Manarola, one of the most photogenic villages of the Cinque Terre

Manarola, uno dei più fotogenici borghi delle Cinque Terre

Manarola, one of the most photogenic villages of the Cinque Terre.
This shot, together with the one of the village of Vernazza going down the Sentiero Azzurro, is one of those unmissable if you visit the Cinque Terre.
And I, even though I live a few dozen kilometers away, even though I go there at least a couple of times a year for a walk, I can never avoid photographing it.

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Manarola, uno dei più fotogenici borghi delle Cinque Terre

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

Manarola, like the other Cinque Terre, is squeezed between the Ligurian Sea and the steep mountain range that separates from the Apennines near Monte Zatta and descends in a south-east direction, acting as a watershed between the Val di Vara and the coastal area. The village is located in the final stretch of the Groppo torrent valley.
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Manarola, one of the most photogenic villages of the Cinque Terre – Manarola, l’un des villages les plus photogéniques des Cinque Terre – Manarola, uno de los pueblos más fotogénicos de Cinque Terre – Manarola, uma das vilas mais fotogênicas das Cinque Terre – Manarola, eines der fotogensten Dörfer der Cinque Terre – Manarola, một trong những ngôi làng ăn ảnh nhất của Cinque Terre – Manarola,五渔村最上镜的村庄之一 – チンクエテッレで最もフォトジェニックな村の1つであるマナロラ

A glimpse of an alley in Vernazza in the Cinque Terre

Uno scorcio di un vicolo di Vernazza alle Cinque Terre

A glimpse of an alley in Vernazza in the Cinque Terre.
If you decide to take a tour of Vernazza without reaching the village by walking along the paths that connect the Cinque Terre, you must arrive by train (or take the long and winding road with no parking near the village) and, once you exit the station, the village opens up in all its beauty.
The village is very small but the alleys offer priceless views!

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Uno scorcio di un vicolo di Vernazza alle Cinque Terre

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

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A glimpse of an alley in Vernazza in the Cinque Terre – Un aperçu d’une ruelle à Vernazza dans les Cinque Terre – Un vistazo a un callejón en Vernazza en Cinque Terre – Um vislumbre de um beco em Vernazza nas Cinque Terre – Ein Blick in eine Gasse in Vernazza in den Cinque Terre – Nhìn thoáng qua một con hẻm ở Vernazza trong Cinque Terre – 五渔村韦尔纳扎小巷一瞥 – チンクエテッレのヴェルナッツァの路地を垣間見る

The village of Manarola, one of the Cinque Terre

Il borgo di Manarola, una delle Cinque Terre

The village of Manarola, one of the Cinque Terre.
The splendid village of Manarola overlooking the Ligurian Sea. The colorful houses perched on the rocky spur that plunges into the sea and the boats pulled up with the winch to spend the winter season.

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Il borgo di Manarola, una delle Cinque Terre

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-M 11-22.

Manarola, like the other Cinque Terre, is squeezed between the Ligurian Sea and the steep mountain range that separates from the Apennines near Monte Zatta and descends in a south-east direction, acting as a watershed between the Val di Vara and the coastal area. The village is located in the final stretch of the Groppo torrent valley.
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The village of Manarola, one of the Cinque Terre – Le village de Manarola, l’un des Cinque Terre – El pueblo de Manarola, una de las Cinque Terre – A aldeia de Manarola, uma das Cinque Terre – Das Dorf Manarola, eines der Cinque Terre – Ngôi làng Manarola, một trong những Cinque Terre – 五渔村之一的马纳罗拉村 – チンクエテッレのひとつ、マナロラの村

Dream Sea: Monterosso al Mare

Monterosso vista dal... da dentro il mare

Dream Sea: Monterosso al Mare
The sea bathing season is now over (even though not so many weeks have passed since my last dive) but I once again had these two beautiful photos under my hands that I took, now more than a year ago in one of the Cinque Terre: Monterosso.
The peculiarity of these photos is that, since they were taken with the Gopro, the observation point is inside the sea… and what a sea!

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Monterosso vista dal... da dentro il mare

Monterosso vista dal... da dentro il mare

Photo taken with Gopro Hero5.

Dream sea: Monterosso al mare – Mer de rêve : Monterosso al mare – Mar de ensueño: Monterosso al mare – Mar dos sonhos: Monterosso al mare – Traummeer: ​​Monterosso al mare – Biển trong mơ: Monterosso al mare – 梦之海:Monterosso al mare – 夢の海:モンテロッソアルマーレ

A glimpse of Monterosso in the Cinque Terre

Uno scorcio di Monterosso alle Cinque terre

A glimpse of Monterosso in the Cinque Terre.
Have you ever been to the Cinque Terre? The five small villages of the Ligurian Riviera famous throughout the world for being perched on the sea.
This is a glimpse of Monterosso, the first of the five, and the one from which you start to walk the splendid paths that thousands of tourists frequent and love.

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Uno scorcio di Monterosso alle Cinque terre

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

A glimpse of Monterosso in the Cinque Terre – Un aperçu de Monterosso dans les Cinque Terre – Un vistazo a Monterosso en Cinque Terre – Um vislumbre de Monterosso nas Cinque Terre – Ein Blick auf Monterosso in den Cinque Terre – Một cái nhìn thoáng qua về Monterosso ở Cinque Terre – 五渔村的蒙特罗索一瞥 – チンクエテッレのモンテロッソを垣間見る

The view from the terraces above Manarola in the Cinque Terre

La vista dalle terrazze sopra Manarola alle Cinque Terre

The view from the terraces above Manarola to the Cinque Terre.
The beauty of the paths that connect the Cinque Terre, the five Ligurian villages famous throughout the world, is that of being able to go from the sea to the mountains in just a few minutes of walking.
Some sections are really challenging but the view is truly priceless.
You walk between terraces, the real ones built dry, and vineyards sometimes kissed by the sun other times refreshed by the sea breeze.
It's almost a paradise for trekking lovers!
I forgot: this is the section between Corniglia and Manarola perhaps the hardest of all!

