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23-645: Sestri Levante is found approximately halfway between Genoa and La Spezia . The town has two bays: Baia delle Favole, (Bay of the Fables), and Baia del Silenzio, the (Bay of Silence). The original part of Sestri Levante is actually on a peninsula, with the Baia del Silenzio (also known as "Portobello") on one side and Baia delle Favole on the other. Baia delle Favole or “Bay of Fairy Tales” was named in honor of Danish writer, Hans Christian Andersen , who lived in Sestri Levante for

46-559: A partnership of more than 20 entities including Fincantieri , Leonardo S.p.A. , Intermarine, Rina Service, Consorzio Tecnomar, Autorità portuale, CNR , Camera di Commercio and University of Genoa and one of the five of innovation and research hub in Liguria. Both the "G. Marconi" pole and the DLTM are hosted in the old building of the Bruno Falcomatà hospital since December 2019. In 2020,

69-562: A short time in 1833. Sestri Levante has its origins as an ancient maritime and merchant center. Originally a small island with a promontory , it was later connected to the mainland. In Roman times, it was known as Segesta Tigullorum (or Tigulliorum) or simply Segesta, but the place was nearly abandoned when the Roman empire collapsed. It seems to have belonged to the Ligurian tribe of the Tigullii . It

92-492: Is 1,314 millimetres (51.7 in), more than twice that in London. Snow is extremely uncommon. Heavy snowfalls are exceptional events: only in 1985 was a snowfall of more than 50 centimetres (20 in) recorded. Another big snowfall occurred during the night of 18 December 2009, with approximately 25 centimetres (9.8 in) of snow and temperatures as low as −7.4 °C (18.7 °F) in the following nights. In winter nights, if

115-528: Is also a significant railway junction, and is notable for its museums, for the Palio del Golfo rowing race, and for railway and boat links with the Cinque Terre . La Spezia and its province have been settled since prehistoric times. In Roman times the most important centre was Luni , not far from Sarzana . As the capital of the short-lived Niccolò Fieschi Signoria in the period between 1256 and 1273, La Spezia

138-562: Is called Shaʿar Zion , in Hebrew "Gateway to Zion ". La Spezia has a borderline humid subtropical ( Cfa ) and Mediterranean climate ( Csa ). The city enjoys hot summers, chilly damp winters and very changeable and rainy autumns and springs. The average temperatures of the coldest month (January) are 4 °C (39 °F) minimum and 11 °C (52 °F) maximum. In the hottest month (July) they are 20 °C (68 °F) minimum and 29 °C (84 °F) maximum. Average annual precipitation

161-601: Is called Via del Prione, taking its name from the pietrone or large stone, in local dialect prione, where public announcements were once read out. La Spezia developed substantially after 1861 when the great naval arsenal there was commissioned by the Royal government . In September 1943, after the Italian capitulation to the Allies, it was the departure port for the Italian Navy when it

184-478: Is the Stadio Giuseppe Sivori. Sestri Levante is twinned with: La Spezia La Spezia ( UK : / l æ ˈ s p ɛ t s i ə / , US : / l ɑː -/ or / l ɑː ˈ s p ɛ t s i ɑː , - ˈ s p eɪ t -/ ; Italian: [la ˈspɛttsja] ; Ligurian : A Spèza , in the local Spezzino dialect  [ it ; lij ] ) is the capital city of

207-460: The local trolleybus network and other services within the city. The main railway stations in the city are La Spezia Centrale railway station , Migliarina railway station, and Ca' di Boschetti. Since 2002, a university named G. Marconi has had its headquarters in La Spezia. The Distretto Ligure delle Tecnologie Marine (DLTM) is a research hub in La Spezia, Italy, focused on blue economy . It's

230-563: The province of La Spezia and is located at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the southern part of the Liguria region of Italy . La Spezia is the second-largest city in the Liguria region, after Genoa . Located roughly midway between Genoa and Pisa , on the Ligurian Sea , it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and a major Italian Navy base. A popular seaside resort, it

253-466: The Piaggio heirs decided to spin off the drydock business and the company was renamed Cantieri del Tirreno. It diversified into building warships and was heavily damaged during World War II. The shipyard was merged into Italcantieri in 1973 and then into Fincantieri in 1984. Sestri Levante is known for Bagnun , a soup made with fresh anchovies, onions and basil. In the past, it was usually associated with

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276-565: The colder and heavier air trapped in the Po Valley , behind the Apennine Mountains . Today, La Spezia is the chief Italian naval base and arsenal, and the base for a navy navigation school. It is also a commercial port, with shipyards and industries producing machinery, metal products, and refined petroleum. La Spezia's public transportation services are managed by ATC La Spezia, which owns urban, suburban and interurban bus routes; as well as

