Lerici - Italy

Lerici (SP)

Liguria (Italy)

It is the most important center of the eastern Gulf of Spezia.
Etruscan origins, an important port in Roman times, in medieval times was long disputed between Genoa and Pisa.
The Pisani occupied it in 1241 and built the castle, enlarged and reinforced later by the Genoese.
The great noble villas were built between the seventeenth and eighteenth century, later developed as a tourist center.
Almost continuously toward the west near San Terenzo, cliffs and beaches to the east of the divide Tellaro.
The territory goes to the valley of the Magra and including part of the park Montemarcello, reaches the Senate, on the river Magra.
Scenic and historical interest are the towns on the ridges, like Serra, Pugliola, Solaro and Pozzuoli.
The castle of Lerici, including the imposing ramparts and the tower, enclosing the thirteenth century chapel of St. Anastasia.
Recently restored, houses the museum Geopaleontologico.
The castle of San Terenzo will host a media center dedicated to the spouses Shelley, the two English writers who lived at Villa Magni.
The parish church of San Francesco, Lerici, is the twelfth century the works of many schools in Genoa, while in the adjacent oratory of San Bernardino is a Madonna with Child by Domenico Fiasella.
Between Lerici and Tellaro meet the set, in whose waters you can see the wreck of a Roman cargo ship, Maralunga with the nineteenth-century coastal fortification, and Fiascherino, a bay surrounded by Mediterranean scrub.
On the hills are the ruins of Barbazzano, known in medieval times for its navy.
Tellaro very characteristic, with narrow streets that slope towards the square and the church of St. George on the sea.
The Oratory of Santa Maria in Sela, built as a fortification, will soon be a museum.
The multipurpose complex of Venus Riviera has two swimming pools (one Olympic size) and facilities for tennis, golf and archery.
The marina has a capacity of 2,000 berths.
Marigola villa, which housed the Empress of Germany and Sem Benelli (here he wrote his The Jest) is now a major convention center.