Possible Clues:

• Columbus' reputed birthplace
• A port, one back in Georgia
• Columbus birthplace'
• City of the Italian Riviera
• Setting for Verdi's ''Simon Boccanegra''
• City where Sampdoria are at home
• Type of rich fruit cake
• City where Sampdoria play their home matches in Serie A
• Port found in luggage - no action taken
• Where explorer John Cabot was born