Genoa (Gènes)

Research Status: Basic Last Updated: 2025-07-06 Diary Coverage: Up to 1874-04-15

Identity

Major Italian port city, destination for a planned trip that was abandoned.

Diary References

1874

• April 15: Marie begs mother not to go to Genoa but to Geneva instead. Trip abandoned at Vintimille after family arguments. Paul was supposed to escort as "deux femmes ne peuvent pas voyager seules en Italie" (two women cannot travel alone in Italy).

Context

• Italian name: Genova
• French name: Gènes
• Major port on Ligurian coast
• Travel restrictions for unaccompanied women
• Accessible from Nice via coastal railway
• Part of travel route options from Nice

Historical Context

• 1870s Italy recently unified
• Safety concerns for female travelers
• Important commercial center
• Railway connections via Ventimiglia

Research Notes

• Women's travel restrictions 1870s Italy
• Nice-Genoa railway route
• Italian social conventions