La Spezia
La Spezia · Italy · 44.10, 9.83
A port town on Italy's northwestern Ligurian coast and gateway to Cinque Terre, a World Heritage Site of five colorful fishing villages, as well as Pisa and Florence in Tuscany. It is a base for exploring cliffside villages and coastal scenery, and a popular Mediterranean cruise port.
Port highlights
Genovese (basil pesto) pasta, focaccia, fresh seafood, and Ligurian white wine
Unit: °C · Calculated from NOAA GHCN-Daily station observations · Period: 1991–2020 · Station: PISA · about 64.6 km from port · Approximate (distant station) · Last checked: Oct 3, 2026 · A guide for choosing your travel month.
Compared with Tokyo, water is much cheaper; coffee and beer cost about the same; meals and a Big Mac are much more expensive.
Prices in La Spezia. · Amounts in the recorded local currency. No currency conversion applied. · Last checked: Oct 2026 (partly estimated) · Sources: Shop and menu prices · The Economist, Big Mac Index (CC BY 4.0)
Getting there from Japan
Access from Japan: A = direct flight / B = one connection / C = two or more connections (indicative)
Itineraries calling here
Sources
- Encyclopediaen.wikipedia.org
- Secondary sourceporto.laspezia.it
- Encyclopediaen.wikipedia.org (2)
Source: Wikipedia “La Spezia”, “Port of La Spezia” (CC BY-SA 4.0)