La Spezia  is a city in theLiguria region of northern Italy at the head of La Spezia Gulf and capital city of the province of La Spezia
It is one of the major Italian military and commercial harbours, located between Genova and Pisa on the ligurian sea. La Spezia also hosts one of the biggest naval  military industry of Italy. La Spezia is a point of departure for the Cinque Terre either by train or boat. The boat also leads you to Lerici and Portovenere before turning into the open sea towards the Cinque Terre. Both lerici and portovenere are reachable by public transport (15 km) from the central station of La