The Gulf of Poets is the name given to the gulf that surrounds the city of La Spezia. The seaside towns of the Gulf, like Portovenere or Lerici, are magnificent. To visit the Cinque Terre if you stay several days, we recommend you to find accommodation in the Gulf of Poets and then use public transport to reach the Cinque Terre.
You can also navigate between Lerici and Portovenere, visit the Islands around Portovenere thanks to boats network.