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Compared to other Cinque Terre villages that hang from almost vertical cliffs, Vernazza looks positively normal – it even has two beaches and a secure harbor in a deep protected bay.
Belforte, its medieval castle, was built to protect the village from pirates in the mid-1500s.
The village main street, Via Roma, narrow and cobblestoned like the rest, is lined with small cafes, and it links Piazza Marconi on the coast with the train station. Follow any of the narrow lanes that mostly go uphill and you will pass by Vernazza’s most important sites – Santa Margherita Church and Doria Castle. Around the village are steeply cut terraces with olive groves. Verazza is known to produce some of the best olive oil in the country.
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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