Castello San Giorgio
La Spezia
(16 Km)
The castle of San Giorgio was built in 1252 thanks to Niccolò Fieschi. The construction of its walls today represents a testimony of about 300 meters. The interior looks eccentric thanks to the characteristic Ghibelline battlements and the walkways of the guards. In 1606 the castle was renovated again by the Genoese. The property is located in the city of La Spezia, and has an entrance to the north and one in the west area. Today the castle is part of the Ubaldo Formentini Civic Archaeological Museum.
Museo Tecnico Navale
La Spezia
(17 Km)
The Technical Naval Museum has very ancient origins and represents the most important of Italian naval museums. Initially, it was positioned at the mechanical workshops inside the military plant, later it was placed next to the main gateway to the Military Arsenal. The building inside allows you to admire ancient weapons, scuba divers and other models of World War I.
Museo Civico Archeologico
La Spezia
(16 Km)
The museum is located in the Castle of San Giorgio. Here we see the findings from all the area, from prehistoric to medieval times. For a long time it was the only museum in the area.
Museo Civico "Amedeo Lia"
La Spezia
(16 Km)
Opened in 1996, thanks to the Amadeo family , who lent their private collection for exhibitions. You can see paintings and miniatures from the XIII to the XVIII century. You can also see statues and ancient and medieval items.
Castello di Calice o Doria-Malaspina
Calice al Cornoviglio
(9 Km)
It is a building built for the defensive purpose around the 11th century. Today the castle is home to municipal, tourist offices and the Environmental Education Center. But it also hosts other institutions. In fact, on the remaining two floors there is the Beekeeping Museum, the David Beghe Picture Gallery and the Pietro Rosa Museum. It is still in excellent condition, tourists can see it in its original structure.
Castello Coderone ruderi
La Spezia
(16 Km)
The castle is located just outside the town of Biassa. It has a large square construction. The castle was remodeled in the 15th and 16th centuries, when with the loss of strategic importance it was converted into a stately residence, then belonged to the family of Biassa, precedents of the Viano di Carpena.
Castello di Groppoli
Mulazzo
(16 Km)
The Castle of Groppoli dates back to the beginning of the Middle Ages. Over the years it has passed into the hands of several owners, who have partially modified the structure. According to some historical findings, only one siege affected the structure particularly. Today it is in excellent condition and open to all those who want to visit it.
Castello di Castevoli
Mulazzo
(16 Km)
The Castevoli Castle, located in Mulazzo, was built in the 16th century when Tommaso I Malaspina reunified the tower and the keep. The building stands on a hill. Over the years, because of the French raids, it has fallen, losing its splendor. Today it is in good condition, but it cannot be visited since it is privately owned.
Castello di Lusuolo
Mulazzo
(18 Km)
The Castle of Lusoil was built around the twelfth century, according to the written sources that document its presence. Thanks to its raised position, it allowed control of the valley bottom. Today we can see most of its structure, even if small parts have been damaged.
Castello di Montereggio
Mulazzo
(11 Km)
The Castle of Montereggio dates back to 1573, the date when the Marquis moved to the resort. Unlike other castles, this one looks like a palace. The building is located in the historic center, near the church of Sant'Apollinare. It is open to the public and is in excellent condition.
Castello di Podenzana
Podenzana
(18 Km)
The first information on the Castle of Podenzana came to us in the distant '884 thanks to a documentation from the Abbey of Aulla. The property allows you to admire a magnificent view. The fortress was disputed for a long time between the Luni and the Malaspina. The current castle is not accessible to the public as a private property.
Museo Civico "Ubaldo Formentini"
La Spezia
(16 Km)
The Ubaldo Formentini Civic Museum has been located in the San Giorgio castle since 1873. The Museum organizes the Paleofestival, an event that shows the style of life “of antiquity”. The Museum is spread over two floors; in the first floor you can see the lifestyle of the territory in different eras of history, and in the second there are the Roman findings of the Luni area.
Museo Civico del Sigillo
La Spezia
(16 Km)
The Museum of the Seal offers visitors the most complete collection that has ever been gathered. In fact, more than 1,500 seals are preserved, from eras ranging from the fourth millennium BC to the present day. The collection was donated, a few years ago, by the spouses Lilian and Euro Capellini to the Municipality of Spezia.
