Manarola is defined by a dense cluster of tall, pastel-colored tower houses that seem to tumble down the steep, dark cliffside toward a small, rock-strewn harbor. While many travelers know it as a quiet, scenic stop in the Cinque Terre,…
Manarola Postcard Views
Start right at the train station exit, climbing through Manarola's terraced vineyards before descending past vertical pastel houses to the rocky harbor and the ultimate seaside postcard overlook.
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1. Manarola
2. 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…
3. Via Aldo Rollandi
Via Aldo Rollandi is a narrow, steeply ascending lane that climbs toward the upper reaches of the village of Manarola. You can identify this passage by the short staircase that marks its entrance just above the town’s main church square.…
4. Manarola Marina
Manarola Marina is defined by the steep, dark rocks that form a natural basin for the Mediterranean Sea, where colorful fishing boats are often winched up onto the concrete ramp to escape the rough water. Unlike the sandy shores found…
5. Manarola viewpoint
The Punta Bonfiglio viewpoint is the rocky outcropping that holds the classic perspective of Manarola. From this terrace, the village appears as a dense cluster of pastel-colored houses clinging to the dark, vertical cliffside directly…
6. Cemetery of Manarola
The cemetery of Manarola occupies a dramatic, panoramic position on a cape overlooking the Ligurian Sea. Like other burial grounds in the Cinque Terre, it was established outside the village center in the nineteenth century following…