Guidebook for Monterosso al Mare
Food Scene
Better to book in advance and ask for the best position outdoor overlooking Vernazza and the water.
Belforte is a Middle-Age watching tower. It is one of the best as the location on the cliffs overlooking the sea is just the beginning to a great dining experience. Known for its easy cooking, made of local products and the most famous ligurian recipes.
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Belforte
42 Viale Alessandro GuidoniBetter to book in advance and ask for the best position outdoor overlooking Vernazza and the water.
Belforte is a Middle-Age watching tower. It is one of the best as the location on the cliffs overlooking the sea is just the beginning to a great dining experience. Known for its easy cooking, made of local products and the most famous ligurian recipes.
Parks & Nature
Volastra is located by the wonderful Cinque Terre panorama road, so you can easily reach it by the small local bus from Manarola which runs several times during the day. But my suggestion is to arrive on foot, from Manarola or from Corniglia, as one of the most beautiful hiking trails of the Cinque Terre runs through Volastra.
One of the best view on the vertical vineyard of the Cinque Terre
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Volastra
Volastra is located by the wonderful Cinque Terre panorama road, so you can easily reach it by the small local bus from Manarola which runs several times during the day. But my suggestion is to arrive on foot, from Manarola or from Corniglia, as one of the most beautiful hiking trails of the Cinque Terre runs through Volastra.
One of the best view on the vertical vineyard of the Cinque Terre
Sightseeing
From April to October the ferry boats run every day weather permitting, boat transport for passengers to and from Portovenere.
Passing the coast of the Cinque Terre, about an 18 km ride you will arrive at Portovenere. This town dates back to roman times, and is located on a spur of a massive rock overlooking the emerald sea and framed by three islands: “Palmaria”, “Tino” and “Tinetto”.
Places to visit on the mainland are the church of “San Pietro”(1277) built on the promontory which you can reach by passing through the town, the “Grotta di Byron” , the castle, and the church of “San Lorenzo”.
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Portovenere
From April to October the ferry boats run every day weather permitting, boat transport for passengers to and from Portovenere.
Passing the coast of the Cinque Terre, about an 18 km ride you will arrive at Portovenere. This town dates back to roman times, and is located on a spur of a massive rock overlooking the emerald sea and framed by three islands: “Palmaria”, “Tino” and “Tinetto”.
Places to visit on the mainland are the church of “San Pietro”(1277) built on the promontory which you can reach by passing through the town, the “Grotta di Byron” , the castle, and the church of “San Lorenzo”.
Walking up one of the most beautiful, and historical staircases of the city you will arrive at the Medieval Castle of “San Giorgio”.it is a Genoese military fortification that sits high above the city. The museum of the castle is dedicated to Ubaldo Formentini an acute investigator of history and customs of the “Lunigiana” people. The “Lunigiana (in latin Lunensis Ager) today corresponds to the area between Liguria and Tuscany. The visit proceeds with a prehistoric section where important stone and marble statues stand out, a true symbol of the antique ligurian territory and Provinces of La Spezia. These statues date back to the Copper Age up til the Iron Age.
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La Spezia Centrale station
Piazzale Medaglie d'OroWalking up one of the most beautiful, and historical staircases of the city you will arrive at the Medieval Castle of “San Giorgio”.it is a Genoese military fortification that sits high above the city. The museum of the castle is dedicated to Ubaldo Formentini an acute investigator of history and customs of the “Lunigiana” people. The “Lunigiana (in latin Lunensis Ager) today corresponds to the area between Liguria and Tuscany. The visit proceeds with a prehistoric section where important stone and marble statues stand out, a true symbol of the antique ligurian territory and Provinces of La Spezia. These statues date back to the Copper Age up til the Iron Age.
Medieval Castle of “San Giorgio” hosts a prehistoric section where important stone and marble statues stand out, a true symbol of the antique ligurian territory and Provinces of La Spezia. These are manlike statues found at different times starting in 19th century in the basin of the river Magra. These statues date back to the Copper Age up til the Iron Age. The visit continues with the first traces of the romanization of the territory of La Spezia. On the top floor there are exhibited Roman artifacts from Luni dating back to 177a.c.
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La Spezia
Medieval Castle of “San Giorgio” hosts a prehistoric section where important stone and marble statues stand out, a true symbol of the antique ligurian territory and Provinces of La Spezia. These are manlike statues found at different times starting in 19th century in the basin of the river Magra. These statues date back to the Copper Age up til the Iron Age. The visit continues with the first traces of the romanization of the territory of La Spezia. On the top floor there are exhibited Roman artifacts from Luni dating back to 177a.c.
Shopping
You’ll be amazed to look at the beauty of its churches, picturesque monuments and fortresseses, large squares and characteristic suburbs, besides a tempting array of shops, workshops and boutiques. Here you will find the precious treasures of art, architecture and sculpture, protected by historical buildings and ancient cathedrals.
