Discover 7 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Porto Venere (Italy). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: San Pietro Church, Palmaria Island, and Varignano Roman Villa. Also, be sure to include Castello Doria in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Porto Venere (Liguria).
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San Pietro Church
Also known as: Chiesa di San Pietro
Church in Porto Venere, Italy. San Pietro is a Roman Catholic church in Porto Venere, province of La Spezia, northern Italy, facing the Gulf of Poets.
The Church was built upon an ancient Pagan Temple.[1]
Address: Via Vittoria, 19025 Portovenere
Palmaria Island
Also known as: Palmaria
Island with caves and military structures. Palmaria is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea, at the westernmost end of the Gulf of La Spezia. Measuring 1.6 square kilometres, it is the largest island of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting out south from the mainland at Portovenere. The other islands, Tino, and the tiny Tinetto lie further south.
In 1997, the archipelago, together with Portovenere and the Cinque Terre, was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[2]
Varignano Roman Villa
Also known as: Villa romana del Varignano
Museum in Italy. Varignano Roman Villa is an ancient Roman residence in Varignano, now a frazione of the town of Porto Venere in the province of La Spezia in Italy. Its site is marked by an archaeological museum.[3]
Address: Via Varignano Vecchio, 1, 19025 Portovenere
Castello Doria
The Doria Castle is a fortress located on the rocky rise overlooking the seaside village of Porto Venere, in the province of La Spezia. Considered to be one of the most majestic military architectures of the Republic of Genoa in eastern Liguria, it can be reached by taking the road to the castle.
Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie
The sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie is a Catholic religious building located in the hamlet of Le Grazie, on Via Libertà, in the municipality of Porto Venere in the province of La Spezia. The church is the seat of the parish of the same name of the La Spezia I vicariate of the La Spezia-Sarzana-Brugnato diocese. It can be reached via provincial road 530 connecting La Spezia with Porto Venere.
Address: Via Liberta' 31, 19025 Le Grazie
Portovenere Pontile Ignazio
Sailing, Marina
San Lorenzo
Church
Address: Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre, Via della Chiesa, 6, Porto Venere