San Venerio Lighthouse

San Venerio Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the island of Tino, in the comune of Porto Venere in the Province of La Spezia, Liguria, Italy. Its construction began in 1839, and was completed in 1840.

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Type: Lighthouse
Description: lighthouse in Italy
Also known as: “Faro di San Venerio”, “Tino Island lighthouse”, and “Tino Island Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tino and Tinetto.

Tino

Islet

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Tino is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea, at the westernmost end of the Gulf of La Spezia. It is part of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting out south from the mainland at Portovenere.

Tinetto

Islet

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Tinetto is an Italian island situated in the Gulf of La Spezia, in the eastern part of the Ligurian Sea. It is part of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting out south from the mainland at Portovenere.

Palmaria

Island

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Palmaria is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea, at the westernmost end of the Gulf of La Spezia. With an area of 1.6 square kilometres, it is the largest island of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting from the mainland at Portovenere.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portovenere and Le Grazie.

Portovenere

Village

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Porto Venere 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. Portovenere is situated 3 km northwest of San Venerio Lighthouse.