A pretty harbor town on the Gulf of La Spezia, the bay the Romantics christened the Gulf of Poets.
A Pisan-Genoese castle commands the promontory above the shore where Shelley spent his final summer.
When to visit Lerici
Average highs and lows across the year.
What to see first
Lerici Castle
The Genoese fortress above the Gulf of Poets, with a Gothic chapel and a terrace over the bay.
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