Gulf of La Spezia
The Gulf of La Spezia, nicknamed the Gulf of Poets, is a body of water on the north-western coast of Italy and part of the northern Tyrrhenian Sea, specifically of Ligurian Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Gulf
- Description: body of water on the north-western coast of Italy
- Also known as: “Golfo de la Spezia”, “Gulf of Spezia”, and “La Spezia Gulf”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Palmaria and Scola Tower.
Palmaria
Island
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Palmaria is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea, at the westernmost end of the Gulf of La Spezia. With an area of 1.6 square kilometres, it is the largest island of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting from the mainland at Portovenere. Palmaria is situated 3½ km southwest of Gulf of La Spezia.
Scola Tower
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The Scola Tower - or tower of St. John the Baptist - is a military building located just beyond the northeastern tip of Palmaria in Porto Venere, in the Gulf of Poets in the province of La Spezia, Italy.
Forte del Varignano
Castle
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Forte del Varignano is a castle, which is situated 2½ km west of Gulf of La Spezia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Muggiano and San Terenzo.
Muggiano
Village
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Muggiano is a village, which is situated 2½ km north of Gulf of La Spezia.
San Terenzo
Village
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San Terenzo is a frazione, seaside village, in the comune of Lerici in the province of La Spezia. It sits on the Gulf of La Spezia, just two kilometres north-west of Lerici, and about five kilometres south-east from the city of La Spezia, the provincial capital. San Terenzo is situated 2½ km northeast of Gulf of La Spezia.
Le Grazie
Village
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Le Grazie is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Gulf of La Spezia.
Gulf of La Spezia
- Categories: gulf and body of water
- Location: Liguria, Northwest Italy, Italy, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Gulf of La Spezia from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Gulf of La Spezia” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Golf de La Spezia”
- Cebuano: “Golfo della Spezia”
- Chinese: “拉斯佩齊亞灣”
- Chinese: “拉斯佩齐亚湾”
- Dutch: “Golf van La Spezia”
- French: “golfe de La Spezia”
- French: “Golfe de La Spezia”
- Galician: “Golfo de La Spezia”
- German: “Golf von La Spezia”
- Italian: “Golfo dei Poeti”
- Italian: “Golfo della Spezia”
- Italian: “Golfo di La Spezia”
- Italian: “Golfo di Spezia”
- Japanese: “ラ・スペツィアの湾”
- Japanese: “ラ・スペツィア湾”
- Japanese: “ラ・スぺッツィア湾”
- Japanese: “ラ・スペッツィア湾”
- Latin: “Portus Lunae”
- Latin: “Sinus Spediensis”
- Polish: “Zatoka La Spezia”
- Portuguese: “Golfo de La Spezia”
- Serbo-Croatian: “La Spezia (zaljev)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “La Spezia”
- Slovenian: “Golfo della Spezia”
- Spanish: “Golfo de La Spezia”
- Swedish: “La Speziabukten”
- Swedish: “La Speziaviken”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Punta Santa Teresa and Lerici.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Punta della Castagna and Punta Santa Maria.
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