La Spezia is a road and rail hub: in less than an hour you can reach Genoa, Parma, Pisa, Livorno, Lucca. In two hours Florence and the most important Tuscan cities; in two and a half hours you are in Milan or Turin. An ideal place to stay in an area full of opportunities but which allows you to quickly reach important cities and places of interest. The infrastructures offer many possibilities of movement, some alternatives and truly suggestive.
The Cinque Terre are connected to each other through paths overlooking the sea, for tekking lovers, who connect the different countries with each other, with unique and truly suggestive routes. The city paths develop on the “colli” (hills) behind La Spezia and connect different neighborhoods close to the historic center. Often undemanding offer interesting views of the city. The paths of the lower, middle and upper Val di Vara offer sometimes demanding routes, which develop along the network of the Alta Via dei Monti Liguri.
An extensive ferry service operates from La Spezia pier, connecting all the coastal resorts in the Gulf. In a few minutes you can reach Portovenere and the Cinque Terre by crossing the gulf by sea. The service also operates at night when cultural events or traditional festivals take place
From the pier of La Spezia there is a capillary ferry service that connects all the coastal towns of the Gulf. In a few minutes you can reach Portovenere and the Cinque Terre by crossing the gulf by sea. The service is also active at night when cultural events or traditional festivals take place.
The urban and suburban system is well developed and allows the effective connection of the provincial towns to the capital.
By car you can reach all the places in the province, with the exception of the Cinque Terre, for which the use of the train is recommended. The highway also leads to the most important cities in the North-West and Tuscany.
