Palmarola

Palmarola

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 10 kilometres west from Ponza.

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 several restaurants that cater to tourists during the summer season. A few small beaches exist.

Pope Silverius was exiled to and died on Palmarola. Silverius, who was later declared as Saint Silverius, is the patron saint of the island of Ponza. He was never Canonized a Saint, but merely proclaimed a saint.

A point of interest is Cava Mazzella, a natural cave.

According to Ponza locals, Palmarola is not completely uninhabited. A Park Ranger and others who maintain and guard the island live there.

External links

* [http://www.italiantourism.com/island4.html Italian Tourist Board] , information of the Pontine Islands


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