Must-SeeFlorence
Tuscany
About 80 miles away
The cradle of the Renaissance, with the Uffizi, Michelangelo's David and Brunelleschi's dome.
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Portovenere
A harbor town of tall painted houses south of the Cinque Terre, with a church on a sea cliff, part of the same UNESCO site.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Portovenere, 19025 La SpeziaDirections
- Getting There
- A boat from the villages in summer, or a bus from La Spezia, about 30 minutes.
Why Go
The Gothic church of San Pietro stands on the rocks at the tip of the promontory, and Byron's Grotto is a cove where the poet swam. Boats cross to the island of Palmaria.
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