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One of the most beautiful places I've ever seen
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Well discovered by tourism
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One of those really special places to visit in your life
17 Reviews A camera and a sturdy pair of shoes are all you really need to keep you busy in Vernazza. There are a few small shops to browse and ristorantes for kicking back with a glass of wine but pottering up and down the hills and steep, narrow little streets is what it’s really all about. Here and there...
Chiesa di Santa Margherita d'Antiochia
9 Reviews As the legend goes, long, long ago a chest containing the finger bones of St. Margaret of Antioch washed up on the rocks in Vernazza’s harbor. I'll admit to some skepticism about this miraculous event ‘cause I’m not really sure how they knew who the waterlogged digits belonged to plus various bits...
10 Reviews If I had a smart tourist guide, who was leading our group, she would probably told us to bring bathing costumes with. It was almost the end of September but the day was perfect for a bathing, sunny and pretty hot around 28 C degrees. But it seems all tourist guides are clonned, in their minds summer...
4 Reviews This castle dominates the village in the southern part, with an impotent bastion and a cylindrical tower of quadrangular base, the Belforte. Doria Castle built in the 15th century to protect the village from pirates. From the tower is very beautiful view.
2 Reviews Piazza Marconi is the central of the action in Vernazza. It is a meeting place for locals and tourists alike. It is a fabulous town square, lined by restaurants/bars on 3 sides, and best of all the harbour on the 4th side. All the restaurants/bars have tables outside for alfresco dining and...
4 Reviews Sitting on a rocky promontory above Vernazza are remains of the Doria family castle, including a circular watchtower, quite useful at a time when pirates were regularly raiding Mediterranean villages. Reaching the tower requires quite a bit of steep stair-climbing, a bit of a feat for some of us...
2 Reviews From the Piazza Marconi by the harbour, and from Vernazza’s main street, characteristic alleys known as carugi wind and climb between the houses. For me these were one of the delights of the town. Around every turn there is an interesting detail to catch the eye and to photograph – a small shrine,...
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1 Review and 122 Opinions As with most accommodation in Vernazza, La Mala is accessed by many steep steps. Be rest assured...
2 Reviews This was the best food we ate during a four week trip in Italy! This small restaurant is over looking Riomaggiore harbour, a couple of minutes walk from the train station. The friendly owner is flamboyant and multi-lingual, making all feel welcome. Try to get a table on the balcony. We ate there...
5 Reviews The area of Parco Nazionale delle Cinque Terre is relatively small and yet, one day trip isn't enough even to get an idea about it, especially if your agent has "run and gun" idea of visiting the park. The walking trail in between Riomaggiore and Monterosso al Mare is 9km long and it takes about 5...
goodfish Says: From approximately the beginning of April to the end of October, ferries are an alternate way of reaching most of the Cinque Terre villages and many others along the Ligurian coast including Portofino, Levanto and La Spezia. They’re not as fast or as inexpensive as the local...
La Buatta: Hand Made in Vernazza, Italy
vitabella2007 Says: La Buatta is a beautiful little shop, a gem in the heart of Vernazza and the Cinue Terre. It feels like a new found treasure when you walk in with beautiful colors and so much to see in such a small place, from hand made bowls,water jugs, olive oil sets and jewellery all...
croisbeauty Says: There are not many shops in Vernazza, actually there are only few of them. Usual souvenier shops with very poor offer, postcards and more postcards or derocated magnets for your frigo at home. Look strange but I couldn't find any authentic souvenier. To those who didn't...
croisbeauty Says: Vernazza used to be fishermen village, its structure and the port clearly indicating about it, but to me it seems that the profession is gone long ago. I was born in the fishing village and I know what I'm talking about, the smell of fish which is so specific is strongly...
sue_stone Says: If you are planning on walking between the villages on the Cinque Terre, then take care!!Some of the paths are pretty narrow, and along the edge of a cliff..... A lot of walkers carry large sticks with them to assist with climbing and helping to stop any slips and falls.Just...
HORSCHECK Says: The coastal path between Riomaggiore and Manarola is called Via dell' Amore (Lover's Lane) and seems to be the most famous part of the footpaths between the 5 villages. The path is just a wide paved trail, which can be walked in heels. Don't get me wrong, it really offers...
HORSCHECK Says: Each of the 5 Cinque Terre villages has its own Tourist Information Office. Most of them are located just near the train station. They offer all kinds of free brochures and sell tourist souvenirs. Just make sure to pick up at least one of the more detailed brochures with a...
croisbeauty Says: Ok, to be honest I didn't climb up to the Belforte because my wife, who was with me, had a very bad knee injury just a few days before our departure. We almost postponed this trip but her decision was to go, no matter pains she gad. I didn't want to leave her alone and it is...
Passages to the upper Vernazza
croisbeauty Says: The architecture of a coastal settlements of Mediterranean is in particularly interesting. If the terrain is hilly, then almost every village has a settlement on the hill, which is usually older by age, and one along the sea. The upper and lower village are usually...
croisbeauty Says: Via Roma, the main street, ending at Piazza Marconi and beautiful small harbor of Vernazza. It is undoubtelly the most attractive part of the village and the whole of Cinque Terre National Park. The harbor is well protected by the surrounding buildings and Molo, pier...
croisbeauty Says: Vernazza is derived from the Latin adjective "verna", meaning native. First records mentioning Vernazza in 1080 as an maritime base of the Obertenghi, Genovese noble family. In medieval times Vernazza was focused in its defence against pirates raids from the Northen Africa....
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The Cinque Terre (Five Lands) region of Italy is located on the Ligurian Coast, an hour or so from Pisa. I haven't yet visited the whole of Italy, but from what I've seen so far, my favourite place...
When Ryan Air introduced Pisa as a new destination from our closest airport, we were amongst the first ones to fly there! Since we had already visited Pisa and Tuscany in earlier years, we decided to...
I will never understand travel agents and the way they planning the itinerars. Instead to get down at Riomaggiore, which is only 9 minutes far from La Spezia, we went down at Vernazza after 20 minutes...
Vernazza is so tiny and small, but very picturesque and cute, it seems like a fairy tale village, at the banks of the sea on the rocks, where the waves are dashing... It is the most popular...
Vernazza - Pearl of the Cinque Terre
During my trip through Mediterranean Europe in August 2004 I stayed a few days in Lucca in the Tuscany. As the Cinque Terre was always ranked high on my "Must Visit" list for Europe and due to lovely...
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