Mostra Permanente Storico-Archeologica
Zignago
(7 Km)
The Permanent Historical-Archaeological Exhibition is located within the environments of the school of Pieve di Zignago. The museum is divided into three rooms and displays photographic materials related to the excavation campaigns, inhabited already in prehistoric times.
Porta Castellazzo
La Spezia
(15 Km)
The Gate dates back to 1887, commissioned by Domenico Chiodo, the captain of the time of the Navy. During the war it was badly damaged, and as a result, it remained in total abandonment. It was Stefano Tinto, its current owner, who restored it and brought it to today's appearance. Today, a homonymous accommodation facility is located in the door shed, open to the public.
Mura Trecentesche
La Spezia
(16 Km)
The fourteenth-century walls of the city of La Spezia date back to the Middle Ages and today they are clearly visible. For what's left of it, the Walls were cleared of the weeds and the black patina that covered it. They are among the typical monuments of the maritime city.
Porta Principale dell'arsenale
La Spezia
(17 Km)
The main door of the La Spezia arsenal is one of the most important and ancient bases of the Italian Navy. The door is located in the Gulf of La Spezia, in the central western area, very close to the historic center of the city. This construction was built at the behest and intuition of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Monumento al Generale Chiodo
La Spezia
(17 Km)
The monument of General Domenico Chiodo is located in the city of La Spezia. Domenico Chiodo was both a general and an Italian architect. He was born in Genoa in 1823 and died in La Spezia in 1870. He designed the Maritime Military Arsenal of La Spezia.
Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi
La Spezia
(17 Km)
The monument of Giuseppe Garibaldi is located in the city of La Spezia. The bronze monument weighing about 60 tons was designed by the Italian sculptor Antonio Garella and inaugurated in June 1913. After the inauguration there were celebrations for three days in a row.
Cattedrale di Cristo Re
La Spezia
(16 Km)
The construction of the cathedral dates back to 1975 in a strategic point of the city with the purpose of the unification of the historic districts with the eastern ones. The outside has the form of a hyperboloid to a flap. The 50m diameter drum cover supports the wall and unloads the weight towards the steel structure of the joints. The interior receives light from the glass window of the eye in the center of the dome, which combined with the original frescoes make the cathedral the most important Catholic religious place in the city.
Pieve di San Venerio
La Spezia
(16 Km)
The Parish Church of S. Venerio dates back to the medieval period, with a Romanesque layout, rebuilt on a previous building. It has a simple facade and a bell tower, built later. Some details of the construction can be traced back to the first half of the 17th century.
Santuario Nostra Signora di Soviore
Monterosso al Mare
(10 Km)
Situated at 4 km from Monterosso, it was founded in the 14th century with contribution of local residents, who considered it as their own pilgrimage destination. Inside the beautiful church,which still attracts many visitors and devotees, a valuable historical organ Agati offers the occasion for fine concerts. The Sanctuary of Soviore is part of a track solely dedicated to sanctuaries, since each of the five village situated in Cinque Terre has a local religious church for pilgrimages.
Punto Arte
La Spezia
(16 Km)
Galleria d’Arte Vallardi
La Spezia
(23 Km)
Calandra Arte
Manarola
(14 Km)
The Calandra Art Gallery was founded in 1999 by Sebastiano Calandra.
It was the first art gallery in Cinque Terre and has long been of national importance for the promotion and diffusion of modern and contemporary art.
Thanks to its strategic location, it is also a point of reference for collectors throughout Europe and the world: from America to Australia and New Zealand.
The gallery promotes a series of personal and collective exhibitions designed to show the work of contemporary and important modern artists.
One of the main objectives of the Calandra Art Gallery is to enhance local heritage exhibiting sculptures, paintings and graphic works about Cinque Terre by local and significant artists.
To this end the Calandra Art Gallery organizes exhibitions and events in public and private spaces, together with institutions such as museums.
It also participates at the most important national and international art fairs.
Menhir - Arte Contemporanea
La Spezia
(17 Km)
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
Monterosso al Mare
(11 Km)
San Giovanni Battista’s church was built between the 13th and 14th centuries. Its facade is in typical Ligurian gothic style and creates a beautiful two-tone effect alternating white and dark green marbles. The main portal is adorned by by a wide rose window adding elegance to the whole building.
