San Pietro, Porto Venere

San Pietro ("St. Peter") is a Roman Catholic church in Porto Venere, province of La Spezia, northern Italy, facing the Gulf of Poets.

The part in white and black bands dates from the 13th century (probably made between 1256 and 1277) and was restored between 1931 and 1935.

The original church dates from the 5th century, in Syriac type, with rectangular plan and semicircular apse.

It lost the title of parish in the late 14th century, in favor of the Church of San Lorenzo.

[1] The poet Eugenio Montale dedicated a poem to the church.