{"id":1349,"date":"2022-10-20T12:06:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T10:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzeriailtimone.it\/?page_id=1349"},"modified":"2022-10-20T17:21:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T15:21:28","slug":"portovenere-town","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pizzeriailtimone.it\/en\/portovenere-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Portovenere, the Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Portovenere, the town<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”659″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]ITINERARY<\/p>\n

The yellow numbers correspond to the different sights and stops[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”652″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]1. ENTERING THE TOWN<\/p>\n

On entering the Romanesque gateway through the town walls, which date back to 1160, one notes the arch, reduced in size twice during its long life. You\u2019ll also see the inscription “Colonia Ianuensis 1113″, and below, on the left-hand side, three marble objects once used to measure grain and wine. On the wall above, you can admire Portovenere\u2019s coat of arms: three towers symmetrically arranged along a rocky slope. Still today, this is the emblem of our municipality.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”658″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]2. TORRE CAPITOLARE<\/p>\n

Located to the left of the door that leads to Via G. Capellini. Its distinctive note is the rustic ashlar masonry with roughly shaped stones, somewhat softened by mullioned windows on the upper floors. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”648″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]3. A FRESCO DATING BACK TO 1494<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a large aedicule above the door: it houses the \u201cWhite Madonna\u201d a 15th-century fresco that portrays the patron saint of Portovenere. The fresco, discovered in 1896, has been restored numerous times. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”650″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]4. CARUGIO O VIA G.CAPELLINI<\/p>\n

The main street and a fascinating vestige of the past: its distinctive features make it a veritable landmark, to be preserved and cherished for future generations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”657″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]5. CARUGIO (VIA G. CAPELLINI) THE STAIRWAYS<\/p>\n

Entering the Carugio you\u2019ll find the \u201cAscent to the Castle\u201d on the right. Three other stairways lead to the higher part of the town, or “da d’auto” as the locals say.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”649″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]6. THE CAPITOLI<\/p>\n

Two characteristic vaulted stairways, known as the 1st and 2nd \u201cCapitoli\u201d. In ancient times these provided access to the cliff that surrounded the fortress-houses. Today, they lead to the “Calata” where most of the maritime activity and sightseeing take place.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”654″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]7. PIAZZA P. CENTINARO\u2028A<\/p>\n

Halfway down the Carugio you can see a beautiful little square dedicated to P. Centinaro, a local benefactor. The fountain is built above the “public water tank\u201d built by the Genoese to collect rainwater.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”653″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]8. SPALLANZANI SQUARE<\/p>\n

Where the ancient pre-Roman “Castrum Vetus” once stood. The square is dedicated to L. Spallanzani (1729-1799), a naturalist and biologist who paid an extended visit to Portovenere in 1783, digging deep into his studies on the local stratigraphy.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”656″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]9. S. PIETRO CHURCH<\/p>\n

The studies of some archaeologists suggest the existence of a temple, perhaps dedicated to Venus Ericina (hence the name \u201cPortovenere\u201d), then transformed, in the early days of Christianity, into a Christian temple. In 1256, out of gratitude to the Portovenere settlers who contributed to the conquest of the Castle of Lerici, the Genoese decided to erect a church dedicated to St. Peter, San Pietro in Italian, on the premises of the pre-existing early Christian temple. The architectural model adopted was the one known as \u201cGenoese Gothic\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”655″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]10. S. LORENZO CHURCH<\/p>\n

Built by the famous Magistri Antelami between 1116 and 1130, it boasts a Romanesque fa\u00e7ade. Throughout the 868 years since it was first opened for worship, S. Lorenzo has maintained its original triple-nave structure with round arches supported by black stone columns, some of which were replaced by white Carrara marble columns in 1582.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”651″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]11. THE CASTLE<\/p>\n

Of pre-Genoese origin or erected by the Genoese in 1161? Nobody knows. The castle\u2019s highest section, with the monumental gate that allows for access to the curtain-rampart and large rectangular “hypostyle” hall, dates back to 1458.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Portovenere, the town [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”659″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]ITINERARY The yellow numbers correspond to the different sights and stops[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”652″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]1. 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