Levanto (Italian: [ˈlɛːvanto]; Ligurian: Lévanto [ˈlevaŋtu] or Levanto [leˈvaŋtu], locally Lievanto [ljeˈvaŋtu]) is a comune (municipality) in the province of La Spezia, in the Italian region of Liguria, located almost 90 kilometres (56 mi) southeast of Genoa and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of La Spezia.

The town is on the coast at the mouth of a river valley, between hills thickly wooded with olive and pine trees.

At the beginning of the 9th century, the bell tower of the present church, the Chiesa di San Siro, served as a watchtower and as a defence against dangers from the sea.

In the Middle Ages, the village became a centre of commercial activity, benefiting from maritime and overland travel, the most important of the latter routes being the Via Francigena, the ancient pilgrims' way that in medieval times connected Canterbury to Rome.

In the post-Medieval period, the village saw major development with the construction of the Borgo Nuovo or Stagno, largely completed by the 17th century, on the plain of the small river Ghiararo.