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Piacenza
Monte Antola
1597m
Pentema Lago del Aveto
Parco Regionale del Monte Antola
Brugneto SANTO STEFANO The seafront at La Spezia, the easternmost city on the Riviera di Levante
D’AVETO
TORRIGLIA Montebruno
Rezzoaglio
KEY
Motorway
Parco Naturale
Prato Getting Around
Parazzuolo Main road
Regionale dell’Aveto
The main communication routes in the
Minor road Riviera di Levante are the A12 (the motorway
Genoa Borzonasca Railway linking Livorno with Genoa) and the A15,
Cicagna
A p p e n n i n o
Uscio ABBAZIA Parma Regional border linking Parma to La Spezia. Running the length
Nervi DI SANT’ANDREA of the coast is the Via Aurelia (Strada Statale 1).
DI BORZONE Summit
BOGLIASCO Numerous roads link the coast to the hinterland,
Recco RAPALLO Lavagna VARESE often leading through spectacular landscapes. The
CAMOGLI Zoagli L i g u r e LIGURE Genoa–Livorno railway line provides train links,
Golfo di Paradiso S. MARGHERITA Carasco with regional and local train services connecting all
San Fruttuoso LIGURE San Pietro towns and villages, with the important exception
Portofino CHIAVARI Vara of Portofino. Efficient coach services ensure daily
PORTOFINO Golfo di LAVAGNA links between all the towns on the coast and those
PENINSULA Tigullio Vara inland. In high season, there are also ferry services
SESTRI Sesta running between the key centres along the coast
LEVANTE Godano between Portofino and La Spezia, including the
Castiglione
Punta Manara MONEGLIA Chiavarese Cinque Terre, as well as to the most popular
offshore islands.
Punta Baffe
L e v a n t e
Framura
R i v i e r a d i
Borghetto
BONASSOLA di Vara 0 kilometres 7.5
0 miles 7.5
LEVANTO
Parma
Monterosso al Mare
Vernazza
Corniglia
LA SPEZIA
Manarola
CINQUE TERRE
Riomaggiore SARZANA
SAN CASTELNUOVO
TERENZO DI MAGRA
CAMPIGLIA LERICI AMEGLIA
PORTOVENERE
FIASCHERINO LUNI
PALMARIA, & TELLARO
TINO & TINETO Massa
MONTE- BOCCA DI
MARCELLO MAGRA
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp181–2 and pp191–4
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