Punta Manara is a popular destination for tourists from Italy and from all over the world. Located at the southeast of the Gulf of Tigullio, it ...
offers glimpses of the coast and many plant and animal species that inhabit the maquis shrubland.
The headland is approximately 190 hectares (470 acres), of which about 50 hectares (120 acres) are covered with by ilex trees, while the remaining area is divided between high maquis with arbutus and heather, and a small strip of cork oak woodland. At an altitude of 265 metres (869 ft), the top of the promontory is called Monte Castello and is covered by maritime pine woodland, in which are the ruins of an ancient fortress and of military buildings from World War II.
- Latitude44.252395629883
- Longitude9.404899597168