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Penelope of Senigallia

April 10, 2021 By Mermaids of Earth

The small city of Senigallia on the north-east coast of Italy has its own ‘little mermaid’ statue.   She is found at the end of the pier at Porto di Levante, Senigallia’s harbor.

Penelope of Senigallia
Penelope of Senigallia. Photo © by Giovanni Barbieri.

The statue is known as Penelope of Senigallia, but is also popularly referred to as ‘The Little Mermaid of Senigallia’ and is often compared to Copenhagen’s famous mermaid statue by Edvard Eriksen.

See many more photos and additional data on the full page about Penelope of Senigallia.

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