The Gulf of Poets (Golfo dei Poeti).
The Gulf of Poets (Golfo dei Poeti) is a land that has hosted great writers and poets and has been the site of their romantic trysts, and personal dramas. The gulf has always attracted and enchanted great celebrities and renowned artists, the likes of the Latin poet Perseus, Dante, the Romantic poets Mary and Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and such modern authors as Marinetti, Pavese, Sereni, and Marguerite Duras.

From Montemarcello to Porto Venere, while stopping by Lerici and La Spezia, one may admire views of untarnished nature, old churches and monumental castles overlooking the sea, as well as gracious villas and colorful fishermen's cottages.

Behind the gulf's last curve, along with the splendid promontory of Montemarcello, a scenic view opens up at the mouth of the Magra River, while towards the west, aligned in front of Portovenere, one may gaze upon the archipelago of the Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto islands in all their glory.