Porto Venere, gateway to the Cinque Terre, Italy. Porto Venere is a town and comune located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La Spezia. It comprises the three villages of Fezzano, Le Grazie and Porto Venere, and the three islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto. It is often the starting point of boat tours of the Italian Riveria, or Cinque Terre.