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La Spezia

American  
[lah spe-tsyah] / lɑ ˈspɛ tsyɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Italy, on the Ligurian Sea: naval base.


La Spezia British  
/ la ˈspɛttsia /

noun

  1. a port in NW Italy, in Liguria, on the Gulf of Spezia: the chief naval base in Italy. Pop: 91 391 (2001)

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La Spezia is the furthest and northernmost destination that Italy has assigned to an NGO ship.

From Reuters

The couple had rented a yacht in La Spezia and then traveled to Vernazza where they dined at il Castello restaurant.

From Fox News

The team is based in La Spezia, a city along Italy’s northwestern coast with a population of less than 100,000.

From Seattle Times

She had sold shoes, cleaned offices, married a young coal miner whose father had come down from Italy’s La Spezia region in Europe’s great post-war immigration movement.

From Washington Times

The ship will remain docked in Civitavecchia until Friday evening, skipping the port of La Spezia.

From New York Times