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Riomaggiore
It is quite sure that the origins of Riomaggiore date back to the 8th Century, when the inhabitants of the Vara valley, searching a milder climate to raise grapevines and olive-trees without the fear of pirate raids, moved towards the coast. The town climbs up along the ridges overlooking the sea and it is characterized from the typical stone houses with coloured façades and slate-roofs.

History
The town of Riomaggiore presents typical features reflecting its history and traditions. The town stretches along a vertical axe where steep staircases are the only means to move around the town. The typical houses have one or two-floor towers in order to use at best the place at disposal. The first historical traces date back to 1239, when the inhabitants of the feudal district of Carpena entered in the Compagnia Genovese. Only in 1343 Riomaggiore became independent as municipality and administration, and during Napoleon’s age it absorbed also the town of Manarola, whose historical roots are even older than Riomaggiore itself. Guardiola Tower, now a natural park, once it was one of the most equipped fortresses in the area. The church of san Giovanni Battista dates back to 1341, and its façade was rebuilt in neogothic style in 1820. Also the parish church of san Lorenzo dating back to 1338 has a gothic façade. The castle of Riomaggiore (15th-16th Century) rises on a rocky crag dividing the most ancient part of the town from the one standing nearby the railway station. Among the personalities who were born in Riomaggiore there is the painter Telemaco Signorini.
Not far from a group of houses, on the hill of Cerricò, you can find the castle, a fortification dating back to the 13th Century e from where you can enjoy a wonderful sight over the sea.
In the highest part of the town there is the parish church of san Giovanni Battista built in 1340 by the bishop of Luni, Antonio Fieschi. Going down along the road of the Sanctuary you can reach the oratory “dei Disciplinati” (16th Century), very interesting for the paintings in its interior. About 350 metres from the sea, along the coast road connecting the Cinque Terre with La Spezia, you can find the sanctuary of Madonna di Montenero.

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Taken in: Italia / Liguria / Riomaggiore (show map)

Taken on: September 19, 2011

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