Porto Venere | 2019

We traveled to La Spezia for the famous Cinque Terre but with half a day to spare, we took an impromptu visit to a small town in the province, Porto Venere with locals recommendation.

[Porto Venere often been dubbed the “sixth” Cinque Terre town, offering what its more famous counterparts are known for—splendid seaside settings, extraordinarily scenic coastlines and walking trails, and rustic Ligurian cuisine.]

Coast of Porto Venere. — Coast of **Porto Venere**.

Romanesque church of St. Lawrence[The church was damaged by a fire in 1340 and by the Aragonese attack in 1494, and was further restored in 1582.] — **Romanesque church of St. Lawrence**
*[The church was damaged by a fire in 1340 and by the Aragonese attack in 1494, and was further restored in 1582.]*

The arcades of the Church of Saint Peter. — The arcades of the **Church of Saint Peter**.

The Church of Saint Peter. — The **Church of Saint Peter**.

The Grotta dell'Arpaia (now collapsed), known as Byron's Grotto.[The English poet Byron swam across the gulf of La Spezia to San Terenzo to visit Shelley in Lerici, in 1822.] — The **Grotta dell'Arpaia** (now collapsed), known as **Byron's Grotto.**
*[The English poet Byron swam across the gulf of La Spezia to San Terenzo to visit Shelley in Lerici, in 1822.]*

A photo snapped after experiencing a freezing cold sunset over Saint Peter’s Church and island of Palmaria.[Take the stairs from the main piazza, and you’ll find yourself behind the village walls. It’s here after a steep climb, that you’ll find a pathway cutting through the thick vegetation up the hillside. Admire the incredible views over Saint Peter’s Church and island of Palmaria.] — A photo snapped after experiencing a freezing cold sunset over **Saint Peter’s Church** and **island of Palmaria**.
[Take the stairs from the main piazza, and you’ll find yourself behind the village walls. It’s here after a steep climb, that you’ll find a pathway cutting through the thick vegetation up the hillside. Admire the incredible views over Saint Peter’s Church and island of Palmaria.]

Porto Venere may have been an unplanned visit, but it might have been one of the place I love the most. Porto Venere had amazing view everywhere thus everywhere was a photo spot. I took so much photos of my family and that made me really happy.