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About La Spezia
La Spezia's identity was forged by the sea: a working naval port whose waterfront opens onto the Gulf of Poets, with Portovenere and its UNESCO-listed coastline a short sail away. Cruises here are less about sunbathing and more about reading the landscape — the church of San Pietro perched on its rocky spur, the islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto, and the terraced hills that shaped Ligurian life for centuries. A good starting point is the Boat Tour of the 3 Islands & Portovenere: Discover Hidden Secrets, which keeps the focus on the gulf's maritime heritage, while the [Cinque Terre & Porto
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The focus is on what you see from the water and why it matters. La Spezia sits on the Gulf of Poets, and its shoreline holds the UNESCO-listed Portovenere, the island of Tino with its monastery ruins, and the defensive towers and churches that guarded this coast for centuries.
