Lerici
Lerici (Ligurian: Lerxi, locally Lerze) is a comune in the province of La Spezia, in the Italian region of Liguria, part of the Italian Riviera. It is situated on the coast of the Gulf of La Spezia, 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of La Spezia. It is known as the place where the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley drowned. The town is connected by ferry to the Cinque Terre and Porto Venere.
Lerici | |
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| Comune di Lerici | |
Location of Lerici | |
Lerici Location of Lerici in Italy Lerici Lerici (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°04′35″N 09°54′40″E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | La Spezia (SP) |
| Frazioni | San Terenzo, Tellaro, La Serra, Pugliola, Solaro, Muggiano, Pozzuolo, Venere Azzurra, Senato |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Leonardo Paoletti |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (31 August 2017) | |
| • Total | 10,205 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Lericini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 19032, 19036, 19030 |
| Dialing code | 0187 |
| Patron saint | Madonna of Maralunga |
| Saint day | March 25 |
| Website | Official website |
One of the main sights of Lerici is its castle which since its first founding in 1152 was used to help control the entrance of the Gulf of La Spezia. For a long time, the castle contained a museum of palaeontology inspired by a local lad (Walter) finding dinosaur bones in the region.
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