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Welcome to Arcola Italy. If you’are planning to visit Arcola for your next trip and you are looking for the best places to visit, here you’ll find tips and suggestions of most popular point of interest and activities not to be missed in Arcola and surrounding. Travelers will appreciate this italian town with his rich historical and artistic heritage, local culture and environment. Discover the monuments, buildings, natural treasures and all the details that characterize Arcola and its territory. Share and suggest a place you've visited.

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Sarzana (4 Km)

Porta Romana

The Porta Romana di Sarzana is a beautiful example of architecture that is still completely intact. It was built with the aim of preventing enemies from entering the city.

Sarzana (4 Km)

Cittadella Firmafede

The construction was built at the behest of Lorenzo the Magnificent in 1487, when he decided to bring down the old citadel. Six bulwarks and a keep are part of its structure. It is currently in excellent condition and can be admired in all its splendor.

Lerici (4 Km)

Castello di San Terenzo

Built on a rocky territory by the inhabitants of the village around 1400 on an ancient existing tower that served to guard the sea from pirate invasions. In different times, the castle has undergone changes. Over the centuries, the castle has been a real defender from attacks coming from the sea. Today, the original structure has remained with three circular turrets, the entrance and a quadrangular tower. The castle is open to public visits.

Lerici (4 Km)

Castello di Lerici

The structure, based on a polygonal basis, is located on the rocky promontory of Lerici in a dominant position. Built in 1152, the Castle was several times transformed and renovated at the time of the Maritime Republics of Genoa and Pisa, which wanted to give ownership. In 1555 the building took its current appearance at the will of the Office of St. George and, after the work was completed, a tombstone still visible today was exposed.

Sarzana (5 Km)

Fortezza di Sarzanello

It is a construction that dates back to the tenth century. Its purpose has always been the military one. In the past it belonged to Emperor Otto I. Its structure is composed of two parts: the first is given by the real castle and the second by a rivell that has the form of a fortified embankment. Today, being in good condition, it is entirely open to visitors.

La Spezia (5 Km)

Pieve di San Venerio

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.

Lerici (5 Km)

Museo Geopaleontologico del Castello

The museum was created due to a discovery by Ilario Sirigu, who found fossil tracks on a rocky surface. These discoveries are confirmed by both the University of Rome and Pisa. The Geopaleontological Museum is located inside the Castle of Lerici, inside we find precious fossil minerals, rocks and footsteps of dinosaurs that came to light in Italy.

Lerici (7 Km)

Cappella di Santa Anastasia

Still used to celebrate masses and weddings, it is located inside the castle of Lerici. In it are well preserved the cross vaults and the typical two-color decoration in black stone and white marble Pisan-Genoese style of the 13th century.

La Spezia (7 Km)

Cattedrale di Cristo Re

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.

La Spezia (7 Km)

Palazzo delle Poste Centrali

The former board of the Knights of Malta, which was built in 1875, hosted for years the royal family of Savoy.

La Spezia (7 Km)

Giardini pubblici

In the XIX century, when the city was grown outside the old walls, there were designed the parks. Here is a botanic garden with many statues. The most famous is the statue of Garibaldi.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Castello San Giorgio

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Museo Civico Archeologico

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Accademia lunigianese di scienze

La Spezia (8 Km)

Chiesa Abbaziale di Santa Maria Assunta

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Monumento al Generale Chiodo

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Porta Principale dell'arsenale

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Museo Civico "Amedeo Lia"

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Museo Civico del Sigillo

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Museo Tecnico Navale

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Mura Trecentesche

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Porta Castellazzo

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.

La Spezia (8 Km)

Museo Civico "Ubaldo Formentini"

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.

Castelnuovo Magra (8 Km)

Castello di Castelnuovo

The Castle of Castelnuovo is located in the province of La Spezia. Its construction dates back to the end of the 13th century. In the middle of the fifteenth century, during the domination of the Medici, the building was restored. Currently, the medieval structure has remained the two circular and quadrangular towers and some remains of the walls.

Montemarcello (9 Km)

Punta Bianca

The name comes from the presence of a thick layer of saccharoid white limestone clearly visible from the sea, used for its beauty already in Roman times.

