Opening time

The Aquarium is open 365 days/year.

Parking lots

The Aquarium car park is open every day, 24 hours a day.
Places available: 167, of which 4 for disabled people.
It is not possible to reserve a parking space, but within the Porto Antico Area there are other covered and uncovered car parks.
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Tickets

Adult (+13) starting from €25,00
Boys (4-12) starting from €15
Children (0-3) free
Military / Over 65 / Disabled* starting from €19
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FAQ

  • The entrance ticket to the Genoa Aquarium, like the tickets for all the other structures included in the AcquarioVillage (The City of Children and Teens, Bigo and Biosphere), combined included, ARE NOT NOMINAL.
    For tickets purchased online, the name that appears on them is that of the person who made the purchase, or the gift recipient.
    In case of impossibility to carry out the visit, the tickets can therefore be transferred to third parties.
  • The FIXED DATE ticket requires, at the time of purchase, the reservation of the date/time slot chosen to carry out the visit. Date and time slot are binding and must be respected.
    The FLEXI ticket is valid for one year from the date of purchase, does not require immediate booking and gives the possibility of making a date/time slot change, avoiding the loss of the ticket in the event of inconveniences.
  • If you have purchased a FIXED DATE ticket, we are sorry but, as per the conditions of sale, this is not possible.
    If you have purchased an OPEN FLEXI ticket, you can change the date/time slot of the visit once, within 2 hours of the chosen entry time, at the following link: ?
  • Disabled people with documentation certifying their disability are entitled to a discounted fare ("reduced" ticket).
    The companion of the 100% disabled person is entitled to free entry; in case of online purchase, the companion must go to the cash desk to collect the free ticket, upon presentation of the above-mentioned certification.
    In the case of disabled people aged between 4 and 12, we recommend purchasing the "child" ticket, which is cheaper than the "reduced" ticket.
  • Sorry, no animals are allowed inside the Genoa Aquarium with the exception of guide dogs for blind people.
    For information about the dog sitting service in the area, we suggest you contact the IAT (Tourist Reception Information) Porto Antico. (tel.: 010.5572903 - email:
    info@visitgenoa.it)
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Tropical corals: a heritage to be preserved.

Tropical corals

A heritage to be preserved

Tropical corals

The Aquarium of Genoa has been studying the ecology of tropical corals in its curatorial tanks and in nature for years.
Thanks also to the collaboration with international partners, the staff of biologists and aquarist technicians has acquired a wealth of knowledge and skills, which has led to the development of protocols aimed at the reproduction and breeding of corals in a controlled environment.
The Genoa Aquarium is also recognized by the competent authorities as a suitable structure to accommodate illegally imported and confiscated corals.
Tropical corals

The collaboration with the University of Milan BICOCCA

La collaborazione con l’Università di Milano BICOCCA
Since 2020, the Genoa Aquarium and the University of Milan-Bicocca have been scientific partners for the protection of coral reefs, with particular reference to the reef of the Maldives Islands.

The objectives of the collaboration are: the development of joint research initiatives and the training of each other's staff of researchers and biologists for the conservation of coral reefs.

The collaboration involves the development of new coral restoration techniques (restoration of coral reefs), the monitoring of the health of the madreporic colonies and their reproduction in a controlled environment.

As part of the agreement, the Aquarium hosts the Genoese headquarters of the MaRHE Center, the Research and Higher Education Center that the Milanese University has in the Maldives, where new techniques are developed for the care and recovery of coral reefs. The laboratory, located in the technical spaces dedicated to the curatorial tanks, has an area of 45 m2 and hosts two systems of tanks for a total of 10,000 l where 75 species of coral are found, all reproduced at the same Aquarium.
The area can be visited by the public as part of some special guided tours.

A joint laboratory between the Aquarium and the University of Milan Bicocca was also inaugurated in the Maldives, at the MaRHE Center, in summer 2022.

Several joint scientific missions are planned to the Maldives Islands, during which what has been learned thanks to the research conducted in Genoa will be applied in nature.
  • Duration
  • Duration
  • In progress
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  • Partner
  • Università Milano Bicocca
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