Ameglia (Italian: [aˈmeʎʎa]; Ligurian: Ameggia, locally Megia[4] [ˈmeːdʒa]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of La Spezia in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 11 kilometres (7 mi) southeast of La Spezia.

Traces of this period can be seen in the remains of a Roman maritime villa near the current seaside hamlet of Bocca di Magra.

After his death in 1328, the medieval citadel passed under the influence of different lords and local families, including the Doria, Visconti, and Fregoso.

After the Ligurian Republic was directly annexed by France, the town was part of the department of the Apennins from June 1805 to Napoleon's fall in 1814.

[8] In March 1944, 15 U.S. soldiers of Italian descent were captured by German forces nearby after the failure of the infrastructure-sabotage mission Operation Ginny II.

[13] Ameglia was affected by the October 25, 2011 flooding of the areas of La Spezia and Lunigiana due to the overflowing of the Magra and Vara rivers, leading to evacuations, property damage, and the collapse of the Colombiera Bridge.

[14] The state highway that goes through the municipal territory of Ameglia is the SS 432, the Strada statale 432 della Bocca di Magra.

It serves as a coastal artery and connects the Strada statale 1 Via Aurelia in the neighborhood of Romito Magra, a frazione of Arcola, to Marina di Carrara.