Cinque Terre
The Cinque Terre include all the coastline that goes from Riomaggiore to Punta
Mesco for a length of about 15/20 kilometres. The landscape is characterized by
the deep contrast between Land and Sea, its steep slopes, the precipices to the
sea, the typical terrace cultivations, relized by the inhabitants after a hard
works of generations.
Here, the five little towns of Cinque Terre cling to the mountains: Riomaggiore,
Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza e Monterosso. The loneliness of hundreds of years
has helped to maintain the sharm and beauty of this landscape that is mostly
preserved and that attract an even-increasing numberof people.
Portovenere
The compact and stronghold stucture reveals the military destination of the past,
when Portovenere was a Genoa port and military base. Nowdays the tourist
couldn’t be fascinated by this nice town, with its little coloured houses faced
to the sea and its narrow streets.
The little S.Pietro Church remains isolated on a piece of land which precipizes
to the sea and could be reached only by a steep flight of steps. The original
church is built in place of an ancient roman temple. Next to S.Pietro Church it
is possible to see the narrow and little steps that bring to Arpaia cave, so
dear to Lord Byron (XIX°) and that perhaps was his inspiration source.
Lerici
Lerici was called “The Gulf Pearl” and it was an ancient Greek an Phoenician
port. During Middle Ages it was dominated at first by Pisa when the ancient
Castel that dominates the town was built, then by Genoa too.
It is place of inspiration to several artists, among all the poet P.B.Shelley.
Nowdays Lerici is a modern turistic place.