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Riomaggiore, which is the most eastern and the nearest village
to La Spezia connected by a scenic road), is named after the
stream crossing it.
It's interesting to see the seashore
and the upper side of San Giovanni Battista, with its two wonderful
twin doors made of marble, which are placed in its southern
side and which date before the church itself.
Above the village, the Sanctuary of "Madonna di Montenero"
stands out, built on the homonymous promontory and which is
the last of the gulf the Cinque Terre. Tramonti areas, which
goes from Portovenere to Riomaggiore, has been made into National
Park of Five Lands and into a park for marina life together
with the flora and fauna.
The first historical accounts
about this village date back to approximately seven centuries
ago.The first three villages were settled on the hills along
the coast around the first half of the 13th century. The settlement
near the sea took place a century later.
The landscape runs at right angles to the sea and the streets
are made of stairs and steps. A stream runs under the main street,
the so-called Rivus Maior from which the village takes its name.
The famous Via dell’Amore (Path of Love) begins in the
main street. This symbol of Cinque Terre overlooks the sea and
connects Riomaggiore with Manarola. |