{"id":1698437,"date":"2026-11-03T11:56:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/?p=1698437"},"modified":"2026-11-03T11:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T10:56:13","slug":"marinas-la-spezia-sailors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/segelmagazin\/marinas-la-spezia-segler\/","title":{"rendered":"Marinas in La Spezia: getting there, harbour information and sailing destinations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Spezia lies in the innermost part of the Golfo della Spezia on the Riviera di Levante, surrounded by the Cinque Terre, Portovenere and Lerici. Visiting yachts moor right by the city centre in two marinas: Porto Mirabello and the Porticciolo of Assonautica on Passeggiata Morin. Here you can read how to reach La Spezia for the start of your trip, where the two marinas are, where to park and shop, what weather to expect, which destinations are nearby and what skippers should know about checking in and entering port.<\/p>\n<h2>The essentials at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>From Pisa airport, the People Mover runs to Pisa Centrale station, and from there direct trains to La Spezia Centrale take between three quarters of an hour and just under an hour and a half, depending on the train.<\/li>\n<li>Porto Mirabello lies on an artificial peninsula off the town, while the Porticciolo of Assonautica is right on the Passeggiata Morin waterfront promenade.<\/li>\n<li>Porto Mirabello has its own car parks and a garage; from the Porticciolo of Assonautica it is around 300 metres to the Porto Mirabello car park.<\/li>\n<li>You can reach the nearest supermarket on foot in around 800 metres from the Porticciolo of Assonautica, or in around 1.2 kilometres from Porto Mirabello.<\/li>\n<li>A breakwater more than two kilometres long closes off the gulf almost completely from the open sea, and the marinas lie in the sheltered inner part.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where are the marinas in La Spezia?<\/h2>\n<p>In La Spezia, visiting yachts moor at two places: Porto Mirabello, the large marina on an artificial peninsula in front of the town centre, and the Assonautica Porticciolo, around 450 metres north of it in front of the western part of the Passeggiata Morin waterfront promenade. A pedestrian bridge, the Ponte Thaon di Revel, links Porto Mirabello with the promenade, so you can walk from one marina to the other. Other facilities in the gulf, such as Porto Lotti, lie around 2.5 kilometres further east.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Feature<\/th>\n<th>Porto Mirabello<\/th>\n<th>Porticciolo Assonautica<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Location<\/td>\n<td>artificial peninsula in front of the town centre<\/td>\n<td>in front of the western part of the Passeggiata Morin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Operator<\/td>\n<td>D-Marin<\/td>\n<td>Assonautica Provinciale della Spezia (club)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Berths<\/td>\n<td>407 berths for yachts from 12 to 135 m<\/td>\n<td>around 600 berths for boats from 5 to 14.5 m, mainly for club members<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Visitor berths<\/td>\n<td>Booking by telephone, e-mail or online, mooring assistance until 10 pm<\/td>\n<td>a few berths on floating pontoons, daily rates for boats up to 20 m in length<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Phone<\/td>\n<td>+39 0187 778108<\/td>\n<td>+39 0187 770229<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Information as of November 2026.<\/p>\n<h2>Arriving for the start of your sailing trip in La Spezia<\/h2>\n<p>The easiest way to reach La Spezia is by train. La Spezia Centrale station is around 1.4 kilometres from the Assonautica Porticciolo and around 1.8 kilometres from Porto Mirabello. Both marinas lie on the edge of the centre, and the town and promenade begin right behind the pontoons.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1698295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-portovenere-hafen-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Boat off Portovenere\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-portovenere-hafen-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-portovenere-hafen-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-portovenere-hafen-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-portovenere-hafen-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-portovenere-hafen-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/toernfinder-portovenere-hafen.