San Venerio Lighthouse, Tino Island

Name: San Venerio Lighthouse
Address: Tino Island, Italy

#1 among attractions in Tino Island

Top attraction, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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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 completed in 1840. It illuminates and guides the sailors in that part of Ligurian Sea. It is named for Venerius the Hermit, the patron saint of lighthouse keepers. ()

Local name: Faro di San Venerio Coordinates: 44°1'35"N, 9°50'58"E

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San Venerio Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: San Pietro Church, Venere Azzurra, Golf Club Marigola, Scola Tower.

1.7 miNW
Church, View point
San Pietro Church, Porto Venere
44 min walk • Nestled on the rugged cliffs of Porto Venere, Italy, the San Pietro Church is a historic gem that offers visitors a unique blend of spiritual tranquility and breathtaking views. This ancient church, characterized by its distinctive Gothic style, stands as a sentinel at...
4.7 miNE
Beach
Venere Azzurra, Lerici
121 min walk • Venere Azzurra is a resort in the municipality of Lerici consisting of a beach in a natural inlet on the eastern side of the Gulf of La Spezia, between Lerici and San Terenzo.
4.9 miNE
44°5'6"N • 9°54'18"E
Golf Club Marigola, Lerici
125 min walk • Golf
1.8 miN
Island, Lighthouse
Scola Tower
46 min walk • 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.
4.6 miNE
Church
San Francesco, Lerici
118 min walk • San Francesco is a Roman Catholic church and monastery located in Sarzana, region of Liguria, Italy.
1.2 miN
Island with caves and military structures
Palmaria Island, Porto Venere
30 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.
2.6 miN
Archaeological museum, Museum
Varignano Roman Villa, Porto Venere
67 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.
4.5 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Oratorio di San Rocco, Lerici
114 min walk • The Oratory of San Rocco is a Catholic place of worship located in the municipality of Lerici, in Largo Guglielmo Marconi, in the province of La Spezia.
4.3 miNE
Specialty museum, Architecture, Museum
Castello di Lerici, Lerici
110 min walk • The castle of Lerici is a fortification with a polygonal base that stands in a dominant position on the rocky promontory of the inlet of Lerici, in the province of La Spezia.
1.9 miNW
Forts and castles
Castello Doria, Porto Venere
49 min walk • The Doria Castle is a fortress located on the rocky rise overlooking the seaside village of Porto Venere, in the province of La Spezia. Considered to be one of the most majestic military architectures of the Republic of Genoa in eastern Liguria, it...
4.3 miNE
Museum
Museo Geopaleontologico, Lerici
110 min walk • The geopaleontological museum in Lerici Castle, opened in 1998 and closed in 2015, collected and exhibited not only a collection of minerals, but also a vast repertoire of fossil finds from the soils of Spezzino, Lunigiana, and neighboring areas.

San Venerio Lighthouse, Tino Island

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San Venerio Lighthouse – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)