Monterosso al Mare SP

The breakwater and, in the background, the headland of Punta Mesco

The long promenade along the seafront (Via Fegina) with Punta Mesco in the background

On the left, the beach umbrellas; on the right, Via Fegina; and in the background, the Giant of Villa Pàstine

A few fishing boats on the blue Ligurian Sea

On the right, a building on Via Fegina; on the left, a bare tree

The long Via Fegina that runs alongside the beach

On the right, the tables outside the Hotel Baia on the seafront in Via Fegina

The sandy beach at Fegina, teeming with tourists, which runs alongside the street of the same name, with Punta Mesco in the background

The colourful beach umbrellas adorning the long beach at Fegina

On the right, the tables of an ice-cream parlour on the Fegina seafront

A small square on Via Fegina, with the town’s coat of arms carved in stone on the pavement

On the right, a wooden bench along the tree-lined avenue of Via Fegina

On the right is the Torre del Montale, set amongst the greenery and built in 200, whilst on the left is a modern tower

A row of Agave americana marginata plants decorating the seafront promenade on Via Fegina

On the right is the restaurant “Il Gabbiano”, decorated with flowers, on Via Fegina

A close-up of four green canoes lying on Fegina beach

The wide pavement on Via Fegina, with a circular mosaic on the ground

On the left are the remains of Villa Pastine and on the right the Torre del Montale, which was renovated in 1935

A wooden bench on the leafy pavement of Via Fegina

The ruins of Villa Pastine, now home to the “Gino and Bebe De Andreis” sailing club, and on the left, the statue of Neptune

On the left is the large statue of the Giant (Neptune) at Villa Pastine, and on the right is the Montale Tower

The majestic statue of the god Neptune (The Giant), 14 metres tall and weighing 1,700 quintals

On the right, the Torre del Montale on the verdant Mesco headland, and on the left, a more recent tower situated in the village of Fegina

The Giant of Villa Pastine, representing Neptune, the god of the sea, clinging to a rocky outcrop at Punta del Mesco; a concrete sculpture from 1910, created by Arrigo Minerbi of Ferrara and Levacher (engineer)

On the left, a small garden adorned with succulents on Via Fegina, with Villa Pastine in the background

The portico of the vicarage in Piazza Garibaldi, with the bell tower of the Church of St John the Baptist in the background

The bell tower of the Church of St John the Baptist, partially rebuilt in the 18th century, as seen from Piazza Garibaldi

The Aurora Tower, dating from the 16th century, stands on a rocky outcrop on San Cristoforo Hill, and the village’s small harbour

The yellow railway bridge in Corone, with the bell tower of the Church of St John the Baptist in the background

The coastal road along Via Fegina leading to the railway tunnel, with the Aurora Tower in the background

The railway tunnel on Via Fegina, which links the old village with the new village of Fegina

On the right is the Via Fegina seafront promenade, on the left is the rock known as ‘Pae Vecciu’, and in the background is the Punta Mesco headland

The beach with its parasols, the Fegina seafront and, in the background, the Punta Mesco headland

The gazebo with changing rooms at a lido on Fegina beach

The copper map of Monterosso al Mare, produced by “Ca.Li. Grafica Palladio srl”

The Fegina seafront, adorned with oleander bushes

The Cinque Terre coastline and the villages (from left): Corniglia, Manarola and Riomaggiore

An old building in the historic centre, in Piazza Garibaldi

The little harbour and the Aurora Tower on a rocky outcrop of the San Cristoforo hill, at dusk

Piazza Garibaldi, the five-a-side football pitch, with the bell tower of the Church of St John the Baptist in the background at dusk

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