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La Spezia
You are looking for Resorts in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. We are bringing you one step closer to finding your perfect accommodation solution.
In La Spezia we have holiday accommodation properties of the following types: 1 Star Hotels, 2 Star Hotels, 3 Star Hotels, 4 Star Hotels, Agritourisms, Apartments, Bed and Breakfasts, Houses, Residences and Resorts.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in La Spezia include: Ameglia, Bonassola, Cinque Terre, Cinque Terre Area, Deiva Marina, Genoa, Imperia, La Spezia, Lerici, Levanto, Monterosso al Mare, Portovenere, Riomaggiore, Savona, Vezzano Ligure and Villanova.
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in La Spezia include: Residence Kriss, Da Fiorina, Garden, Kriss, La Villa degli Argentieri, Ghironi, Hotel Palace, Agriturismo Villanova, Albergo Costa and Villaggio turistico La Francesca.
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Situated in the inner curve of the gulf of the same name, the town is about 20 km. from the Tuscan boundary. Already inhabited in Roman times, it was for many centuries a fishing village, acquiring a certain importance in the 13th century when the Fieschis, at war with Genoa, turned it into a fortified village. Destroyed by the Genoese (1273), it became part of the Republic, sharing its fortunes. During this period the walled town started to expand. It did not, however, increase in size until the second half of the nineteenth century, when it was chosen to constitute the major naval base of the Kingdom of Sardinia; in 1869, the great military Arsenal was built.
Monuments: Castello di San Giorgio (14th century castle, modified and restored), Duomo (of 13th century origin, houses a polychrome terracotta by Andrea della Robbia), Arsenal.
The economy is based on port activities; traditional industries linked to the military sectors were replaced after the Second World War by shipyards, ... Read More...
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The history of Sarzana, Liguria, Italy
The history of Sarzana is witnessed by fortifications that were built in various periods to protect this large town, which is excellently situated for agriculture (in the middle of a large fertile plain) and for commerce (on the route from Tuscany to Liguria and Emilia). In the Middle Ages, it was the most vital centre of the powerful diocese of Luni and so it inherited the importance of the ancient Roman town now in decline. The "Castrum Sarzanae" mentioned in the diploma of Otto I (963), today's Sarzana, was built higher than the town itself, which began to develop after the eleventh century until finally becoming the bishop's see in 1204. It belonged to Castruccio Castracani from 1314 to 1328 and was later the subject of contention between Genoa and Pisa, the Visconti and the Medici. The citadel was built at the behest of Lorenzo il Magnifico between 1488 and 1492 on the remains of the Pisan fortress of Firmafede. This was the first of a series of extensions that fortified the rect ... Read More...
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 You are looking for Resorts in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Our featured holiday accommodation properties in La Spezia include: Agriturismo Villanova, Albergo Costa, Da Fiorina, Garden, Ghironi, Hotel Palace, Kriss, La Villa degli Argentieri, Residence Kriss and Villaggio turistico La Francesca.
In La Spezia we have holiday accommodation properties of the following types: 1 Star Hotels, 2 Star Hotels, 3 Star Hotels, 4 Star Hotels, Agritourisms, Apartments, Bed and Breakfasts, Houses, Residences and Resorts.
Some of our popular destinations for holiday accommodation in La Spezia include: Ameglia, Bonassola, Cinque Terre, Cinque Terre Area, Deiva Marina, Genoa, Imperia, La Spezia, Lerici, Levanto, Monterosso al Mare, Portovenere, Riomaggiore, Savona, Vezzano Ligure and Villanova.
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