Things to do in La Spezia
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Museo Amedeo Lia
La Spezia’s star attraction is the Museo Amedeo Lia, a fine-arts museum in a restored 17th-century friary. The collection covers the 13th to 18th centuries and includes paintings by masters such as Tintoretto, Montagna, Titian and Pietro Lorenzetti. Also on show are Roman bronzes and ecclesiastical treasures such as Limoges crucifixes and illuminated musical manuscripts.
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Zanzibar Cafe
Via Prione is full of cafes and eateries. Toss a coin and you might end up at the rarely empty Zanzibar, where zebra-striped seats and mood lighting suggest delusions of trendiness. Wear your best sunglasses and sit down for frappé, antipasti, panini and desserts.
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feast day
La Spezia's bustle peaks on 19 March, the feast day of the city's patron saint, San Guiseppe (Saint Joseph). Celebrations see a giant market fill the port and surrounding streets, and the naval base (off-limits the rest of the year) opens to the public for the day.
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Vicolo Intherno
Take a seat around chunky wooden tables beneath beamed ceilings at this Slow Fish–affiliated restaurant and wash down the torte di verdure (Ligurian vegetable pie) or stockfish with local vintages.
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Nettare e Ambrosia
Simple and authentic, Nectar & Ambrosia is the place to sample great wines with seafood-based specialities such as zuppa di calamari (calamari soup).
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Museo Tecnico Navale
See model ships and polene (statuettes that graced the prows of vessels) at the 1870-founded naval museum, Museo Tecnico Navale.
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Castello di San Giorgio
There is an assortment of local archaeological artefacts from prehistoric to medieval times at the Castello di San Giorgio.
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Museo del Sigilio
Pop into the Museo del Sigilio to see some 1500 seals dating from the 4th millennium BC to the present day.
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CNA
Contact La Spezia–based dive organisation CNA for a list of dive operators in the gulf.
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