The Cruise Ships anchoring positions are about 4 to 6 minutes away from the floating pier, which makes it a pleasant tender ride.

Passengers can gain access to the center, shopping areas, restaurants, museums and the city's walking district: Via del Prione, Corso Cavour and Piazza S. Agostino, all of which are within walking distance of the Floating Pier. From the Floating Pier, passengers may take a ride on the Sight Seeing Train into the walking district of the city, where they may easily reach the Museums: Camec, Naval, Seal, Amedeo Lia and Diocesan.

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With its excellent natural harbor, the city is the main Italian naval base. The city has a fine 15th-century cathedral, which contains work in terra cotta by the Florentine sculptor Andrea della Robbia. A fortified port since the Middle Ages, La Spezia was badly damaged during World War II and liberated by the Allies in 1945.

The castle of San Giorgio has been recently restored and the important Archeology Collection has been transferred here: this collection is best known for its nineteen anthropomorphic sandstone statue-stele, fashioned by the ancient people of Lunigiana in the Bronze and Iron age. Besides, the old town center has been restored and these works allowed to create an elegant and orderly town center hosting, in the summer season, many attractive musical and cultural entertainment.

It is a short walk from where the tender lets you off, to either the train station(20minutes) or the ferry boat. Buy your Cinque Terre ticket at the National Park office at the train station. Don't forget to validate your card before getting on the train.

Ferries to Cinque Terre and Portovenere.

Soak up the luxury of Forte dei Marmi and tour the best of the Versilia coast. Golden beaches, blue water and panoramic views await your discovery. Absorb the striking vistas of the Apuan Alps and see the legendary marble quarries at Carrara.

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Language: Italian.

There are many internet cafes, mostly around the main railway stations. Please make sure you can show your passport.

Emergency number: 112

Most shops and businesses in Italy open from Monday to Saturday from around 8am until 1pm, and from about 4pm until 7pm, though many shops close on Saturday afternoons and Monday mornings, and in the south the day can begin and end an hour later. In the north some businesses work to a 9am-5pm day to facilitate international dealings. Traditionally, everything except bars and restaurants closes on Sunday, though most towns have a pasticceria open in the mornings, while in large cities and tourist areas, Sunday opening is becoming more common.

Holidays: January 1 (New Year's Day) January 6 (Epiphany) Pasquetta (Easter Monday) April 25 (Liberation Day) May 1 (Labour Day) August 15 ( Ferragosto ; Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) November 1 ( Ognissanti ; All Souls Day) December 8 ( Immaccolata ; Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary) December 25 ( Natale ; Christmas)

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