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La vista dalle terrazze sopra Manarola alle Cinque Terre

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

The view from the terraces above Manarola to the Cinque Terre – La vue depuis les terrasses au-dessus de Manarola sur les Cinque Terre – La vista desde las terrazas sobre Manarola a Cinque Terre – A vista dos terraços acima de Manarola para as Cinque Terre – Der Blick von den Terrassen oberhalb von Manarola auf die Cinque Terre – Quang cảnh từ ruộng bậc thang phía trên Manarola đến Cinque Terre – 从马纳罗拉上方的露台到五渔村的景色 – マナロラの上のテラスからチンクエテッレまでの眺め

A small square in Monterosso in the Cinque Terre

Una piazzetta di Monterosso alle Cinque Terre

A small square in Monterosso in the Cinque Terre.
A glimpse of Monterosso, the first (coming from Genoa) of the Cinque Terre.
At this point, between Via Roma and Via Vittorio Emanuele, several wine shops can delight you with an aperitif featuring some of the best local wines whose grapes, grown on terraces perched high above the sea, have been transformed into excellent wines (almost all white) for centuries.

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Una piazzetta di Monterosso alle Cinque Terre

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

Here's the exact spot I took the shot:

A small square in Monterosso in the Cinque Terre – Une petite place à Monterosso dans les Cinque Terre – Una pequeña plaza en Monterosso en Cinque Terre – Uma pequena praça em Monterosso, em Cinque Terre – Ein kleiner Platz in Monterosso in den Cinque Terre – Một quảng trường nhỏ ở Monterosso ở Cinque Terre

Arriving in Manarola in the Cinque Terre

L'arrivo a Manarola alle Cinque Terre

Arriving in Manarola in the Cinque Terre.
Arriving in Manarola after having walked the long and tough path that reaches the hamlet of Volastra amply repays the effort that may have been lost among the many steps uphill.
When you are starting to descend there are at least a couple of passable roads; one of these takes you on a very steep descent, among the vineyards, almost sheer above the village.

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L'arrivo a Manarola alle Cinque Terre

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

Manarola, like the other Cinque Terre, is squeezed between the Ligurian Sea and the steep mountain range that separates from the Apennines near Monte Zatta and descends in a south-east direction, acting as a watershed between the Val di Vara and the coastal area. The village is located in the final stretch of the Groppo torrent valley.
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The arrival in Manarola in the Cinque Terre – L’arrivée à Manarola dans les Cinque Terre – La llegada a Manarola en las Cinque Terre – A chegada a Manarola nas Cinque Terre – Die Ankunft in Manarola in den Cinque Terre – Đến Manarola ở Cinque Terre – 抵达五渔村的马纳罗拉 – チンクエテッレのマナロラへの到着

The Roofs of Vernazza in the Cinque Terre

I tetti di Vernazza alle Cinque Terre

The roofs of Vernazza in the Cinque Terre.
An unusual view of the village of Vernazza, the most central of the Cinque Terre.
The houses clinging first to the hill and then to each other.
A spectacle from whatever point you photograph it.

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I tetti di Vernazza alle Cinque Terre

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

Here is where Vernazza is located:

Coming from the west, Vernazza is the second of the villages that make up the Cinque Terre, in a bay between the municipalities of Monterosso al Mare and Riomaggiore. It also includes the next village of Corniglia, a hamlet of it. Its territory is also characterized by the typical terraces for growing vines, a morphological style that, according to an estimate, is developed for over 7,000 km of dry stone walls.
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The roofs of Vernazza in the Cinque Terre – Les toits de Vernazza aux Cinque Terre – Los tejados de Vernazza en Cinque Terre – Os telhados de Vernazza em Cinque Terre – Die Dächer von Vernazza in den Cinque Terre – Những mái nhà của Vernazza ở Cinque Terre – 五渔村韦尔纳扎的屋顶 – チンクエテッレのヴェルナッツァの屋根

Terraces above Corniglia in the Cinque Terre

Terrazze sopra a Corniglia nelle Cinque Terre

Terraces above Corniglia in the Cinque Terre.
Some call it heroic agriculture and from this shot you can understand why.
Even if we think back a few decades, when there weren't even the small racks that today, at least in part, facilitate the transport of people and things in some places.
Dry stone walls and terraces, created by man to cultivate the vineyard overlooking the sea.
In the background the village of Corniglia, the town in the center of the Cinque Terre.

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Terrazze sopra a Corniglia nelle Cinque Terre

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Tamron 16-300.

Vineyard terraces above Corniglia in the Cinque Terre – Terrasses viticoles au-dessus de Corniglia dans les Cinque Terre – Terrazas de viñedos sobre Corniglia en Cinque Terre – Terraços de vinhedos acima de Corniglia em Cinque Terre – Weinbergterrassen oberhalb von Corniglia in den Cinque Terre – Ruộng bậc thang của vườn nho phía trên Corniglia ở Cinque Terre – 五渔村科尔尼利亚上方的葡萄园梯田 – チンクエテッレのコーニリアの上にあるブドウ園のテラス