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Sarzana
You’ll be amazed to look at the beauty of its churches, picturesque monuments and fortresseses, large squares and characteristic suburbs, besides a tempting array of shops, workshops and boutiques. Here you will find the precious treasures of art, architecture and sculpture, protected by historical buildings and ancient cathedrals.
Drinks & Nightlife
Enoteca Internazionale offers a vast assortment of local, Italian and international wines and liquors as well as a wide selection of extra virgin olive oils and other typical products of the Cinque Terre area.
By reservation, Enoteca Internazionale offers wine tastings led by the Enoteca's professional sommeliers for individuals and groups. Enoteca Internazionale boasts both indoor and outdoor seating where, year round, guests may try delicious bruschette (including bruschette made with the salted anchovies of Monterosso), an excellent selection of cheeses served with chutneys, as well as cold cuts, salads and traditional desserts.
As well as Cinque Terre wines crafted by little-known, artis
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Enoteca Internazionale
62 Via RomaEnoteca Internazionale offers a vast assortment of local, Italian and international wines and liquors as well as a wide selection of extra virgin olive oils and other typical products of the Cinque Terre area.
By reservation, Enoteca Internazionale offers wine tastings led by the Enoteca's professional sommeliers for individuals and groups. Enoteca Internazionale boasts both indoor and outdoor seating where, year round, guests may try delicious bruschette (including bruschette made with the salted anchovies of Monterosso), an excellent selection of cheeses served with chutneys, as well as cold cuts, salads and traditional desserts.
As well as Cinque Terre wines crafted by little-known, artis
activity
One of the most captivating itinerary is by kayak. This excursion runs along the coast that separates Monterosso and Vernazza about 3km. The plunging cliffs of the coast are breathtaking. In various points there are caverns of different dimensions. At numerous points the sea has broken the walls of the rocky coastline cliffs causing large masses of rock to slide into the sea, creating smaller rock cliffs that emerge from the sea. To name a few of these famous chasms “Pertuso or Antro del Diavolo” which pass through 70m “La Punta Lina” in Vernazza.
WHERE SHALL I GET THE KAYAK? just rent it to any private beach in Monterosso town. You can also find double kayaks by the beach underneath the train station
TIME: 1 H (one way) ITINERARY: ALONG THE COAST DIFFICULTY: AVERAGE LENGHT: 3KM
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Monterosso al Mare
One of the most captivating itinerary is by kayak. This excursion runs along the coast that separates Monterosso and Vernazza about 3km. The plunging cliffs of the coast are breathtaking. In various points there are caverns of different dimensions. At numerous points the sea has broken the walls of the rocky coastline cliffs causing large masses of rock to slide into the sea, creating smaller rock cliffs that emerge from the sea. To name a few of these famous chasms “Pertuso or Antro del Diavolo” which pass through 70m “La Punta Lina” in Vernazza.
WHERE SHALL I GET THE KAYAK? just rent it to any private beach in Monterosso town. You can also find double kayaks by the beach underneath the train station
TIME: 1 H (one way) ITINERARY: ALONG THE COAST DIFFICULTY: AVERAGE LENGHT: 3KM
If you need updated informations and to drop your luggage Proloco is the best place to be. Just above the beaches and at the land floor of the station
Pro Loco Monterosso al Mare
38 Via FeginaIf you need updated informations and to drop your luggage Proloco is the best place to be. Just above the beaches and at the land floor of the station
Visite turistiche
(Take the bus “L” from Nino Bixio street in La Spezia, very closed to La Spezia train station. In 25 minutes you’ll be in San Terenzo and you can walk to Lerici, 2km).
In summer time simply use the ferry boats from Monterosso-Portovenere-Lerici.
Along the promenade of San Terenzo-Lerici, you can find several beaches. The view on the Gulf of the Poets is amazing. Through the centuries, many famous poets, writers and artists spent their holidays or part of their life in the villages of this gulf. We remind some of the famous writers who loved this place: the writer David Herbert Lawrence, the poet Lord Byron, the writer Percy Bysshe Shelley and the Italian writers Petrarca, Montale etc.
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Lerici
(Take the bus “L” from Nino Bixio street in La Spezia, very closed to La Spezia train station. In 25 minutes you’ll be in San Terenzo and you can walk to Lerici, 2km).
In summer time simply use the ferry boats from Monterosso-Portovenere-Lerici.
Along the promenade of San Terenzo-Lerici, you can find several beaches. The view on the Gulf of the Poets is amazing. Through the centuries, many famous poets, writers and artists spent their holidays or part of their life in the villages of this gulf. We remind some of the famous writers who loved this place: the writer David Herbert Lawrence, the poet Lord Byron, the writer Percy Bysshe Shelley and the Italian writers Petrarca, Montale etc.