Scola Tower

#409 among destinations in Italy

Island, Top attraction, Lighthouse

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The Scola Tower - or tower of St. John the Baptist - is a former 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. It is part of, along with the Fort Cavour and Umberto I and the Batteria Semaforo, the defensive positions of Palmaria. ()

Local name: Torre Scola Completed: XVII centuryCoordinates: 44°3'6"N, 9°51'30"E

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Scola Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Palmaria Island, Varignano Roman Villa, Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie, Portovenere Pontile Ignazio.

0.9 miSW
Island with caves and military structures
Palmaria Island, Porto Venere
25 min walk • Palmaria is an Italian island situated in the Ligurian Sea, at the westernmost end of the Gulf of La Spezia. Measuring 1.6 square kilometres, it is the largest island of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting out south from the mainland at Portovenere.
1.2 miNW
Archaeological museum, Museum
Varignano Roman Villa, Porto Venere
31 min walk • Varignano Roman Villa is an ancient Roman residence in Varignano, now a frazione of the town of Porto Venere in the province of La Spezia in Italy. Its site is marked by an archaeological museum.
1.3 miNW
Church
Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie, Porto Venere
34 min walk • The sanctuary of Madonna delle Grazie is a Catholic religious building located in the hamlet of Le Grazie, on Via Libertà, in the municipality of Porto Venere in the province of La Spezia.
1 miW
44°3'12"N • 9°50'18"E
Portovenere Pontile Ignazio, Porto Venere
26 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.2 miW
44°3'3"N • 9°50'0"E
San Lorenzo, Porto Venere
32 min walk • Church

Scola Tower

Facts and practical information

Scola Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Palmaria Island, Porto Venere

Varignano Roman Villa, Porto Venere

Santuario di Nostra Signora delle Grazie, Porto Venere

Portovenere Pontile Ignazio, Porto Venere

San Lorenzo, Porto Venere