The UNESCO bookend to the Cinque Terre, with three islands offshore. A full Palmaria & Portovenere guide is being written — in the meantime, here is where it sits, and how to reach it.
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Getting there
- Access
- Boats from La Spezia and the Cinque Terre villages; Portovenere is reachable by bus
On the mainland
Where to base yourself either side of the crossing.
Nearby highlights
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Cinque Terre Five cliff villages joined by footpaths, terraces and a railway - Palazzi dei Rolli, Genoa Forty-two Renaissance palaces that took turns hosting visiting heads of state
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Camogli Tall painted fishermen’s houses on a pebble bay, and the boat to San Fruttuoso -
Abbazia di San Fruttuoso A tenth-century abbey in a cove reachable only on foot or by boat