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Fishermen’s boats moored, with the side façade of the church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia in the background and the Maimuna cave to the left

On the left is the church and bell tower of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia, and on the right are the red buildings in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi

The square by the pier is full of tourists sunbathing, and to the right are the parasols of the “Baia Saracena” restaurant

The long breakwater and, in the background, the lush green hills behind the village

On the left, the quadrangular Belforte bastion of the Doria castle, situated on a rocky outcrop

The cliff, smoothed by the sea and the wind

The pier, with a few tourists sunbathing, and the breakwater

The little square by the pier, the small harbour and, in the background, the church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia

The rocky coastline rising above the rocks at the entrance to the small harbour and the blue parasols of the Belforte restaurant

A high-rise residential block with a red façade in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, with the parasols of the restaurants below

On the left are some benches in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi and, in the background, the main entrance to the church of Santa Margherita, which is situated next to the apse

The apse of the Church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, the work of the Antelami masters, and the octagonal bell tower

Detail of the bell tower of the Church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, topped with small arches and single-lancet windows

The pointed dome of the bell tower in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, over 40 metres high, belonging to the church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia

On the left is a street lamp and on the right is the octagonal bell tower of the Church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia, situated in Piazza Guglielmo Marconi

The wide central nave of the church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia, divided by black stone columns

The chancel and high altar of the Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch

The statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and a confessional, in the left-hand aisle of the church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia

A white marble cross dating from 2003, dedicated to Saint Margaret, situated in the church of the same name

A crucifix on the right and a baptismal font on the left in the church of Saint Margaret of Antioch

The village’s little harbour as seen through a mullioned window of the Church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia

A cylindrical black stone column and the wooden roof of the Church of Saint Margaret of Antioch

A small painting of the Madonna, set in a niche adorned with flowers

Panoramic view of the village and the Doria castle tower from the top of Via San Francesco

On the left, a niche containing a statue of the Madonna and Child; above, the bell tower of the Church of San Francesco on the steps leading down to Via San Francesco

A section of the outer walls of the ancient convent of the Friars in Via San Francesco

The bell tower with its clocks at the Church of the Friars, and on the right, the ruins of the ancient convent in Via San Francesco

Via San Francesco and the Church of the Friars, built in the mid-17th century

In the foreground, a succulent belonging to the Agavaceae family, with lush green hills in the background

The circular tower of the Doria castle, situated on a high rocky ridge 70 metres from the sea, is the oldest part of the fortification

The ancient walls of the Doria castle bordering the terrace, with a lush green hill in the background

The village’s traditional houses, seen from the terrace of the Doria castle

The small harbour and the church of Santa Margherita d’Antiochia, seen from the terrace of the Doria castle

The Belforte restaurant seen from above, situated inside a Saracen watchtower at the Doria Castle, dating back to the year 1000

The headland of Punta Mesco, which separates the cove of Monterosso from that of Levanto

Crops grown on terraces and sandstone steps, on a lush green hillside

The Church of the Friars or St Francis, and to the right a hill with terraced fields

The watchtower of the Doria Castle, dating from the 11th century

The spiral stone staircase inside the tower of the Doria castle

Panoramic view of the village, from the top of the Doria castle tower

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