Ameglia (9 Km)

Spiaggia di Punta Corvo

Punta Corvo is a wild and charming beachand that was rewarded by Legaambiente as one of the 11 most beautiful beaches in Italy. Is reached by a staircase of 700 steps or by boat with the service with departures from Bocca di Magra and Fiumaretta (only in spring and summer). The journey time is approximately 15 minutes.

Ameglia (9 Km)

Torre di Montemarcello

The Tower of Montemarcello, in the province of Ameglia, is located in the homonymous Castle. The Tower gives towards the north entrance of the city. The structure is assumed to date back to 1286 at the behest of Bishop Luni Enrico for purely defensive purposes. Today, the property is in excellent condition and is open to the public and is open to the public.

Ameglia (9 Km)

Villa romana di Bocca di Magra

La Spezia (10 Km)

Muzzerone

The cliffs discovered and exploited by Roberto Vigiani and mountain guide by David Battistella strong local climber and doctor of Alpine rescue have become a destination for climbing enthusiasts from around the world.

La Spezia (10 Km)

Castello Coderone ruderi

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.

Ortonovo (10 Km)

Antica Città Romana di Luni

The Ancient Roman City of Luni was founded in 177 BC by two thousand Roman settlers during the wars with the Apuan Ligures. Its strategic geographical position meant that the port of the city became an important commercial port for the transport of the white marble of the Apuan Islands to Rome. After the various destruction that occurred over the centuries, some parts of the ancient city still remain, such as the Capitolum, the Paleo-Christian Basilica of Santa Maria di Luni and the amphitheater dating back to the first century A.D.

Ortonovo (10 Km)

Museo Archeologico Nazionale

The National Archaeological Museum of Ortonovo is located in the area of excavations of the locality of Luni and is curated by the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage of Liguria. The museum area houses artifacts such as statues, tableware and glass found in the excavations as well as reconstructions of the Domus Lunensi. A particular section is dedicated to the sacred architecture of the Capitolium and to the Sanctuary of the Moon Goddess.

Ortonovo (11 Km)

Zona Archeologica di Luni

The Archaeological Zone of Luni is located in the center of the alluvial plain that goes from Sarzana to the sea. The city of Luni had the dual function of a port and a military strategic point for controlling the Ligurian and Tuscan coasts. Its geographical position made it one of the most important ports for the Apuan white marble trade. The perimeter of the walls allows a visit to the Paleo-Christian basilica of Santa Maria and the Capitolum.

Ortonovo (12 Km)

Torre di Guinigi

The Guinigi Tower was built around the fifteenth century and today it turns out to be the bell tower of the church of San Lorenzo di Ortonovo and was part of a castle that stood on the current church. The type of construction recalled the Lunigian towers of circular shape with beccatelli for defense.

Ortonovo (12 Km)

Museo Etnografico

The Ethnographic Museum was built in the seventeenth century and is a Colombara building in the locality of Casano. The Museum welcomes materials that tell the story of the oil mill through centuries-old machinery and equipment. The route is spread over two floors, a place where the olives were pressed and their squeezing in the special presses. There are also machines used for the processing of maize and objects dedicated to the pressing of grapes.

Riomaggiore (14 Km)

Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista

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.

Riomaggiore (14 Km)

Santuario della Madonna di Montenero

Riomaggiore (14 Km)

Via dell'amore

It is a pedestrian street overlooking the sea, about a kilometer long that connects Riomaggiore and Manarola.

Manarola (15 Km)

Chiesa di San Lorenzo

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.

Calice al Cornoviglio (15 Km)

Castello di Calice o Doria-Malaspina

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.

Calice al Cornoviglio (15 Km)

Pinacoteca "David Beghè"

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.

Corniglia (16 Km)

Chiesa di San Pietro

It is located in Via Fieschi, in the small hamlet of Corniglia. It was built in 1334 by the masters Comancini.

Corniglia (16 Km)

Via Fieschi

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.

