Palmaria (island)

Palmaria
Native name:
Isola Palmaria
The Blue Cave
Palmaria is located in Italy
Palmaria
Palmaria
Geography
LocationLigurian Sea
Total islands1
Major islandsPalmaria, Bergeggi, Gallinara, Tino and Tinetto
Area1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi)
Administration
Italy
RegionLiguria
ProvinceLa Spezia
Official namePortovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iv, v
Designated1997 (21st session)
Reference no.826
RegionEurope and North America

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 (0.6 sq mi), it is the largest island of an archipelago of three closely spaced islands jutting from the mainland at Portovenere. The outer islands, Tino and the tiny Tinetto, lie further south.

In 1997, the archipelago was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site that also includes Portovenere and the Cinque Terre.