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>From the airport to La Spezia<\/h3>\n<p>The nearest major airport is Pisa. From the terminal, the People Mover, a small train, runs directly to Pisa Centrale station. There you board a train to La Spezia Centrale. As things stand at present (November 2026), direct trains run regularly during the day, and the journey takes between three quarters of an hour and just under an hour and a half, depending on the train.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can fly into Genoa. The Volabus connects the airport with the stations Genova Piazza Principe and Genova Brignole in around 30 minutes. You can reach a station faster with the Genova Airlink: the bus runs daily from 6 am to 10 pm every 15 minutes and takes around five minutes to Genova Sestri Ponente station. From Genova Brignole, direct trains run to La Spezia: the fast long-distance trains take around one to one and a half hours, and regional trains up to two and a half hours.<\/p>\n<h3>By train to La Spezia<\/h3>\n<p>La Spezia Centrale is the station for the whole area. Regional and long-distance trains stop here, and the regional trains to the Cinque Terre as far as Levanto depart from here. Buses to Lerici leave from Via Fiume near the station, and buses to Portovenere from a stop around ten minutes' walk away. If you wish, you can buy a single ticket for train and bus.<\/p>\n<h3>How do the marinas differ?<\/h3>\n<p>Porto Mirabello is a large, privately run marina with a reception, fuel stations and a boatyard, for yachts from 12 metres up to superyachts of 135 metres. The Assonautica Porticciolo is the harbour of a non-profit club, with floating pontoons for smaller boats and a few visitor berths. So give the taxi driver the full name: \u201cPorto Mirabello\u201d or \u201cAssonautica, Passeggiata Morin\u201d.<\/p>\n<h3>Parking<\/h3>\n<p>Porto Mirabello has its own car park and a garage. Another car park (Ponte Thaon di Revel) is around 200 metres from the marina. From the Assonautica Porticciolo it is around 300 metres to the Porto Mirabello car park.<\/p>\n<h3>Showers and sanitary facilities<\/h3>\n<p>Both marinas have sanitary facilities. At the Assonautica Porticciolo, the shower is included in the daily rate for visiting boats, and Porto Mirabello also has a laundry.<\/p>\n<h3>Shopping for the trip<\/h3>\n<p>The nearest supermarket is a Conad, around 800 metres from the Assonautica Porticciolo and around 1.2 kilometres from Porto Mirabello. In the town centre you will also find an Ekom (around 900 metres from the Assonautica Porticciolo), as well as Basko and Lidl (each around 1 kilometre from the Porticciolo and around 1.3 to 1.4 kilometres from Porto Mirabello).<\/p>\n<p>For a big shop including a week's worth of drinks, a car or taxi is the best option: a Coop is around 1.6 kilometres from Porto Mirabello. Porto Mirabello also offers its guests a provisioning service and a shuttle service.<\/p>\n<h3>Doctor, pharmacy and emergency services<\/h3>\n<p>The nearest pharmacies are around 300 metres (Alleanza) and around 400 metres (Farmacia Bonaschi) from the Assonautica Porticciolo; from Porto Mirabello it is around 650 metres to Farmacia Bonaschi. The hospital, Ospedale Civile Sant&#8217;Andrea, is around 1.1 kilometres from the Assonautica Porticciolo and around 1.4 kilometres from Porto Mirabello.<\/p>\n<p>These numbers apply in La Spezia and at sea off the coast:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>112: single European emergency number for ambulance, fire brigade and police, free of charge<\/li>\n<li>1530: free emergency number of the Italian coastguard for emergencies at sea, available round the clock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where is Porto Mirabello?<\/h2>\n<p>Porto Mirabello stands on an artificial peninsula of around 40,000 square metres in the innermost part of the gulf, directly in front of the town centre. A breakwater shelters the marina from the wind, and the Ponte Thaon di Revel footbridge leads to the Passeggiata Morin and into town within minutes.<\/p>\n<p>With 407 berths for yachts from 12 to 135 metres in length, Porto Mirabello is the larger of the two marinas, and more than 100 berths are designed for large yachts. It is operated by the marina group D-Marin. Reception is staffed seven days a week, and security staff and CCTV with more than 60 cameras operate around the clock.