Corniglia - The Cinque Terre

The ancient Roman village of Corniglia is situated on an impressive cliff about 100 meters high. It’s the only town in the Cinque Terre that can’t be reached from the sea. Therefore to reach Corniglia is necessary to walk up the “Landarina”, an exhausting brick flight of steps (the flight are 33 and the steps 377), or, if you prefer, you can follow the vehicular road that, from the station, leads to the village. The name of the town “Corniglia” comes from the name of a Latin farmer “Corneliu” who produced the well known white wine, already famous at Romans time. In the delightful village you could visit the Gothic church of San Pietro and the XVIII century square “largo Taragio” with the Oratory of Santa Caterina, that stands over the houses. Corniglia is a valuable jewel, made of alleys and little streets dug into the rock, a beautiful pebble beach called “Spiaggione” and a transparent and crystalline sea that you must not miss.