Palmarola

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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 Script error: No such module "convert". west from Ponza. In antiquity it was known as Palmaria.[1]


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 one restaurant that cater to tourists during the summer season. Palmarola has a few small beaches.

The famous French explorer and oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau appointed Palmarola as "The most Beautiful Island in the Mediterranean Sea"[2]

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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

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External links

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