La Spezia - La Spezia

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La Spezia
regionLiguria
Residents
93.311 (2018)
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La Spezia

La Spezia is a port city on the Riviera di Levante in the southeast of the region Liguria and capital of the province of La Spezia. It is located on the Gulf of at the southern end of the Ligurian Sea. The city is on Golfo della Spezia, which is also called Golfo dei Poeti (Gulf of Poets) is called.

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La Spezia is primarily a port city. The Italian Navy still has its most important base here, even if its importance has declined and the focus is now more on merchant shipping. In addition to the container ships, you can also see numerous sport boats in the Gulf of La Spezia.

Tourism also plays an important role. On the one hand there are the ferries to Corsica and Sardinia, on the other hand, there is the picturesque hinterland, which also includes the national park Cinque Terre belongs.

getting there

By plane

Closest airports are the Pisa airportWebsite of this institutionPisa Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPisa Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPisa Airport (Q709169) in the Wikidata database(IATA: PPE) and the Genoa airportGenoa airport in the Wikivoyage travel guide in another languageGenoa Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaGenoa airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGenoa Airport (Q1431383) in the Wikidata database(IATA: GOA). There are free train connections from both cities.

By train

The trains of the line from Genoa to Pisa stop at the train station 1 La Spezia CentraleLa Spezia Centrale in the Wikipedia encyclopediaLa Spezia Centrale in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsLa Spezia Centrale (Q3969899) in the Wikidata database. Sometimes the trains from Genoa start in Milan.

By bus

In the street

The Autostrada A12 A12 goes east past La Spezia, the A12 A15 comes from Parma and goes to the outskirts.

By boat

La Spezia is a popular destination for some cruises, e.g. ships from the TUI Cruises in the port of La Spezia on 2 Molo Giuseppe Garibaldi

mobility

Map of La Spezia

Tourist Attractions

Cattedrale di Cristo Re

Churches

  • 1 Cattedrale di Cristo ReCattedrale di Cristo Re in the encyclopedia WikipediaCattedrale di Cristo Re in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsCattedrale di Cristo Re (Q2942687) in the Wikidata database large, striking building in the functional style of the post-war era
  • 2 Chiesa Santa Maria AssuntaChiesa Santa Maria Assunta in the encyclopedia WikipediaChiesa Santa Maria Assunta in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsChiesa Santa Maria Assunta (Q3667833) in the Wikidata database
  • 3 Chiesa di Nostra Signora della SaluteChiesa di Nostra Signora della Salute in the encyclopedia WikipediaChiesa di Nostra Signora della Salute in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsChiesa di Nostra Signora della Salute (Q3669417) in the Wikidata database
Santa Maria Assunta

Buildings

  • 4 San Giorgio CastleCastello San Giorgio in the Wikipedia encyclopediaCastello San Giorgio (Q1048817) in the Wikidata database , Fortification built by the Genoese in 1262
  • 5 Palazzo delle PostePalazzo delle Poste in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPalazzo delle Poste in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryPalazzo delle Poste (Q3891521) in the Wikidata database, the main post office, built in 1933 in neoclassical style
  • 6 Municipal PalacePalazzo municipale in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPalazzo municipale in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPalazzo municipale (Q3889896) in the Wikidata database, the town hall

Monuments

Museums

Streets and squares

Parks

various

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