Palmarola
Palmarola is a craggy, mostly uninhabited island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy. It is the second-largest of the Pontine Islands and located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west from Ponza. In antiquity it was known as Palmaria.[1]
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 Palmarola and the Pontine Islands | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tyrrhenian Sea |
| Coordinates | 40.937°N 12.858°E |
| Archipelago | Pontine Islands |
| Administration | |
Italy | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Palmarola has an extremely rocky coast dotted with natural grottos, bays, cliffs, and crags. The island is primarily a nature reserve, but there are a handful of ports where boats can land and several restaurants that cater to tourists during the summer season. A few small beaches exist.
The famous French explorer and oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau appointed Palmarola as "The most Beautiful Island in the Mediterranean Sea"[2]
Pope Silverius was exiled to and died on Palmarola in 538.[3]
Points of interest
- San Silverio Shrine, a site where miracles have been confirmed, access to the site is somewhat difficult.
- Cava Mazzella, a natural cave
See also
References
- Purcell, N. "Places: 433008 (Palmaria (island))". Pleiades. Retrieved August 9, 2020 3:31 pm. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - "Palmarola, al di là delle terre abitate". Sito ufficiale del turismo in Italia (in Italian). 2010-06-01. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
- Richards 1979, p. 130.
Bibliography
- Richards, Jeffrey (1979). The Popes and the Papacy in the Early Middle Ages, 476–752. London; Boston: Routledge and Kegan Paul. ASIN B01FIZI4RW.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
- Italian Tourist Board, information of the Pontine Islands
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