Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi serves as the main town square in the historic center of Monterosso al Mare. You can identify the space by its central statue dedicated to Giuseppe Garibaldi, the nineteenth-century revolutionary leader and a…
Monterosso Old Town
Walk the historic heart of Monterosso before taking a steep climb up Saint Christopher hill to its medieval monastery and castle ruins. You will experience deep Genoese history and some of the finest panoramic views in the region.
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1. Piazza Giuseppe Garibaldi
2. Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista
The Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista is identifiable by its striking façade of alternating horizontal bands of white marble and dark green serpentine stone. Built between twelve forty-four and thirteen oh seven, the church serves as a clear…
3. Statua di San Francesco d'Assisi
The bronze statue of Saint Francis of Assisi stands on San Cristoforo Hill, overlooking the bay of Monterosso al Mare. Created by the Milanese sculptor Silvio Monfrini, this life-sized monument depicts the saint reaching out to the wolf of…
4. Convento dei Frati Cappuccini
The Convento dei Frati Cappuccini sits on the Colle di San Cristoforo, the hill dividing the old town of Monterosso al Mare from the newer Fegina quarter. You can identify the complex by the distinct striped facade of its attached church,…
5. Cimitero di Monterosso
The Cimitero di Monterosso occupies a high, quiet perch above the old town, distinguished by its position within the crumbling stone ruins of a medieval castle. These walls are all that remain of a fortification dating back to the era of…
6. Torre Aurora
Torre Aurora, or the Dawn Tower, rises from a promontory at the foot of the San Cristoforo hill, marking the boundary between the historic village of Monterosso al Mare and the newer Fegina district. Built by the Genoese in the sixteenth…