Monterosso - Cinque Terre

Monterosso is the place that Eugenio Montale loved most: here the Italian writer, who won the Nobel prize in 1975, used to spend its summers. Monterosso inspired some of its verses as: “rocky stern town, asylum for fishermen and farmers.” This village maintains its maritime tradition and it still has signs of the past sea battles: the medieval tower that now is the bell tower of San Giovanni Church, the castle that overlooks the sea with its three round towers, and the Aurora tower, the only one survived of thirteen towers that protected the village. Once you arrive in Monterosso’s narrow and labyrinthine alleys you could choose if you want to spend your time in the centro storico of the town, where the church of San Giovanni battista stands over, or you can stay in the modern Fegina with its equipped beach and where you can also see the Montale family liberty style villa. Moreover Monterosso’s sandy beach is the biggest of the Cinque Terre, so if you love to spend your holidays having sunbath this will be the right place