The Statua del Gigante is a fourteen-meter-tall concrete and iron sculpture of the Roman sea god Neptune, anchored to the rocky cliffside at the western end of Fegina beach. Constructed in nineteen ten by sculptor Arrigo Minerbi and…
Essential Cinque Terre
Walk the spectacular coastal villages of the Cinque Terre along this classic route highlighting its most famous harbors, lookouts, and historic landmarks. From cliffs topped by centuries-old towers to winding hillside staircases, this is the essential introduction to the region.
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1. Statua del Gigante Monterosso
2. Port of Vernazza
The port of Vernazza is identifiable by its natural amphitheater shape, created by a breakwater that guards a small bay filled with colorful fishing boats. It is the only natural harbor in the Cinque Terre, a feature that historically made…
3. Castello di Vernazza
The most recognizable feature of Castello Doria is the high, cylindrical Belforte Tower, which rises from the center of an esplanade atop a seventy-meter-high rocky promontory. This fortress, built upon a site used for defense since the…
4. Scalinata Lardarina
The Scalinata Lardarina is a long, red brick staircase that serves as the primary pedestrian gateway to the village of Corniglia. It climbs from the local train station toward the town center, ascending a steep coastal promontory. The…
5. La terza terra
La Terza Terra is a bar and terrace located at the end of Via Fieschi in the village of Corniglia. Perched on a rocky promontory one hundred meters above the Ligurian Sea, the site provides an unobstructed vantage point looking out over…
6. Chiesa di San Lorenzo
The Chiesa di San Lorenzo is defined by its white Carrara marble rose window, which features twelve slender columns and is framed by carvings of lion and human heads. Built in thirteen thirty-eight by the people of Manarola and the nearby…
7. Nessun Dorma
Nessun Dorma sits at the highest point of a small park in Manarola, easily identified by the white umbrellas perched on the cliffside. The history of this space began in two thousand fourteen, when a local man named Simone entered and won…
8. Via dell'Amore
The Via dell'Amore is a nine-hundred-meter pedestrian path carved directly into the sheer seaside cliffs, connecting the villages of Riomaggiore and Manarola. You can identify it by the flat, paved walkway that hugs the rocky coastline…
9. Porto di Riomaggiore
The Porto di Riomaggiore is a narrow, natural inlet serving as the village harbor, instantly identifiable by the traditional fishing boats known as gozzi clustered in the water. Behind these boats, a vertical wall of tall, narrow tower…