Up until a few years ago, most travel guides dismissed LA SPEZIA with a few curt comments. This ordinary working town was known mainly for its huge mercantile port and the largest naval base in the country - until the Museo Amedeo Lia - probably the finest collection of medieval and Renaissance art in Liguria - put it on the tourist map. Art aside, realistically priced hotels and restaurants make it a good base from which to explore both the Golfo dei Poeti ... [More]