Palmarola
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Palmarola is a craggy, 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.
Pope Silverius was exiled to and died on Palmarola. Silverius, who was later canonised as Saint Silverius, is the patron saint of the island of Ponza.
A point of interest is Cava Mazzella, a natural cave.
[edit] External links
- Italian Tourist Board, information of the Pontine Islands
