Lerici is a town and commune in the province of La Spezia in Liguria (northern italy), part of the Italian Riviera. Its nearest bay is the Bay of Lerici.

History

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Main sights

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Notable people

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Italian author Mario Soldati had a residence in the frazione of Tellaro.

English writers Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley lived some three miles north in an isolated old boat house called Villa Magni and anchored their sailing boat in Lerici. Their closest neighbors were the villagers of the tiny hamlet of San Terenzo. Percy Bysshe Shelley was drowned on July 8, 1822 in the Bay of Spezia, returning to Lerici from a journey to Leghorn and Pisa.

Culture

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Lerici is one of the mariner communities which take part to the Palio del Golfo, a rowing contest held in La Spezia every first Sunday of August.

External links

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• Mapquest - Lerici

Towns in Liguria | Italian Riviera

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