Category: Gulf of Poets
10 things to see in La Spezia – One day in La Spezia
With the cruise ships in the city and the international success of the Cinque Terre, the number of tourists who are in La Spezia grows as in a passage to be interpreted. Better to quickly reach the station to take the train to the Cinque...
The Cimento in winter: a very ligurian good year wish
Propitiatory rite to close the old year and be “purified” for the new year, but also a cure for physical wellbeing, the Cimento in winter is a tradition that is increasingly widespread throughout the Ligurian Riviera, and the province of La Spezia is not less....
Vote Palmaria Island as a “Place of the heart” FAI 2018
The Places of the Heart are a map of environments, locations, large, small, famous or unknown that represent emotions and tell different stories, all Italian, all great for their simplicity, all significant in their essence. This important mapping of Italy also includes our Palmaria island...
La Spezia Sion Gateway, unknown story for many
In the state of Israel, the city of La Spezia is “Sion Gateway”, remembered with emotion and affection, named with respect in the memory handed down between generations. Yet here we do not all know the story of the Exodus mission, in which the city...
3 (unmissable) staircases towards the sea
Do you like trekking? Do you love uncrowded beaches? Do you love crystal clear water? Here are three ideas to satisfy your desires The Ligurian coast of the Cinque Terre is not only characterized by five marvelous villages that stand out over the sea, but,...
Le Rosse, Carabbean allure in the small beach of Albana
Difficult to reach on foot (and swimming), so popular among those who cruise around the Gulf by boat: le Rosse beach enchants swimmers and sailors. If you look at the coast of La Spezia from the panoramic terrace of San Pietro in Porto Venere or...
The FAI Spring days in La Spezia: Spotlight on the Palmaria Island Fortress
The FAI Spring days in La Spezia: Visit the Umberto I Fortress on Island Palmaria and Case Lovara. The FAI – Italian Environmental Fund – National Spring Days, have been organized for the last 26 years involving Italian cities in the opening to public places that are...
The Saint Joseph Fair in La Spezia
The San Giuseppe Fair 2018 arrives, “highlight” of spring in the city, celebrating San Giuseppe patron, with its long-awaited white night of music and museums. From almost all the La Spezia people the Fair is expected with trepidation: tradition has it that it abounds porchetta,...
Visit of the Technical Naval Museum in La Spezia
Many visitors in La Spezia wish to see the Naval Base and arsenal of the city, but the Technical and Naval Museum of La Spezia next to it is definitely worth a visit. La Spezia naval base is since 1870 one of the main Navy...
