Val Polcevera is one of the main valleys crossing

Genoa Genoa ( ; ; ) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy. As of 2025, 563,947 people live within the city's administrative limits. While its metropolitan city has 818,651 inhabitan ...

, taking its name from the eponymous

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

. It is one of two valleys bordering the historic core of the city, along with Val Bisagno.

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* Genoa Valleys of Liguria Metropolitan City of Genoa {{Liguria-geo-stub