Holiday apartment in La Spezia: culture, trails and local cuisine

La Spezia reveals its distinctive character where art collections, castle history, places of remembrance, trails and local cuisine come together. When choosing a holiday apartment in La Spezia, you can therefore consider whether your trip should be shaped primarily by culture, walks, a hike or culinary discoveries.

Art and history across many eras

The Museo Civico “Amedeo Lia” presents more than 1,000 works dating from classical antiquity to the 18th century. The collection includes works by Pietro Lorenzetti, Titian, Tintoretto, Canaletto and Pontormo, as well as a work by an artist probably attributed to Raphael. The chronological and artistic scope thus extends far beyond a single era.

The Museo del Castello San Giorgio is located in Castello San Giorgio and has no architectural barriers. At the Museo Archeologico del Castello di San Giorgio, a chronological tour leads through the exhibition rooms, from the earliest prehistoric period to the Early Middle Ages. The museum also displays statue stelae from Lunigiana and Roman finds from Luni.

The Museo del Sigillo covers a historical span of its own. Its more than 1,500 original seals cover the period beginning in the 4th millennium BC and continuing to the present day. The museum also includes a tactile tour opened in 2018, aimed especially at visually impaired and blind visitors, school classes and other interested visitors. This creates a tangible way for different age groups and interests to engage with a specialised subject.

CAMeC organises temporary exhibitions, conferences and workshops on art therapy. It also preserves art collections from the editions of the Premio del Golfo, as well as donations from Cozzani and Battolini. These two aspects – changing events and permanently preserved collections – give contemporary art in La Spezia different forms of expression.

Gardens, places of remembrance and hiking trails

The Giardini Pubblici are the historic gardens of La Spezia and are located on the central Via Chiodo. They bring a clear walking and garden aspect to the cityscape. The Parco della Rimembranza lies north of La Spezia and is one of the city’s most important places of remembrance. The two locations therefore represent different ways of experiencing urban space.

For a more active day of travel, the Anello Marola–Campiglia circular hiking trail offers a focus of its own. It begins in the village of Acquasanta at the turn-off for Campiglia.

Passeggiata Morin and local cuisine

Passeggiata Morin is one of the most important symbols of La Spezia. Mesciùa is also part of the city’s local character: a dish typical of La Spezia that is associated with the harbour quays. Together, these two themes add an urban and culinary accent to trip planning that differs from the museum and landscape experiences.

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