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Cinque Terre and Portovenere

Also known as Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Cinque Terre and Portovenere is about 70 km north-west of Pisa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Northern Apennines Karst, about 60 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Pisa · about 203,000 peopleabout 70 km south-east
  • Genoa · about 647,000 peopleabout 70 km north-west
  • Livorno · about 156,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
  • Parma · about 166,000 peopleabout 90 km north-east
  • Modena · about 176,000 peopleabout 110 km north-east
  • Florence · about 1,500,000 peopleabout 130 km east
Cinque Terre and PortovenereGenoaPisaNorthern Apennines KarstGenoa Strade Nuove and Rolli20 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Cinque Terre and Portovenere and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesNorthern Apennines Karst1Piazza del Duomo, Pisa2Genoa Strade Nuove and Rolli3Modena Cathedral and Piazza Grande4Historic Centre of San Gimignano5Cinque Terre and Portovenere
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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