Colombaia

Colombaia is an islet in , . Colombaia is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island off Trapani, ancient Pelias (?)
  • Also known as: “Isola Colombaia” and “Isolotto Colombaia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scoglio Palumbo Lighthouse and Trapani Cathedral.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.
is an active lighthouse located on an islet 102 metres long and 67 metres wide just 0.6 nautical miles west of the entrance to the port of on the Sicily Channel.

Church
Photo: Lelezaff, Public domain.
, formally the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Lawrence the Martyr, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Trapani in , . Originally founded as a community church in the medieval period, it was elevated to cathedral status in 1844.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trapani and Nubia.

Photo: WiDi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
occupies a narrow peninsula stretching between two seas, where the Tyrrhenian and Mediterranean meet. Its historic centre extends directly into the water, framed by old city walls, beaches, and a working port.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4 km southeast of Colombaia.

Photo: Angelo Petrozza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The form a coastal nature reserve in western Sicily, known for traditional salt harvesting, flamingos, and historic windmills.

Colombaia

Latitude
38.00964° or 38° 0′ 35″ north
Longitude
12.49323° or 12° 29′ 36″ east
Open location code
8FCJ2F5V+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 10364816
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2524961
Wiki­data ID
Q1110338
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Satellite Map

Discover Colombaia from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Colombaia” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Colombaia”
  • German: “Colombaia”
  • German: “Peliade”
  • German: “Scoglio Palumbo”
  • German: “Torre Peliade”
  • Italian: “isola della Colombaia”
  • Italian: “Isola della Colombaia”
  • Turkish: “Colombaia Adası”
  • Turkish: “isola della Colombaia”

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