Archaeological site
Villa romana del Varignano
- +39 0187 790307
- Jun 16-Sep 15: Tue–Sun 14:00–19:30 · Sep 16-Jun 15: Tue–Sun 09:00–15:00 · Mon closed
Porto Venere
- 3,268 inhabitants
- 8 m above sea level
- To see 15
- Where to eat 41
- Where to stay 15
- Map
Portovenere closes off the Gulf of La Spezia with a row of tall, narrow houses, the «palazzata», painted in warm colours and facing the harbour like a wall. At the tip, on a spur of rock above the open sea, stands the Gothic church of San Pietro with its black-and-white stripes; just below is the grotto from which, so they say, Lord Byron swam across to the other side of the gulf.
Since 1997, together with the Cinque Terre and the islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto, it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A few minutes by boat take you to Palmaria, with its trails and coves; the municipality also includes the villages of Le Grazie, with a Roman villa, and Fezzano.
What to see in Porto Venere
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Where to eat in Porto Venere
Restaurant
Antica Osteria del Carugio
Italian, Mediterranean, regional cuisine
- Via Giovanni Capellini 66
- +39 0187 790617
- Fri–Wed 12:00–15:30, 18:00–24:00
- anticaosteriadelcarugio.it
Trattoria
Trattoria La Chiglia
Seafood cuisine
- Via Olivo 317
- Thu–Tue,public holidays 12:30–14:30,19:00–22:20
Where to stay in Porto Venere
Hotel
Le Grazie
- Wi-Fi
Hotel
Relais del Golfo
- Via Simonetta Cattaneo Vespucci - Fezzano, 19025, Italia
- +39 0187 792053
- relaisdelgolfo.it
Porto Venere on the map
- To see
- Where to eat
- Where to stay
Other towns in the province of La Spezia
- Ameglia
- Arcola
- Beverino
- Bolano
- Bonassola
- Borghetto di Vara
- Brugnato
- Calice al Cornoviglio
- Carro
- Carrodano
- Castelnuovo Magra
- Deiva Marina
- Follo
- Framura
- La Spezia
- Lerici
- Levanto
- Luni
- Maissana
- Monterosso al Mare
- Pignone
- Riccò del Golfo di Spezia
- Riomaggiore
- Rocchetta di Vara
- Santo Stefano di Magra
- Sarzana
- Sesta Godano
- Varese Ligure
- Vernazza
- Vezzano Ligure
- Zignago
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