Most of the vacationer make holiday homes La Spezia as perfect base for visiting the Cinque Terre and the Golfo dei Poeti, but it is truly worth spending a day exploring the rich assortment of attractions of the town. Located in the heart of La Spezia is Abbey Church of Santa Maria Assunta, which houses a decent artworks from all across the country. For naval enthusiasts, the town boasts a wonderful naval museum, the Museo Navale, close to the Naval Arsenal at Viale Amendola. Considered one of the best of its kinds in the world, the museum's exhibits include a collection of ship's figureheads. Get up close to history and walk into the past by visiting the local archaeological museum, which is housed in the Museo del Castello where you can see a great collection of Roman and pre-Roman artifacts from the surrounding area, including some striking stelae from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Other noted historic attractions in La Spezia include the Museo del Sigillo, and Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art. The picturesque seafront offers the outdoor enthusiasts with an exhaustive list of water activities from swimming to sailing, snorkeling, and diving. You can take a leisurely stroll along a strip of park that runs along the esplanade , relax on the sands and gawp at colorful boats swiftly in the clear and warm waters of the sea. If you want to explore beyond La Spezia then you can also drive down to Ceriana, and Imperia.
La Spezia offers an eclectic selection of shopping and dining options, which will surely make your trip to this pretty a pleasant affair to remember. Via del Prione is one of the town's busiest streets, a large -pedestrianized thoroughfare lined with numerous shops where you can buy all sorts of items from clothes to exquisite handicrafts and artworks at affordable prices. After a fulfilling shopping spree, treat your taste buds to a wide array of tantalizing local and international delicacies while enjoying the fantastic vistas of the sea and the sunset. To sample out some finest wines of the region, drop in to in any of the local pubs and bars which are just a stone's throw away from La Spezia cottage rentals.