<\/p>\n<h3>Facilities at Porto Mirabello<\/h3>\n<p>Every berth has water, electricity and Wi-Fi, and the berths offer depths of up to 9 metres. The marina staff help with mooring. There are two fuel stations right in the marina, one of them for high flow rates. The boatyard lifts yachts of up to 160 tonnes out of the water with a travel lift, and there is also a slipway and dry-dock service.<\/p>\n<p>Ashore you will find more than 30 shops, caf\u00e9s and restaurants, sanitary facilities, a launderette, a gym, a pool, a barbecue terrace with a view over the gulf, a concierge service, charging stations for electric vehicles and a helipad. Waste is separated and handed in at a dedicated collection point.<\/p>\n<h2>Where is the Assonautica Porticciolo?<\/h2>\n<p>The Porticciolo \"A. De Benedetti\" of the Assonautica lies off the western part of the Passeggiata Morin, the waterfront promenade of La Spezia, on the other side of the footbridge from Porto Mirabello. The facility consists solely of floating pontoons connected to the quay wall. An outer breakwater has protected it from the south-easterly Scirocco since 2004.<\/p>\n<p>It is operated by the Assonautica Provinciale della Spezia, a non-profit association founded by the La Spezia Chamber of Commerce in 1972. The roughly 600 berths for boats from 5 to 14.5 metres are mainly allocated to club members, and some berths are reserved for visiting yachts.<\/p>\n<h3>Facilities at the Assonautica Porticciolo<\/h3>\n<p>The Porticciolo was built in 1997 and has since been renovated. Ten floating pontoons with a combined length of around 1,330 metres carry the berths. There are sanitary facilities with showers, water, electricity, Wi-Fi and help with berthing. Maintenance, cleaning and berthing assistance are handled by two contracted firms, whose working hours vary with the season.<\/p>\n<h2>What is the weather like for sailing in La Spezia?<\/h2>\n<p>The marinas lie at the very inner end of the gulf, behind the large breakwater. Porto Mirabello is therefore sheltered even in bad weather, and the Assonautica Porticciolo also has its own breakwater. Fog plays no significant role in the inner gulf.<\/p>\n<p>The south-easterly Scirocco is the wind against which the Assonautica Porticciolo is specifically shielded. The current in the gulf is caused mainly by the tides, which push water in and out through the openings in the breakwater. At the very inner end, where the marinas are, it is barely noticeable.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian weather service issues warnings of strong winds and gales (Avviso di burrasca) from Beaufort force 7. At the mooring buoy fields of the Cinque Terre you may only moor up to Beaufort force 2 and in slight seas (sea state 2).<\/p>\n<h2>Which sailing destinations are near La Spezia?<\/h2>\n<p>Within the gulf itself are Portovenere, with the islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto, to the west and Lerici to the east; beyond the gulf, the Cinque Terre follow to the north-west. Portovenere and the Cinque Terre are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Portovenere:<\/strong> In the old village centre, tall, colourful houses climb up a headland, and the old town is closed to cars. At the very front stands the church of San Pietro, with the Castello Doria above it. The excursion boat takes around 25 minutes from La Spezia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto:<\/strong> The three islands lie off Portovenere at the mouth of the gulf. Excursion boats call at them on a round trip from Portovenere.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lerici:<\/strong> The town on the eastern shore of the gulf is overlooked by its castle, which houses a geopalaeontological museum. In the San Terenzo district, a park commemorates the poet Percy B. Shelley.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cinque Terre:<\/strong> Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore lie along 18 kilometres of coastline between Punta Mesco and Punta di Montenero.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The coast of the Cinque Terre is a marine protected area with strict rules. In the two strictest zones off Punta Mesco and Capo Montenero, only small boats with a permit may enter, and only under sail, with oars or with an electric motor at a maximum of 5 knots. In the zones surrounding these core areas, the limit is 5 knots up to 300 metres off the coast and 10 knots between 300 and 600 metres. In season, mooring buoy fields lie off the villages, the largest with 35 buoys off Vernazza. You may only moor there with a day or annual permit, which you apply for online from the national park. Only one boat is allowed per buoy, at night from 10 pm to 8 am only with a crew on board, and the engine must stay off while moored, except for safety reasons.