HISTORY OF SESTRI LEVANTE:
Like many other Ligurian villages, Sestri Levante was settled during the last centuries BC, when the ancient people called Ligures, and more specifically the Tigulli, arrived in the area. Read More [...]
During the Roman period, the town was named Segesta Tigulliorum and became an important commercial center. The city decayed during the time of the barbarian invasions, but it recovered later, during the Middle Ages, and expanded on the mainland.
In the following centuries, Sestri Levante was besieged numerous times – in 1327, by the army of Lucca, led by the Lord of Lucca, Castruccio Castracani, who failed to conquer the town; in 1365, by the Viscontis, Dukes of Milan, who succeeded in conquering the city; in 1432, by the fleet of Venice, without success; in 1542, by the Turkish pirates; in 1607, by the Saracen pirates.
Sestri Levante was annexed to the First French Empire in 1805. In 1815, it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Sardinia, according to the decisions of the Congress of Vienna of 1814, and subsequently into the Kingdom of Italy, starting with 1861.
GEOGRAPHY OF SESTRI LEVANTE:
Today, Sestri Levante is a town of about 18,000 inhabitants included in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, part of the Italian region of Liguria. Due to its geographic position, located between two bays, Baia delle Favole and Baia del Silenzio, Sestri Levante is also known as the city of the two seas. Read More [...]
Sestri Levante is located 25 kilometers southeast of Rapallo, 33 kilometers southeast of Portofino and about the same distance of Camogli, 43 kilometers northwest of Monterosso al Mare - the northernmost village of the Cinque Terre National Park, 47 kilometers southeast of Genoa, 56 kilometers northwest of La Spezia, 63 kilometers northwest of Riomaggiore, 125 kilometers northwest of Pisa, 190 kilometers south of Milan, 195 kilometers northwest of Florence, 210 kilometers southeast of Turin, and about 220 kilometers west of Bologna.
TRANSPORT TO SESTRI LEVANTE:
The closest airport is the Cristoforo Colombo Airport, in Genoa, located about 61 kilometers to the north, but you can also arrive at the Galileo Galilei Airport, the main airport of Tuscany, located about 128 kilometers to the south, in Pisa. Read More [...]
From Genoa, you can get to Sestri Levante by train. The trip take about an hour, and the cheapest train ticket costs 5.30€. From Pisa, you can also travel by train to Sestri Levante. The trip takes about 2 hours, and the cheapest ticket costs 11.60€.
TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN SESTRI LEVANTE:
The most important tourist attraction in Sestri Levante is, without doubt, the enchanting Baia del Silenzio, one of the most beautiful beaches in Italy, surrounded by old colorful buildings. Another top attraction is the Basilica of Santa Maria di Nazareth, a Renaissance church with a Neoclassical pronaos. Read More [...]
Worth mentioning are also the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the adjacent Convent of the Capuchin Friars, the Church of Santo Stefano del Ponte, Palazzo Durazzo-Pallavicini - which houses the Town Hall, and the imposing Palazzo Fascie Rossi, located on Corso Colombo.
