page_title: Palmarola
hierarchical_section_title: Palmarola
caption_attribution_description: A map of the Pontine Islands off the west coast of Italy, in the Tyrrhenian Sea. This maps shows the islands of Ponza, Ventotene, Zannone, Palmarola, Gavi, and Santo Stefano. Created by NormanEinstein, May 16, 2005.
context_page_description: 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. In antiquity it was known as Palmaria.
  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.
  The famous French explorer and oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau appointed Palmarola as "The most Beautiful Island in the Mediterranean Sea"
  Pope Silverius was exiled to and died on Palmarola in 538.
context_section_description: 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 (6.2 mi) west from Ponza. In antiquity it was known as Palmaria.
  
  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.
  The famous French explorer and oceanographer Jacques-Yves Cousteau appointed Palmarola as "The most Beautiful Island in the Mediterranean Sea"
  Pope Silverius was exiled to and died on Palmarola in 538.
caption: Palmarola and the Pontine Islands
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