<\/p>\n<p>For longer sailing trips, Elba lies to the south, and for offshore passages, Corsica to the south-west. You can read about how the harbours on Elba are laid out in the profile of the <a href=\"\/en\/sailing-magazine\/harbours-portoferraio-elba\/\">harbours in Portoferraio<\/a>. If you sail further south along the Italian coast, you will find, off Rome, the <a href=\"\/en\/sailing-magazine\/porto-di-roma-ostia\/\">Porto di Roma in Ostia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What can you do on a harbour day in La Spezia?<\/h2>\n<p>The city centre begins right behind the marinas, and the museums and old town are between around 500 metres and just over a kilometre away. Napoleon wanted to build a naval port in the gulf, and in 1853 the Kingdom of Sardinia moved its naval arsenal here from Genoa. Since then, La Spezia has been a naval city.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Passeggiata Morin:<\/strong> The waterfront promenade begins at the Porticciolo of the Assonautica and offers views across the gulf to the Apuan Alps. This is where the excursion boats sell their tickets to Portovenere and the Cinque Terre.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Museo Tecnico Navale:<\/strong> The naval museum, around 500 metres from the Porticciolo of the Assonautica and around 700 metres from Porto Mirabello, displays ship models, on-board instruments, underwater weapons from the two world wars, a collection of figureheads and Guglielmo Marconi's radio station.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Via del Prione and Museo Amedeo Lia:<\/strong> This lively pedestrian zone leads through the old town. On it, in the former monastery of San Francesco di Paola, you will find the Museo Civico Amedeo Lia, with around 1,200 works from antiquity to the 18th century, including paintings by Titian, Tintoretto and Canaletto.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Boat trip to Portovenere:<\/strong> If you would like to see the gulf without your own boat, you can get to Portovenere in around 25 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>For skippers: berthing and marine weather in La Spezia<\/h2>\n<p>You call Porto Mirabello on VHF channel 73 as you enter. At the Porticciolo of the Assonautica, the harbour service staff allocate the visitor berths at the pontoon.<\/p>\n<h3>Registration and Berthing<\/h3>\n<p>In Porto Mirabello, you reserve by phone, by email or via the operator's online booking. The marina helps with mooring until 10 pm, later on request. For registration you need the boat papers, an ID document and proof of insurance.<\/p>\n<p>At the Porticciolo of the Assonautica, you fill in a registration form, which the owner or the skipper named in the boat papers signs, and state your planned length of stay. You pay the berthing fee in advance for the approved days. You moor to the floating pontoons with two lines at the bow and two at the stern. Sufficient fenders are mandatory. For the gate to the pontoons, you receive a magnetic card for the duration of your stay against a deposit of 25 euros (as at November 2026).<\/p>\n<h3>Berthing fees at the Porticciolo of the Assonautica<\/h3>\n<p>In winter, from 1 October to 30 April, a visitor berth costs 35 euros per day for a 10-metre boat, 45 euros for 12 metres and 55 euros for 14 metres. In summer 2026 the prices were 50, 60 and 70 euros (as at November 2026). The price includes showers and sanitary facilities, water, electricity, Wi-Fi and help with berthing.<\/p>\n<h3>Harbour rules<\/h3>\n<p>At the Porticciolo of the Assonautica, visiting yachts may stay for a maximum of ten days in summer; an extension is approved by the club committee. Work on the boat is not permitted for visiting boats, apart from urgent or minor repairs with the committee's approval. The person responsible for the boat must be reachable at all times. Bicycles and scooters have no place on the pontoons, and open fire is prohibited on board and on the pontoons.<\/p>\n<p>In Porto Mirabello, swimming, diving, fishing and water sports near the pontoons are prohibited, as is major maintenance work. Children under 14 must be supervised at all times.