Ortonovo is located in the Magra Valley on the border between Liguria and Tuscany. The historical centre of Ortonovo is located on a hilltop between the Alpi Apuane and the Magra River Valley. Ortonovo, was originally under the dominion of…
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The characteristic feature of the lands of La Spezia’s province is their diversity. The four large divisions composing it – Val di Magra, Val di Vara, the Gulf and the Cinque Terre – give visitors the chance to move freely in a short time through landscapes that differ one from the other, but all marked by a millennium of history. Together with the well-known localities along the coast of the Cinque Terre, Portovenere and Lerici, there are places to discover that visitors will be thrilled to find after leaving the well-beaten traditional paths. Hamlets along the coast and inland, natural parks and archaeological sites, museums and castles, foods, wines and traditional products: all to be seen and experienced in part of a day, an entire day, or even in several days, to suit the needs of every visitor.
Castelnuovo Magra
Castelnuovo Magra is located in the Magra Valley, near the Bettigna Stream Valley. Castelnuovo is not far from Sarzana and the Magra River Delta. Castelnuovo Magra was founded by the Bishops of Luni in the 12th century for strategic purposes….
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Sarzana is the capital of the Val di Magra. It is located on the eastern side of the Gulf of La Spezia, on the Magra River Delta. In the Middle Ages, Sarzana was the most important trading centre of the region. Sarzana…
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La Spezia is a medieval town that grew quickly and somehow suddenly in the 1800s, after the establishment of the Naval Base, the largest in Italy, and the trading port. The old San Giorgio castle, the fortress dating back to…
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Lerici is set in a natural bay in the Eastern part of La Spezia. An excellent presentation of Lerici and its surrounding villages can be found in the works of Shelley, Byron, Virginia Wolf, D.H. Lawrence, Mario Soldati and many other writers….
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The village of Portovenere is located on the extreme western end of the Gulf of La Spezia. Porto Venere was named Portus Veneris (the Port of Venus) because of its beauty. Its natural landscape is enhanced by the beautiful…
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Riomaggiore, a seafaring town located in the eastern side of the Cinque Terre, is the first town you can visit coming from La Spezia. The first thing you see when arriving by sea, is a row of typical pastel-coloured Ligurian…
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Manarola, part of the municipality of RiomaggIore, is similar to the other villages of the Cinque Terre: it is made of typical pastel-coloured Ligurian houses which were built along a central stream. The village is all ups and downs,…
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Corniglia is the smallest village of the Cinque Terre, part of the municipality of Vernazza. It is the only village which is not built directly on the sea, but on a cliff of about 100 mt. above sea level.Its…
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The hamlet of Vernazza is one of the most picturesque villages of the Cinque Terre and is a member of the prestigious club “Borghi più belli d’Italia” (the most beautiful villages in Italy). The Church of Santa Margherita di Antiochia,…
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