La Spezia Port

This was due to be our day to visit the Cinque Terre, but it was scuppered by the rail strike. So, what to do on a beautiful sunny day? We planned to take a boat trip to Portovenere, which we were told was lovely, but we missed the boat! 😂. You can see a picture of the boat leaving just as we arrived at the quay.
But once we were at the port it struck us how vast it is. Apparently there are 5.1 kilometres of quay, and thousands of boats. There is a naval base; super yacht marina (full to the brim); working fishing boats; cruise boats; ship building facilities; and vast numbers of private boats. We spent a couple of hours walking around the port, and still didn't see it all. And for some reason, even though it is a working fishing harbour, it didn't smell like a typical British fishing harbour. Why is that?
Thoroughly enjoyable morning, finished off with a lovely fish meal at a local Osteria.Read more