Chiesa di San Francesco
Monterosso al Mare
(12 Km)
The church is on the hill of San Cristoforo, where the former castle of the ancient noble family Fieschi from Genoa and a monastery are situated. Paintings attributed to Van Dick and Guido Reni are only a few of the artistic treasures that can be seen
Chiesa di Santa Margherita
Vernazza
(12 Km)
It was built in the 13th century in Genoan-romanic style
Chiesa di San Lorenzo
Manarola
(14 Km)
Commonly called “Church of San Lorenzo, it was built in 1338 at the hands of Masters Antelami. The Church is considered an important monument in Gothic style.
Chiesa di San Pietro
Corniglia
(13 Km)
It is located in Via Fieschi, in the small hamlet of Corniglia. It was built in 1334 by the masters Comancini.
Via Fieschi
Corniglia
(13 Km)
The entire town of Corniglia is spread on the Via Fieschi. It leads from the parish of San Pietro to the Terrace of Santa Maria crossing the whole country.
Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
Riomaggiore
(14 Km)
The church of San Giovanni Battista is a religious building located in Via Pecunia in Riomaggiore. Inside it is possible to find many famous works including: a triptych in the right aisle, attributed to the master Benedetto Antelami or his sculptural school, a painting depicting the Preaching of John the Baptist.
Santuario della Madonna di Montenero
Riomaggiore
(15 Km)
Chiesa di San Giorgio
Moneglia
(19 Km)
It dates back to 1396 and renovated in the eighteenth century, with a beautiful bell tower in typical Genoese style with black and white stripes and a height that exceeds the roofs of the houses. To the east there is the Oratory of the Disciplinators that dates back to the tenth century, decorated internally with overlapping frescoes dated from the '200 to the '700.
Chiesa di Santa Croce
Moneglia
(19 Km)
It was built in 1700 on an ancient parish church dating back to 1100. In its outer wall there are links of the chain of the port of Pisa, as a trophy of the Genoese victory in the Battle of Meloria in 1284. Inside the church there are works by the local painter Luca Cambiaso and the sculptor Anton Maria Maragliano, Genoese.
Fortezza di Villafranca
Moneglia
(19 Km)
Chiesa di Sant'Andrea
Levanto
(12 Km)
The church of St. Andrew the Apostle is a religious building of Levanto. We do not know exactly the date that marked the beginning of its construction. The facade is very special because it alternates bands of white Carrara marble with a green material, decorative motif typical of Gothic architecture in Genoa. Very nice is the large marble rose window, as well as the facade and interior of the church, restored several times.
Chiesa della Santissima Annunziata
Levanto
(12 Km)
The church of the Santissima Annunziata is a religious building site in the square Nostra Signora Annunziata in Levanto. The fifteenth-century complex is located outside of the historical center of Levanto, not far away from the station of Levanto. This is a typical structure in the Franciscan style. In the front there is a white Carrara marble bas-relief dating to the fifteenth century.
Loggia Comunale
Levanto
(12 Km)
The Municipal Loggia is site in Levanto and dates back to the sixteenth century. This is elevated about a meter from Piazza del Popolo, the historic area of the medieval village which in the past took the name of Piazza della Loggia. The structure preserves a fresco and other works of art.
Chiesa Abbaziale di Santa Maria Assunta
La Spezia
(17 Km)
The abbey church of Santa Maria Assunta is located in the historic city center, in Piazza Giulio Beverini, and is the main place of worship of the city. The church is divided into large naves punctuated by columns, and has three very characteristic entrance portals.
Accademia lunigianese di scienze
La Spezia
(16 Km)
Palazzo delle Poste Centrali
La Spezia
(17 Km)
The former board of the Knights of Malta, which was built in 1875, hosted for years the royal family of Savoy.
Pinacoteca "David Beghè"
Calice al Cornoviglio
(10 Km)
The “David Beghè” Art Gallery is located inside the Doria Malaspina castle in Calice. The museum was established on 7 July 1992 to support the works of art by the great painter David Beghe. 28 oil works are exhibited, while, as far as its frescoes are concerned, the largest part were photographed and then exhibited.