La Spezia (Spèsa in the local dialect of Ligurian) is a city in the Liguria 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 Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea. La Spezia also hosts one of the biggest military industries of Italy, OTO Melara. During the Second World War, the city's port was used by the Kriegsmarine as the main base for U-boats operating in the Mediterranean Sea.

Main sights

La Spezia has no truly remarkable historic or architectural features, apart from the modern (circa 1960) Cristo Re alla Spezia Cathedral and the Lia Art Museum. The post office preserves some Futurist mosaics by Prampolini.

Notable people

• Alexia, singer
• Alessandro Petacchi, pro-cyclist
• Dario Vergassola, actor
• Giancarlo Giannini, actor
• Paolo Bertolani, poet
• Stefano Mei, athlete
• Giacinto Scelsi, composer

See also

• La Spezia-Rimini Line
• Spezia Calcio 1906

External links

• A guide about La Spezia
• Satellite picture by Google Maps

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