characterful wine-bar. The Britannia
pub at Vico Casana 76r, off Piazza
di Ferrari, has pints of Guinness
and burgers and chips. The Louisiana
club on Via San Sebastiano
has live trad jazz most nights
from around 10pm, but you'll find
more happening joints tucked away
in the southern part of the old
town: the Quaalude ,
beneath the "Massari"
signboard at Piazza Sarzano 14, is
an underground club that features
live bands and/or dance parties on
Fridays and Saturdays - ask around
in local bars for the latest news.
Theater and opera
The two main theatres in Genoa are
the Teatro della Corte, Via E.F.
Duca d'Aosta, and the Teatro Duse,
Via Bacigalupo, who advertise
their performances on the same
hoardings around town and sell
tickets to both venues (tel
010.534.2200, ...
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