From a small village to a meeting place for artists Originally a fishing town from the 19th century on it has become a shelter for artists and intellectuals. The azure sea, the wide beach and the traditional colourful houses surrounding the Castle are the heart of this little village In 1822 Percy Bysshe Shelley and

The pearl of the gulf of Poets The magnificent Lerici Castle rises on a rocky promontory overlooking the Bay of Lerici and is considered one of the most impressive and beautiful fortification in all of Liguria. Was, for centuries, a maximum security Genoese prison: there were many high-ranking prisoners locked up inside… Ready for the

Part of the Club of the “most beautiful villages in Italy” since 2004. If you look at it from the sea, the church of San Giorgio and the fortified village look like a ship ready to set sail. Loved and frequented by writers and poets, Mario Soldati said about it: “A nirvana between the sea

World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1997 & Natural Park of Porto Venere in 2001 Portovenere: is a cultural area of exceptional value, which shows the harmonious relationship between man and nature which is responsible for a landscape of extraordinary scenic beauty, demonstrating a traditional way of life that has been preserved for a thousand

An island heart Quarries of “Portoro“, the characteristic precious black marble with light streaks, active until a few years ago. Numerous small cavities (the Grotta dei Colombi is notable) where human and animal remains dating back to the Neolithic period were found. Tino: Military island A beautiful military lighthouse, always a guide for sailors. Archaeological

A church perched on the rock Porto Venere is a cultural area of exceptional value, which shows the harmonious relationship between man and nature which is responsible for a landscape of extraordinary scenic beauty, demonstrating a traditional way of life that has been preserved for a thousand years and which continues to play a important

Village of sailors and pirates Laid down in a quiet cove, the town of Le Grazie has very ancient origins and has a historic nucleus that is based on the Church of Nostra Signora delle Grazie, the town’s patron saint. In the Varignano Vecchio area are the remains, dating back to the first half of

Botticcelli and the painting The Birth of Venus In Fezzano lived Simonetta Cattaneo, who married Marco Vespucci, a Florentine, at a very young age. Her beauty intrigued Lorenzo the Magnificent, inspired Poliziano, who sang it in the “Stanze”, but above all, Botticelli who, in the “Birth of Venus” gave the Goddess the features of the

Not only Cinque Terre We are along the coast of the Cinque Terre , just out of the Gulf of La Spezia, passing through the Strait of Portovenere in the direction of Genoa . Right in the middle of the sea, not far from the coast, in front of the perched village of Schiara ,