Contesso Vivaldi Palace

Built in 1907 as an addition to the building behind it, this building was constructed on a project by Vincenzo Bacigalupi. The entrance still keeps its mascarons and bas-reliefs, while the glass windows are the original ones. At the top floor, there is a heliotherapy establishment where fashionable ladies used to go to take care of their beauty and to sunbathe.

At the cornet with Piazza Verdi, there is a streetlight on which you will see a wrought-iron and graceful dragonfly, and its wings have colorful inserts made of glass paste.

Address

Via Massimo d'Azeglio, 25, 19121 La Spezia

Interesting facts

This building once served as a high-class bathing facility, overlooking one of the most important squares of the city. The light effects created by its arches at night are evocative.