Our history

La Spezia in main historical milestones.

The Parco della Rimembranza is part of the “La Spezia Forte” project aiming at expanding the Parco delle Mura.

In La Spezia it’s possible to admire many monuments.

The Valdilocchi Military Battery, created in 1880, pertains to the extensive defense system of the Gulf of La Spezia.

Inside the Gardens you can admire magnificent sculptures.

The Parco delle Mura, the result of the requalification works on the 19th-century city walls, is the crown jewel of these interventions.

She was born in Florence in 1837 and grew up in La Spezia. She also was the cousin-in-law of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour.

The Complex of the Poor Clares consists of the convent, the cloister, and the Chiesa di Santa Cecilia.

Simonetta Cattaneo was one of the most beautiful women of the 15th century, icon of the florentine Renaissance.

The project “La Spezia Forte” also intends to give new value to the “Quintino Sella” Tunnel.

Carnival here in La Spezia has very ancient roots, more ancient than those of the Viareggio Carnival, and even if it is probably not as famous as Carnivals in other areas of Italy, it has a Carnival mask identifying this territory – Batiston.

In 1903, Turin held the Universal Exhibition marking the birth of the Art Nouveau style in Italy.

There is an indelible liaison historically and ideally linking Futurism and the Gulf of La Spezia.

The Parco delle Mura is a 4km-long path immersed in nature, connecting the city center of La Spezia to the hill area.