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Porto Venere

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Also known as Portovenere

Italian comune

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Porto Venere is a small Italian municipality (comune) located on the coast. It is notable for its picturesque seaside setting and historical significance as a coastal town in Italy.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
comune of Italy
Official name
Porto Venere
Country
Italy
Official language
Italian
Population
3268
Area
7.66
Elevation
8
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Shares border with
La Spezia
Image
Porto Venere from Lerici.jpg
Dialing code
0187
Licence plate code
SP
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Commons category
Porto Venere
postal code
19025
topic's main category
Category:Porto Venere
Commons gallery
Porto Venere
public holiday
patronal festival
native label
Portovenere
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Encyclopedic overview

View from the sea Porto Venere ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈpɔrto ˈvɛːnere]; until 1991 Portovenere; Ligurian: Pòrtivene) is a town and municipality located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the Province of La Spezia. It has a population of 3,208.

It comprises the three villages of Fezzano, Le Grazie and Porto Venere, and the three islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto. In 1997 Porto Venere and the villages of Cinque Terre were designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

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