<\/p>\n<h3>Approach<\/h3>\n<p>The Gulf of La Spezia, around 9 kilometres wide and 13 kilometres deep, is almost completely closed off from the sea by a breakwater more than two kilometres long. You enter through one of the openings in the breakwater; the eastern one is called Bocca di Levante. The marinas lie at the very back of the gulf, in front of the city centre. Porto Mirabello is located at roughly 44\u00b0 05&#8242; 57&#8243; N, 009\u00b0 49&#8242; 44&#8243; E. In the inner gulf, besides the two marinas, there are also berths for the Italian Navy, the commercial port and the landing stages of the excursion boats and ferries, whose traffic you must keep clear of.<\/p>\n<h3>Which marine weather forecast applies in La Spezia?<\/h3>\n<p>The official marine weather forecast for Italian waters is issued by the weather service of the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare). It is updated every six hours, and the coastguard broadcasts it by radio to shipping.<\/p>\n<p>Warnings of strong wind and gales (Avviso di burrasca) are issued in Italian and English from wind force 7. You can find the current warnings on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meteoam.it\/it\/avviso-burrasca\">Weather service page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Sailing trips from La Spezia on T\u00f6rnfinder<\/h2>\n<p>All current offers are in the <a href=\"\/en\/sailing-trips\/\">trip overview<\/a>. An overview of the whole country is given on the page <a href=\"\/en\/cabin-charter-italy\/\">Sailing in Italy<\/a>; you will find trips in the wider sailing area under <a href=\"\/en\/cabin-charter-mediterranean\/\">Sailing in the Mediterranean<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>How do I get from the airport to La Spezia?<\/h3>\n<p>The easiest way is via Pisa: the People Mover takes you to Pisa Centrale railway station, and direct trains to La Spezia Centrale take between three quarters of an hour and just under an hour and a half, depending on the train. From the station it is around 1.4 kilometres to the Porticciolo of the Assonautica and around 1.8 kilometres to Porto Mirabello.<\/p>\n<h3>Where do I park at the start of my sailing trip in La Spezia?<\/h3>\n<p>Porto Mirabello has its own car park and a garage, and another car park is around 200 metres away. From the Porticciolo of the Assonautica it is around 300 metres to the Porto Mirabello car park.<\/p>\n<h3>Are there showers in the marinas of La Spezia?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, both marinas have sanitary facilities. At the Porticciolo of the Assonautica, the shower is included in the berthing fee, and Porto Mirabello also has a laundrette.<\/p>\n<h3>Where is the nearest supermarket?<\/h3>\n<p>A Conad is around 800 metres from the Porticciolo of the Assonautica and around 1.2 kilometres from Porto Mirabello. For a big shop by car, there is a Coop around 1.6 kilometres from Porto Mirabello.<\/p>\n<h3>Are Porto Mirabello and the Assonautica the same marina?<\/h3>\n<p>No. Porto Mirabello is a large marina on a peninsula in front of the city, while the Porticciolo of the Assonautica is a club harbour with floating pontoons, around 450 metres to the north on the Passeggiata Morin. They have different operators, and Porto Mirabello monitors VHF channel 73.<\/p>\n<h3>May I moor to a buoy in the Cinque Terre?<\/h3>\n<p>You may moor at the mooring buoy fields off the villages with a national park permit, which you apply for online, and only in winds of no more than Beaufort force 2. In the strictest protection zones off Punta Mesco and Capo Montenero, only small boats with a permit may enter, and only under sail, with oars or with an electric motor.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marinas in La Spezia: Anreise per Bahn, Porto Mirabello und Assonautica, Parken, Einkauf und T\u00f6rnziele von Portovenere bis zu den Cinque Terre.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":1698291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tf_mag_toernhinweis":"italien","footnotes":""},"categories":[536],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1698437","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviere-haefen","category-536","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/67"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1698437"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1698438,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1698437\/revisions\/1698438"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1698291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1698437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1698437"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.toernfinder.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1698437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}