VERNAZZA, Vernazza

Hi, my name’s Marcy, and I’m your personal guide. Along with MyWoWo, I’d like to welcome you to one of the Wonders of the World: Vernazza.

Vernazza is the best known of the Cinque Terre villages, and the one with the most glorious economic and military history.

This fabulous village winds its way up the hill along a main street surrounded by characteristic tower houses. In the numerous narrow lanes, you can also admire centuries-old porticoes, loggias and churches testifying to Vernazza’s rich past, when it was home to a large number of wealthy merchants as well as simple country folk and fishermen.

The church of San Francesco, now deconsecrated and used as an exhibition venue, is well worth a visit. The monastery next to it is the seat of the municipal council, and dates to the mid-17th century.

Vernazza was the first of the Cinque Terre, in 1080, to have a castle built, much of which remains well preserved to this day....