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Gulf of Porto

Also known as Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Gulf of Porto is about 45 km north of Ajaccio. The nearest other World Heritage site is Nice, about 190 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Ajaccio · about 54,000 peopleabout 45 km south
  • Bastia · about 41,000 peopleabout 80 km north-east
  • Olbia · about 45,000 peopleabout 170 km south-east
  • Sassari · about 121,000 peopleabout 180 km south
  • Monaco · about 36,000 peopleabout 190 km north-west
  • Nice · about 927,000 peopleabout 190 km north-west
Gulf of PortoToulonAjaccioSienaBastiaSienaVal d'Orcia50 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Gulf of Porto and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesNice1Piazza del Duomo, Pisa2Cinque Terre and Portovenere3Genoa Strade Nuove and Rolli4Historic Centre of San Gimignano5Gulf of Porto
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.
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Nice

FranceCultural189 km away

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