Are Genova, Italy, and Genoa, Italy, the same city just referenced in different ways?

Question

Are Genova, Italy, and Genoa, Italy, the same city just referenced in different ways?

Answer 1

Looks like they are the same city.  See article below.

Answer 2

I'm italian....i don't know what is the english way to say Genova, maybe genoa, but genoa is also the football team of genova. Genova has got two football teams: genoa and sampdoria

Answer 3

OK, this is actually quite funny.  I am American, but lived in Italy for one year - in Genova/Genoa!  When I got there, I was not sure of the difference, either, but quickly learned that they are, in fact, the same.  Most maps in Europe have it written as "Genova," while maps in English refer to it as Genoa.  And the English version is pronounced with the accent on the first syllable, unlike some people I hear pronounce it with the accent on the second syllable.  The same goes with the Italian version - with the accent on the first syllable.

Answer 4

They are the same city.

Answer 5

"Genoa" is the English spelling; "Genova" is the Italian spelling.  Same city, same great food and wonderful people!

Answer 6

Same city .... Genova in Italian - Genoa in english.

Answer 7

Yes, they are the same city.

The Italian spelling is Genova.

The English spelling is Genoa.

I don't know why the "v" is dropped in English. Pretty silly!

My family and I were driving through Italy this summer and got lost in Genoa/Genova.... people there were so nice and helpful there!