Vecchietto
District of Bibola
Tuscany - Italy

Tyrrhenian Sea

The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.

Located at 44.0167, 9.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 14 miles away.
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Marginal seas of the Mediterranean, Bodies of water of Italy, Bodies of water of France, European seas, Back-arc basins, Geography of Basilicata, Geography of Calabria, Geography of Campania, Geography of Lazio, Geography of Tuscany, Geography of Sicily

Tellaro

Tellaro is a village on the east coast of the Gulf of La Spezia in Liguria, northern Italy. It is a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Lerici.

Located at 44.0833, 9.91667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Frazioni of the Province of La Spezia, Italian Riviera

Luna (Etruria)

Luna (mod. Luni) was an ancient city of Etruria, Italy, 4~ miles southeast of modern Sarzana. It was the frontier town of Etruria, on the left bank of the river Macra, the boundary in imperial times between Etruria and Liguria. When the Romans first appeared in these parts, however, the Ligurians were in possession of the territory as far as Pisa.

Located at 44.064, 10.017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Archaeological sites in Italy, Former populated places in Italy

Province of La Spezia

The Province of La Spezia is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Its capital is the city of La Spezia. It has an area of 881 km², and a total population of 223,606 inhabitants (2010). There are 32 communes in the province (source: Italian institute of statistics Istat In the province of La Spezia are the famous Cinque Terre, Portovenere and the Islands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site http://whc. unesco. org/en/list/826.

Located at 44.108, 9.82887 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Province of La Spezia, Provinces of Italy

Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori Teseo Tesei

See Decima Flottiglia MAS for Italian frogmen during and before WWII. COMSUBIN (Comando Raggruppamento Subacquei e Incursori Teseo Tesei) is the elite combat frogman force and one of the Italian special forces. Italy was the first nation to use frogmen and human torpedoes. The Italian Naval Assault Divisions are considered to be the precursors to modern Naval Special Forces.

Located at 44.0664, 9.8475 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Armed forces diving, Special forces of Italy, Combat diving, Frogman operations, Italian inventions

Stadio Alberto Picco

Stadio Alberto Picco is the main football stadium in La Spezia, Italy. Since 1919 it is the home ground of Spezia Calcio 1906. The stadium holds 10,336.

Located at 44.1022, 9.80861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Spezia Calcio 1906, Football venues in Italy, Sports venues in Liguria

Stadio degli Oliveti

Stadio degli Oliveti is a multi-use stadium in Massa, Italy. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of U.S. Massese 1919. The stadium holds 8,900 and was opened in 1975.

Located at 44.0308, 10.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Football venues in Italy, Massa

Magra

The Magra is a 62 kilometres long river of Northern Italy, which runs through Pontremoli, Villafranca in Lunigiana and Aulla in the province of Massa-Carrara; Santo Stefano di Magra, Vezzano Ligure, Arcola, Sarzana and Ameglia in the province of La Spezia. In Roman times it was known as the Macra and marked the eastern boundary of the territory of Liguria. The river’s drainage basin occupies around 1,686 km².

Located at 44.05, 9.98333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Rivers of Italy, Rivers of Tuscany, Rivers of Liguria, Rivers of the Province of La Spezia, Rivers of the Province of Massa-Carrara

Tino (island)

Tino is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea, at the westernmost end of the Gulf of La Spezia. It is part of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting out south from the mainland at Portovenere. The largest of the three, Palmaria, lies to the north and the tiny Tinetto to the south. In 1997, the archipelago, together with Portovenere and the Cinque Terre, was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Located at 44.0272, 9.85056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Italian Riviera, Province of La Spezia, World Heritage Sites in Italy, Islands of Liguria

Luni, Italy

Luni is a frazione of the comune (municipality) of Ortonovo, province of La Spezia, in the easternmost end of the Liguria region of northern Italy. It gives its name to Lunigiana, a region spanning eastern Liguria and northern Tuscany.

Located at 44.0667, 9.98333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Frazioni of the Province of La Spezia, Roman towns and cities in Italy, 177 BC establishments, Populated places established in the 2nd century BC, Lost cities and towns

USS Williamsburg (AGC-369)

USS Williamsburg was a US Navy gunboat, a former private yacht, that served as a presidential yacht from 1945 to 1953.

Located at 44.085, 9.87972 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Presidential yachts of the United States, 1930 ships

Vara (river)

The Vara is a river of the Province of La Spezia in Liguria, north-west Italy, which runs through Varese Ligure, Brugnato, Borghetto di Vara and Castiglione di Vara. At 58 km it is the longest river in Liguria. The main source of the river is on Monte Zatta; for much of its course it flows in a southeasterly direction, parallel to the Riviera di levante, in the valley which takes its name: the Val di Vara.

Located at 44.15, 9.88333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Rivers of Italy, Rivers of Liguria, Rivers of the Province of La Spezia

Palmaria (island)

Palmaria is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea, at the westernmost end of the Gulf of La Spezia. Measuring 1.6 km², it is the largest island of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting out south from the mainland at Portovenere. The other islands, Tino, and the tiny Tinetto lie further south. In 1997, the archipelago, together with Portovenere and the Cinque Terre, was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Located at 44.0428, 9.84387 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Italian Riviera, World Heritage Sites in Italy, Islands of Liguria

Orto Botanico di Montemarcello

The Orto Botanico di Montemarcello is a nature preserve and botanical garden located within the Parco Naturale Regionale di Montemarcello-Magra, near Ameglia, Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. The garden stands atop Mount Murlo (365 m) within the Caprione promontory, hills dividing the gulf of La Spezia from the Magra river plain.

