USEFUL TIPS

Our tips
to make the most of
your experience in La Spezia

The strategic position of “Teo Rooms for Rent”, near La Spezia’s historic-pedestrian center, answers both the needs of whoever wants to explore new touristic attractions of the Ligurian Eastern Coast and the priorities of whoever travels for work or else the expectations of sports enthusiasts who love engaging with a variety of activities in the open air.

Doro supermarket is right below the Rooms for Rent “Teo’s Rooms”, in “Via Fiume”: it’s an easy opportunity for visitors to get their last minute purchases. The bus stop for all bus routes leaves from here too. Teo’s holiday apartment is close to the main town streets and squares: “Medaglie d’Oro Square” or “Piazza della Stazione”, “Paleocapa Street”, “Garibaldi Square”, “Prione Street”, “Corso Cavour”, “Chiodo Street” and “Chiodo Square”. From our accomodation you can easily visit the St. George Castle with its Archaeological Museum on the hillside called “Poggio”, the Amedeo Lia Museum with its important collection, the Art Gallery “Palazzina delle Arti” with its Seal Museum, the Diocesan and Ethnographic Museums, the “Civico Theatre”, the CAMeC Modern Art Museum and the Naval Museum on foot. You’ll peacefully stroll along the historic streets leading to the popular Brin Square with Mirko Basaldella’s Artistic Fountain, the graceful Public Gardens with the Monument to Garibaldi and to the restored Verdi Square with its Post Office Building and the Buren’s Arches. Besides you’ll reach the suggestive S. Maria Assunta Church in Giulio Beverini Square and the beating heart of the Market Square with its Fish and Food Market. The MUST SEE list also includes the Conservatory of Music with its beautiful glass windows, the modern “Porto Mirabello” Touristic Harbour with the Thaon Bridge by Revel and the new Mall “Le Terrazze” that also hosts social media events.

HOW TO REACH US

BY CAR

Highway exit: La Spezia, follow the signposts towards La Spezia Central Railway Station F.S. in “Piazzale delle Medaglie d’Oro”. The Rooms for Rent is just a few metres away, right below the station.

BY PLANE

Pisa Galileo Galilei Airport 83 km from La Spezia
Genoa C. Colombo Airport 112 km from La Spezia
These airports are connected directly to the closest train stations by shuttle trains.

BY TRAIN

Train Route Genoa/Leghorn stopping at “La Spezia Centrale”. Taxi and bus services are available right outside the station. “Teo Rooms for Rent” is walking distance, less than 100 m. away from the town Central Railway Station.

ON FOOT

From La Spezia Central R.S. walk along the road downhill towards “Piazza Saint Bon”. At the roundabout turn to the right of the “Bar C’est Bon” and cross the road immediately. “Le Camere di Teo” is on your right at number 123!

PARKING AREAS

• Paying Parking Area “Park Centro Stazione SP”, CCTV, on two underground floors, in the “Medaglie d’Oro” Square, less than 100 mt. away from Teo’s Rooms for Rent.

• Free “Piazza d’Armi” Parking Area in the neighbourhood Umberto I, at only 4 minutes away by car and just 9 minutes away on foot from La Spezia Central Railway Station FS and Via Fiume 123, where “Teo Rooms for Rent” stands.

• Paying Avenue Fieschi Parking Area, in “Viale Fieschi” access road, Military Arsenal side, in the section between the monumental entrance “Picco” and “Porta Ospedale”. It’s located at just 4 minutes away by car from “Via Fiume 123” and at about 15 minutes on foot from La Spezia Central Railway Station FS.

TICKETS

You can buy your bus tickets online through La Spezia public transport company A.T.C
Link: www.atcesercizio.it
You can purchase your ferry tickets towards Portovenere, the Palmaria Island, the Cinque Terre and Lerici directly at the Ticket Office located along the Pier Italia, “Molo Italia” or “Passeggiata Morin”, where the ferries depart
Link: www.navigazionegolfodeipoeti.it

TAXI

• “Piazzale Medaglie d’Oro”, the “Piazzale of the Central Railway Station of La Spezia F.S.: Radio Taxi (+39 0187 714805) or Uber La Spezia.
• “Via Armando Diaz”, near “Piazza Chiodo” and the “Passeggiata Morin”: Radio Taxi La Spezia (+39 0187 736127)

how to move around la spezia by bus

Bus Stop
in via Fiume
• All Bus Lines to Portovenere, Lerici and Sarzana: L (Lerici) - SC (Sarzana via S. Stefano) – S (Sarzana via Romito)
*From 13/06/2019 a direct connection from the bus stop in “Via Fiume”, at the Central Railway Station of La Spezia F.S., to Portovenere, with the frequency of one run per hour, has been issued The bus stop is in front of La Spezia Central Railway Station F.S. too.
Bus Stop
in Piazzale delle Medaglie d’Oro
• Bus Lines : SA – SC towards Lerici e Sarzana
• Bus Lines L/S La Spezia – Sarzana
• Bus Lines La Spezia Via Fiume FS
• Bus Lines 20 towards Campiglia
Other Bus Stops
to Portovenere
From "Via Fiume", you will reach “Via Chiodo” in just 10 minutes on foot, walking along the pedestrian street “Via del Prione” towards sea/pier: from here you will catch the Line P (Portovenere) bus or the Line 11 to get to Le Grazie. From "Piazza Medaglie d’Oro" walk along “Via Paleocapa” (the Station Street), a road downhill leading you to “Piazza Saint Bon”, then reach the sculpture “The Sails” in “Piazza Garibaldi”: from here go along “Viale Garibaldi” up to the bus stop at the corner of “Corso Cavour”.