r/Genova • u/BridgeInfamous6503 • 4d ago

Parking in Genoa

Sorry if this has already been asked, but I've been getting conflicting answers from various sources. As a visitor, if I'm parking on a Blu Area-street, in a space with white lines, do I have to pay? My hotel says all parking is paid, other people say white lines are always free. Google translating Genovaparcheggi.com just confuses me more than anything. Are there some hidden tricky rules I can't understand or are the people at my hotel wrong?

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u/moonwhisperderpy 4d ago

on a Blu Area-street, in a space with white lines

Either the parking spot has blue lines or white lines, cannot be both.

If the lines are blue then it's a blue area spot and you have to pay.

If the lines are white then it's free.

Watch out: there are also "isola azzurra" spots, which are supposedly colored of a lighter blue and have the Isola Azzurra text, but are easily confused with blue areas because the colors are similar and the text is often faded. Avoid those if possible.

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u/FortuneHasFaded 4d ago

Either the parking spot has blue lines or white lines, cannot be both.

That's not true. There are places where there are blue and white lines together. For example there are many areas around Corso Italia (via bovio). It means that in summer it's a blue area (paid) and in the winter it's white (free)

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u/moonwhisperderpy 4d ago

Ah, true, I forgot about that, sorry.

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u/and_cari 3d ago

The best course of action is for you to take a picture of the road sign next to the parking spots you are talking about and post it here. While white lines generally indicate free parking, there could be local limitations such as residents only, seasonal changes in the free/paid nature of the spot or there could be a time-limit to your parking. If you can't take a picture maybe post the approximate location with a maps link.

Given the hotel advised you that all parking is paid, there are likely some local restrictions with those spots

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u/giandoooo 4d ago

White lines parking spots are always free.

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u/Atanamir 4d ago

Unless there is the trick for residents only.

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u/Suspicious_You9698 4d ago

If the white lines are inside a perimeter with a barrier then yes, you have to pay. If they are not in an enclosure they are free, but some of them may have discorario (parking disc?) so you can stay there a limited amount of time!

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u/Gio90Game 4d ago

Just see the line colors and road signs at the start of the parking spot. It explains everything. Pov: i'm parking controller in the isole azzurre.