Vernazza, the pearl of the Cinque Terre.
Probably the most beautiful of the Cinque Terre, the splendid Vernazza. This photo is a postcard!
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The first documented news of Vernazza, as the first castrum of the Cinque Terre, dates back to a document of 1080, in which the castrum Vernatio is mentioned as the maritime base of the Obertenghi. A powerful dynasty of Frankish origin, the Obertenghi were lords of Vernazza in the 11th and 12th centuries and most likely…
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