San Pietro

San Pietro is a Roman Catholic church in Porto Venere, province of La Spezia, northern Italy, facing the Gulf of Poets. The Church was built upon an ancient Pagan Temple.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Porto Venere, Italy
Also known as: “Chiesa di San Pietro”, “Church of St. Peter”, and “San Pietro, Porto Venere”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palmaria and Castello Doria.

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.

Castello Doria

Castle

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Castello Doria is a castle, which is situated 320 metres north of San Pietro.

San Lorenzo

Church

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San Lorenzo is a church, which is situated 300 metres north of San Pietro.

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.