Corniglia (16 Km)

La Lardarina

What clearly differs Corniglia from the other villages of Cinque Terre is its elevated position. In fact, a flight of 377 steps, called Lardarina, must be ascended to reach the village lying on a large terrace at 100 mt from sea level.

Vernazza (17 Km)

Spiaggia di Guvano

Vernazza (18 Km)

Cipresso Monumentale

The Cypress is part of the monumental trees present in the Vernazza National Park. Its dimensions are 3.65 m in circumference and 22 m in height. It is located near the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Reggio.

Vernazza (19 Km)

Chiesa di Santa Margherita

It was built in the 13th century in Genoan-romanic style

Vernazza (19 Km)

Spiaggia di Vernazza

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Marina del Fezzano S.r.l.

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Hotel Shelley e delle Palme

Lerici (4 Km) - Via Lungomare Biaggini, 5

e-mail www +39187968204

Hotel Shelley e delle Palme is a classy accommodation venue located in Lerici, right in the heart of the Italian Riviera and within walking distance of the town's picturesque bay and gorgeous beaches. The hotel offers rooms with and without sea views as well as a 2-bedroom apartment. Hotel Shelley delle Palme has its own spa, a rooftop terrace, and a restaurant. Guests can also enjoy access to a nearby golf course.

B&B Ca' Dei Merli

Vezzano Ligure (2 Km) - Via Termo 59 - Prati Di Vezzano

e-mail www +39187982168

Affittacamere Casa Danè

La Spezia (7 Km) - Via Paleocapa, 4

e-mail www +393473513239

We are a La Spezia city centre B&B, close to the Railway Station (80 metres); the best choice for the visitor of the Cinque Terre (8 minutes by train), Portovenere and Lerici.All our rooms have en suite bathroom, and offer every guest comfort including color TV, hairdryer, safe, air-conditioning, tea/coffee facilities, fridge, free internet Wi-Fi

ALBERGO AL CARUGIO

Monterosso al Mare (21 Km) - Via Roma 100

e-mail www +39187817453

Albergo Al Carugio is located at the beginning of the historical center of Monterosso Al Mare, is a one star. The distance between the hotel and the beach is about 300 meters (5 minutes walk along the main street of the old town), while to walk from the station, it takes about ten minutes, a quarter of an 'hour (walking along the seafront). Unfortunately there is no sea view rooms have a window from the main street of the village. The price for a double room accommodation varies between 65.00 and 95.00 EUR per night, breakfast is not available. The services offered by the hotel, credit c

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Castello di Arcola

Castello di Trebiano Diroccato

Torre Obertenghi

Santuario di Nostra Signora degli Angeli

What To See near Arcola

Porta Romana

Cittadella Firmafede

Castello di San Terenzo

Castello di Lerici

Fortezza di Sarzanello

Pieve di San Venerio

Museo Geopaleontologico del Castello

Cappella di Santa Anastasia

Cattedrale di Cristo Re

Palazzo delle Poste Centrali

Giardini pubblici

Monumento a Giuseppe Garibaldi

Castello San Giorgio

Museo Civico Archeologico

Accademia lunigianese di scienze

Chiesa Abbaziale di Santa Maria Assunta

Monumento al Generale Chiodo

Porta Principale dell'arsenale

Museo Civico "Amedeo Lia"

Museo Civico del Sigillo

Museo Tecnico Navale

Mura Trecentesche

Porta Castellazzo

Museo Civico "Ubaldo Formentini"

Castello di Castelnuovo

Punta Bianca

Spiaggia di Punta Corvo

Torre di Montemarcello

Villa romana di Bocca di Magra

Muzzerone

Castello Coderone ruderi

Antica Città Romana di Luni

Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Zona Archeologica di Luni

Torre di Guinigi

Museo Etnografico

Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista

Santuario della Madonna di Montenero

Via dell'amore

Chiesa di San Lorenzo

Castello di Calice o Doria-Malaspina

Pinacoteca "David Beghè"

Chiesa di San Pietro

Via Fieschi

La Lardarina

Spiaggia di Guvano

Cipresso Monumentale

Chiesa di Santa Margherita

Spiaggia di Vernazza

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