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Fortress / Tower, 1161
Torre Capitolare
Tower in Porto Venere, Italy
Porto Venere (SP), Liguria
- Within the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto)”
At a glance
- Type
- Fortress / Tower
- Period
- Middle Ages, 1161
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 44°03′05″ N, 9°50′05″ E
- Address
- Via Capellini 3, Portovenere (SP)
About
No English description yet
Opening hours and directions are on this page. The full story is on Italian Wikipedia.
Read it in ItalianTimeline
- 1161Built
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
La Spezia CentraleTrain, nearest
6.9 km as the crow flies
Torre CapitolareVia Capellini 3, Portovenere (SP)
Portovenere-Palmaria100 m
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre Capitolare?
Torre Capitolare is in Porto Venere, in the province of La Spezia (Liguria), Italy. Address: Via Capellini 3, Portovenere (SP). GPS coordinates: 44.05152, 9.83465.
How old is Torre Capitolare?
Wikidata dates it to 1161.
What else is there to see near Torre Capitolare?
Nearby you’ll find: Castello Doria (200 m away), Roman temple of Porto Venere (400 m away), Forte Cavour (1.4 km away).
Sources and licences
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 5 photos
- Porto Venere-torre — Davide Papalini, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Porto Venere, Torre Capitolare (1) — Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Torre Capitolare 2019 — AndBor1519, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tour Capitolare - Porto Venere (IT42) - 2022-08-30 - 1 — Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Porto Venere, Porta del Borgo — Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences