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  1. Café degli Specchi

    In the roaring '20s, this tiled Art Deco showpiece was a favourite hangout of the literati, and its original vaulted interior was used as a backdrop for some scenes in Dino Risi's film Scent of a Woman (1974). Today it's a favourite with fashionable locals enjoying the aperitivo buffet.

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  2. Café di Barbarossa

    A life-size statue of Elvis rocking out on his guitar greets you at the entrance of this good-time bar set in a medieval red-brick cellar below the towering 12th-century Porta Soprana. Outside there's a leafy deck.

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  3. La Madeleine Café Teatro

    Live bands blast their stuff from most nights at this energetic café theatre/music bar.

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  4. La Nouvelle Vague

    A bohemian crowd hangs out in this subterranean bookshop and bar. You can sip Italian wine while leafing through a book, or just savour the surroundings over a cocktail.

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  5. Teatro Carlo Felice

    Take in a play or opera at Teatro Carlo Felice, Genoa's stunning four-stage opera house.

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  7. Teatro della Tosse

    Casanova trod the boards of Teatro della Tosse, the city's oldest theatre, which dates from 1702.

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