Manarola SP

The steep, rocky headland of Manarola overlooking the sea, as seen from Via dell’Amore

The wooden tables at the Bar dell’Amore, situated on the street of the same name

The footpath along Via dell’Amore, with the village’s steep headland in the background

A stretch of Via dell’Amore, with the trunk of a tree on the left

The long railway embankment running alongside the Ligurian Sea, with the fortress in the background

The platform and a gazebo at the village railway station

The platform and tracks at the railway station, with the final stretch of the Via dell’Amore footpath on the right

The large rock face against which the village clings, with the final stretch of Via dell’Amore to the right

On the right, a large succulent plant called an agave on the Via dell’Amore footpath

A Pontic gull perched on a post by the Ligurian Sea

On the right, a kiosk serving as an organ donation registration point, situated on the Via dell’Amore e della Vita footpath, with the village’s rocky ridge in the background

The 150-metre-long pedestrian tunnel linking the station to the village

Via Discovolo, with the Aristide restaurant on the left

The flight of steps leading to Piazza Dario Capellini, above the underpass leading to the station

The marble fountain entitled “The Angel and the Moray Eel”, by Silvio Benedetto

The square dedicated to Dario Capellini, situated above the underpass leading to the station, featuring a mosaic by Silvio Benedetto on the floor and the Tre Croci hill in the background

The lava stone paving in Piazza Dario Capellini, featuring a mosaic by Silvio Benedetto entitled ‘Flight of Seagulls’ in the centre, surrounded by marine-themed decorations by his daughter Flavia Benedetto, dating from 2004

The village’s main street, named after the painter and writer Antonio Discovolo

Via Antonio Discovolo, with a souvenir shop on the right

A typical house with a yellow-painted façade, in Via Antonio Discovolo

The circular manhole cover bearing the coat of arms of the Municipality of Riomaggiore, depicted by the three peaks of Mount Verugola

Some old photographs displayed on a balustrade in Via Birolli, depicting the farming traditions of the past

A selection of black-and-white photographs, taken beside a balustrade on Via Birolli, depicting rural life in the last century

Via Renato Birolli, with the pizzeria “La Cambusa” on the left

The rocks at the marina, lapped by the Ligurian Sea

In the foreground, the marina’s rocks; in the background, Punta Bonfiglio

In the foreground is Punta Bonfiglio along the Cinque Terre coastal road, which runs alongside the Birolli promenade

The rocky headland of Punta Bonfiglio, surrounded by the Birolli footpath

The Portovenere motor vessel, owned by the “5 Terre golfo dei Poeti” Maritime Consortium, heading towards the village

The small village cemetery on the summit of Punta Bonfiglio

A section of the rocks at the town’s marina, with a few bathers

The rocks and a small cove, the village’s natural swimming pools

In the foreground, the terrace overlooking the marina; in the background, the Birolli footpath along Punta Bonfiglio

The large rocks in the marina rising out of the blue Ligurian sea

The large rocks in the marina, with the small harbour in the background, sheltered by a breakwater

The breakwater protecting the village’s small marina

The small marina with a few fishing boats and the breakwater

The terrace overlooking the marina, with the ‘compass rose’ in the centre of the floor

A small cove amongst the rocks of the village’s marina, with a few bathers

The rocky coastline at Punta Bonfigli, with a tourist boat on the left

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