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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

Contesso Vivaldi Palace

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.