299-587: The gulf include Palmaria , Tino , and Tinetto . The British poet and dramatist Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned in the Gulf in 1822 when the sailing boat he was on, the Don Juan , sank due to a severe storm. A copy of poems by fellow British Romantic writer John Keats was found in his pocket when his body was recovered from the Gulf. 44°03′50″N 9°53′00″E  /  44.0639°N 9.8833°E  / 44.0639; 9.8833 This Liguria location article

322-471: The local football club, Spezia Calcio , was promoted to the Serie A for the first time in their history. La Spezia is twinned with: Gulf of La Spezia The Gulf of La Spezia ( Italian : Golfo della Spezia ; Ligurian : Gorfo da Spezza ), nicknamed the Gulf of Poets (Italian: Golfo dei Poeti ; Ligurian: Gorfo di Poêti ), is a body of water on the north-western coast of Italy and part of

345-421: The north, which lap western Liguria, but to those from the southeast. These may bring heavy rain and they can reach 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph), in rare cases causing the blocking of the port. The only northern wind reaching the city is the north-eastern Grecale, common during incursions of Arctic air, when the cold air flowing over the warmer Tyrrhenian sea triggers the formation of low pressures, draining

368-561: The northern Tyrrhenian Sea , specifically of Ligurian Sea . It measures some 4.5 (length) by 3-3.5 (width) kilometers. The gulf is named for the Italian city of La Spezia , located at its middle point, which is also the main military and cargo port in the gulf, including several arsenals of the Italian Marina Militare . At the gulf extremities are the two tourist resorts of Lerici (eastern) and Porto Venere (western). Islands in

391-508: The point of departure for survivors from Nazi concentration camps. From the summer of 1945 to the spring of 1948 more than 23,000 Jewish displaced persons managed to leave Italy clandestinely for the Palestine Mandate . After lengthy vicissitudes, the ships Fede , Fenice , and Komemiut managed to evacuate everyone from the Golfo di La Spezia, to the extent that on Israeli maps, La Spezia

414-596: The powerful Republic of Genoa , and therefore, Sestri Levante became a part of the republic, for military protection. In the year 1145, the abbey of San Colombano was acquired by the Genoese , and was transformed later into a castle. In 1170, Sestri Levante was attacked by a naval flotilla from Pisa , but was able to withstand the attack. Cantiere navale di Riva Trigoso is a shipyard founded in 1897 by Erasmo Piaggio in Riva Trigoso, it mostly built commercial ships. In 1925,

437-420: The sky is clear, temperatures may fall below zero, usually reaching about −2 to −4 °C (28 to 25 °F). Conversely, in summer, especially during sunny days, the temperature can easily exceed 30 °C (86 °F), and sometimes it reaches 35 °C (95 °F). Furthermore, the sensation of heat in summer is increased by the high humidity. Because of its topography, the city is not exposed to winds from

460-574: The summer season and the many sailors in Sestri Levante, but nowadays it is enjoyed all year round by all kinds of residents, typically accompanied by country-style bread. Bagnun has since spawned a local festival which takes place the second-to-last weekend in July. Sestri Levante is home to football club U.S.D. Sestri Levante 1919 , which plays Serie C Group B for the 2023-24 season. The club has mostly competed in regional level Italian competitions, with three seasons in Serie C from 1946–1949. Its home ground

483-525: Was inevitably linked with Genoese vicissitudes. After the fall of the Republic of Genoa , an independent state until 1797, La Spezia grew, developed and changed, though along lines similar to Liguria's capital Genoa. This Ligurian influence can still be seen in the urban layout as well as in the types of buildings and decorations. This is notable in the carrugio, the narrow street that divides the Old Town into two. It

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506-545: Was mentioned again in the year 909 in a certificate of Berengar I of Italy , in which part of its territory was ceded to the basilica di San Giovanni di Pavia . During the Middle Ages , Sestri Levante began to expand, probably giving the fortress appearance that is due to the terrain. In 1133, the noble family of Lavagna , the Fieschi , attacked Tigullio, the gulf in which Sestri Levante is located, however, they were fought off by

529-583: Was ordered to steam into British hands at Malta. The Germans arrived too late to stop the departure of the fleet. During the war Italian troopships also left from La Spezia, including the Kaiser Franz Josef , a trans-Atlantic liner launched in Trieste in 1911 for the Austrian Lloyd company, which Italy had confiscated in 1919. It was sunk in La Spezia harbour in 1944. After the liberation, La Spezia became

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