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It’s impossible to estabilish the
real Lerici’s time of foundation but
the study on its ancient name
“Portus Illycis” (probably from the
greek “Iliakos”: Troyan) fed the
theory of the foundation by a group
of exiles from the War of Troy; this
theory is supported by landscape’s
beauties (similar to that of the
Greek coasts) and by the fact that
one of Lerici’s creek is consecrated
to Venus.
The village was an important harbour
for greek and phoenician trades, but
it had its greatest links with the
Etruscans, thanks to the closeness
to Luni.
Lerici was contended by the Romans
to the Ligurians for the relevant
importance on maritime routes; the
Romans conquered and used it as a
trading and military stationing.
The harbour was important during the
Medieval Age,too; under the power of
Luni’s Bishop, a lot of travellers,
pilgrims and merchants arrived in
Lerici along their journey to the
north of Italy and the central
Europe, through the neuralgic knot
of Sarzana.
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