Scola Tower

The Scola Tower - or tower of St. John the Baptist - is a military building located just beyond the northeastern tip of Palmaria in Porto Venere, in the Gulf of Poets in the province of La Spezia, Italy.

Photo: Alessandro, CC BY 2.0.

Type: City walls
Description: sea fort in Italy
Also known as: “Torre Scola”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palmaria and Varignano Roman Villa.

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.

Varignano Roman Villa

Archaeological site

Photo: Donatella Chiapponi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Varignano Roman Villa is an ancient Roman residence located in Varignano, now a frazione of the town of Porto Venere in the province of La Spezia, Italy. Its site is marked by an archaeological museum. Varignano Roman Villa is situated 2 km northwest of Scola Tower.

Forte Cavour

Ruins

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Forte Cavour is a ruins, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Scola Tower.

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.