Located at 44.0667, 9.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Italy, Province of La Spezia, Gardens in Liguria

German submarine U-455

German submarine U-455 was a Type VIIC U-boat built for the Nazi German Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 3 September 1940, launched on 21 June 1941 and commissioned on 21 August 1941 with Kapitänleutnant Hans-Henrich Giessler in command of a crew of 51. Her service began with the 5th U-boat Flotilla, a training outfit. She was transferred to the 7th flotilla for operations at the beginning of 1942 and again to the 29th flotilla in March 1944.

Located at 44.0667, 9.85 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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World War II submarines of Germany, Missing U-boats, 1941 ships, U-boats commissioned in 1941, Ships built in Kiel, U-boats sunk in 1944, World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean, German Type VII submarines

Orto Botanico dei Frignoli

The Orto Botanico dei Frignoli (7 hectares) is a botanical garden located at 900 metres elevation on SS63 del Passo del Cerreto, Fivizzano, Province of Massa-Carrara, Italy. It is open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged. The garden was originally established in 1932 as a nursery of the Corpo Forestale dello Stato (State Forestry Corps). In 1990 it became a provincial botanical garden with help from Comunità Montana and the Museo di Storia Naturale della Lunigiana.

Located at 44.2333, 10.1333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Botanical gardens in Italy, Gardens in Tuscany

Tinetto

Tinetto is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea. It is part of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting out south from the mainland at Portovenere. In 1997, the archipelago, together with Portovenere and the Cinque Terre, was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Located at 44.0235, 9.85126 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Italian Riviera, Province of La Spezia, World Heritage Sites in Italy, Islands of Liguria

Carrara Cathedral

The Carrara Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church in Carrara, northern Italy. Nearly all the exterior is covered by local Carrara marble.

Located at 44.08, 10.0994 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Cathedrals in Italy, Churches in Tuscany, Carrara, Romanesque architecture in Tuscany, 12th-century architecture, 13th-century architecture, 14th-century architecture, 11th-century church buildings, Gothic architecture in Tuscany

Monte Sagro

Monte Sagro is a mountain in the Alpi Apuane, in Tuscany, central Italy, overlooking the city of Carrara. It is located in the northern part of the range, and, being mostly composed of marble of renowned quality, is home to several quarries. The name (meaning "holy") identifies it as a sacred place for the ancient Liguri tribe, together with the Monte Bego at the modern boundary between France and Italy.

Located at 44.0703, 10.0922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Mountains of Tuscany, Apennines

Sarzana Cathedral

Sarzana Cathedral (Italian: Concattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta di Sarzana) in Sarzana, Liguria, Italy, is a co-cathedral of the Diocese of La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato. It is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The building is a mixture of the Romanesque and Gothic styles, reflecting the length of the period of its construction, from the early 13th to the late 15th century.

Located at 44.1122, 9.9625 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Cathedrals in Italy, Churches in Liguria

La Spezia Centrale railway station

La Spezia Centrale railway station is the main station of La Spezia, situated in the Piazza Medaglie d’Oro in the city centre.

Located at 44.1114, 9.81472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Railway stations in Liguria, La Spezia, Railway stations opened in 1887

San Venerio Lighthouse

San Venerio Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di San Venerio) is a lighthouse on the island of Tino, in the comune of Porto Venere in the Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. Its construction began in 1839, and completed in 1840. It illuminates and guides the sailors in that part of Ligurian Sea.

Located at 44.0267, 9.84944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 13 miles away.
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Lighthouses in Italy, Buildings and structures in Liguria, Province of La Spezia, Lighthouses completed in 1840

Codiponte

Codiponte is a village in the municipality of Casola in Lunigiana, Tuscany, Italy. It is located in the Province of Massa and Carrara and is about 20 minutes drive from the larger town of Aulla. The population is about 200. Codiponte lies in the shadow of the Alpi Apuane and in the valley of the River Aullela. It is 255 meters above sea level and has a continental climate with hot summers and cold winters including snowfalls during winter.

Located at 44.1903, 10.1492 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Cities and towns in Tuscany, Frazioni of the Province of Massa-Carrara

Scola Tower

The Scola Tower - or tower of St. John the Baptist - is a former military building located just beyond the northeastern tip (called tip Scola) of Palmaria (island) in Portovenere, in the Gulf of Poets in the province of La Spezia, Italy. It is part of, along with the Fort Cavour and Umberto I and the Batteria Semaforo, the defensive positions of Palmaria.

Located at 44.0518, 9.85811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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17th-century establishments in Italy, Lighthouses in Italy, Buildings and structures in Liguria, Republic of Genoa

Church of St. Peter (Portovenere)

The Church of St. Peter, is a religious building site in square Lazzaro Spallanzani in Portovenere, Italy, in the Gulf of Poets in the province of La Spezia.

Located at 44.0483, 9.8325 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Churches in Liguria