La Spezia Guide
Food & Drink
Experience a collision of Ligurian and Tuscan flavours. Don’t miss local specialities such as salted anchovies, fresh focaccia, herbaceous pestos and honey hued wines.
What To Do
La Spezia is a versatile city with adventures on the land and sea. Explore the city or use the excellent transport connections to uncover surrounding areas of the Ligurian coast.
Everything Cinque Terre
Adventure awaits for you in the Five Lands of this UNESCO site. The terraced terrain and vibrant towns attract beachgoers, adventurers and culture seekers from around the globe.
Insider Guide
Our blog is your ultimate reference for La Spezia, Cinque Terre, and the Gulf of Poets region. Let us inspire you to explore beyond the tourist traps!
Cinque Terre Pass
Cinque Terre Trekking Card or Cinque Terre Train Multi Pass. Find out which one you need, the current prices, and how to buy now to avoid the queues!
Your Personal Guide to La Spezia
Welcome to La Spezia Guide. This is where you can find everything you need to plan your trip to La Spezia, Cinque Terre, and the Gulf of Poets.
You can discover, plan, and book your perfect holiday to La Spezia, Italy!
Our blog posts cover topics on where to eat, places to stay, things to do, getting around, and travel tips. Because we live here and have ‘boots on the ground’ all the information is carefully researched to help make your travel planning easier.
We hope you enjoy our content and find inspiration for your trip to this unique and colourful destination.
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A Little About Us
Hi! We are Justin and Lu and we moved to Italy from Australia. Our new home in La Spezia near Cinque Terre, has woken us to this little corner of Italy.
La Spezia Guide is our way of embracing our new home and sharing the best it has to offer with visitors coming to the area.
Buon Viaggio!
Discovering La Spezia
Even before living in Italy, we had visited La Spezia and Cinque Terre in 2019 as part of our honeymoon. We hiked the ancient pilgrimage trails of Cinque Terre, ate heavenly seafood at the waters edge in Monterosso and enjoyed invigorating views and aperitivo on the cliffs of Riomaggiore.
A magical experience that drew us back here when we were in search of our Italian home.
After having moved to La Spezia we realized that many tourists are only skimming the surface of what the area has to offer. La Spezia is a vibrant small city that is situated between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea in eastern Liguria. There are many tourist attractions, shops, restaurants, cafes and bars.
Through La Spezia Guide, we hope to inspire visitors to explore beyond Cinque Terre for a richer, authentic Italian experience.
Plan Your Trip To La Spezia
Getting To La Spezia and Cinque Terre
La Spezia is conveniently situated in east Liguria close to Pisa, Genoa, Florence, and Parma airports.
There are numerous options for local transport by train, bus, and boat. Making La Spezia a central base to travel to Cinque Terre and dozens of villages and towns along the Ligurian coast and in the hills.
With the sea and the mountains on your doorstep, your options to explore are limited only by your imagination.
Traveling around to La Spezia and Cinque Terre from other popular destinations? Here are some other interesting articles for planning your holiday:
How to Get to Cinque Terre from Major Airports and Cities
La Spezia Cruise Port: A Practical Guide for Cruise Passengers
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Your Ultimate Guide to La Spezia and Cinque Terre
La Spezia Guide is a blog and directory.
The directory contains listings of local businesses (restaurants, tours, hotels etc) so that you can plan a holiday that suits your budget and style.
Our Insider Guide blog is the ultimate reference for La Spezia, Cinque Terre, and the Gulf of Poets region. The blog is where you can learn about the area and find the right sort of advice to create your own authentic travel memories.
Everything we share and write about in the blog is authentic. We are mindful that our preferences aren’t the same for everyone else. If we don’t like something, we’ll explain why. If we make a recommendation, then we’ll qualify our advice, so you can make your own decisions.
Our blog isn’t just a travel blog. We live and breathe Italy, the culture, its people, and places. Rather than offering just a passing glimpse of some highlights, we can share more intimate and hidden discoveries that aren’t immediately obvious to most tourists.
Spend a little time with us here on La Spezia Guide and let us inspire you to explore and elevate your holiday experience!
La Spezia Guide - Travel Itineraries
With smart planning, you can cram a lot of sightseeing and adventure into your holiday. But if you don’t have the time to plan, or don’t know the area well enough then you could miss out.
So, we’ve done the hard work and created 1,2 and 3-day itineraries for the area. Each day is curated with options for culture, adventure, and discovery, and every detail is taken care of including how to get there and (of course) where to eat!