San Marcos (LSD 25) - Naval Cruise Book

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ll I l As we looked forward to liberty after our first landing exer- il cises in the Med, the SM pulled into Genoa on July 25. ,f Genoa, leading seaport of Italy, is located in the district of 'I Liguria. Now an important trading center Genoa, birthplace of fi Christopher Columbus, once was rivaled by Venice as a commer- cial port. Due to its importance in trade, Genoa is often under- rated as a city of beauty, though it rivals many an important art center. The Via Lucoli and Via Roma, several of the best shopping streets, have shops where fine ceramics, leather goods, and ivory carvings may be bought. Desiring to meet the people of this friendly city, we natu- rally went to such places as the California Bar, the Moulin Rouge night club and the Al Tirolo Bar. ' As we left Genoa, many of our first-cruise sailors felt .that now they really knew all about the Mediterraneanj ' . St. Andrew Towers I WCW? ' ?' f ,Q 3,41 I 2 L1Sa lt. nfs. ' Where's the straws? CLISTGPOM CGLOIRO im M 'lb N. Monument of Christopher Columbus

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Rapallo Wccpiea Naples, in the department of Campania, is the third largest city of Italy, and is second only to Genoa as a seaport. The Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe, is located in Naples U. S, Naval commands in Naples include COMNAV- ACTSMEDXCOMPAIRMED, NAVSUPPACT, NOACT, and NAVSECGRUDET, A group of Greek refugees founded the city in 600 BC and named it Neapolis, or New City. Though it remained a center of Greek culture, Naples was passed on to the Romans in 29OBC, Since then it has been under the rule of Belisarius, Totila, the East Roman Empire, Neapolitan dukes, the Germans, French and Spanish. Some of the tourist attractions of Naples are Mt. Vesuvius, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and the is- land of Capri. Those of us who wished to buy souvenirs were directed to the Via Santa Lucia, the Via Chiaia, or the Via Constantinopoli, where cameos, jewelry, silks, rugs, and ceramics may be bought at reason- able prices. Monument to Victor Emanuel Night scene.