Palmaria island, Protected island in Gulf of La Spezia, Italy
Palmaria Island covers 1.6 square kilometers with a triangular shape, featuring Mediterranean vegetation on its eastern side and steep cliffs on its western coast.
The island contains multiple military structures from different periods, including Fort Count of Cavour and World War II bunkers spread across the terrain.
Archaeological discoveries in the Cave of Pigeons revealed human burials and fossilized bones dating back five thousand years, now exhibited in local museums.
Visitors can reach the island through regular ferry services departing from Porto Venere, La Spezia, and Lerici during the summer season.
The abandoned Pozzale quarry in the southern section of the island was used to extract portoro, a black marble containing distinctive gold veins.
Location: Province of La Spezia
Part of: Natura 2000
GPS coordinates: 44.04194,9.84444
Latest update: March 11, 2025 12:51
The region between the French border and Tuscany features medieval villages, castles and churches. The coast presents port towns, sand beaches and rocky coves. Inland paths cross vineyards and olive groves toward mountain villages. The locations combine maritime history with local architecture.
Palmaria
110 m
Church of St. Peter
1.2 km
Scola Tower
1.6 km
Tino
1.7 km
Tinetto
2.1 km
Castello di San Giorgio
6.1 km
Castello Doria
1.4 km
Forte del Varignano
3 km
San Lorenzo
1.3 km
Technical Naval Museum at La Spezia
6.9 km
Villa Magni
6.4 km
Forte Cavour
73 m
Parco naturale regionale di Porto Venere
53 m
Villa Marigola
6.6 km
Castle of San Terenzo
6.1 km
Equestrian monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi
6.9 km
San Venerio Lighthouse
1.8 km
Madonna dell'Olmo Sanctuary
6.8 km
Nostra Signora delle Grazie (Porto Venere)
2.7 km
Scoglio Torre della Scuola Lighthouse
1.6 km
San Francesco
6.6 km
Museo Geopaleontologico
6.1 km
San Rocco
6.4 km
San Giovanni Battista
4.6 km
Santa Maria Assunta
6.3 km
Punta Santa Teresa Lighthouse
5.3 km
Torre Capitolare
1.3 km
Varignano Roman Villa
2.4 kmReviews
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