Best things to do in Vernazza

Vernazza Unmissables

The essential sights of Vernazza and Corniglia: a natural harbour with a Gothic church on the rocks, a medieval lookout tower, a hilltop sanctuary, Corniglia's cliff-top terrace and church, and the coastal path that links them all.

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Porticciolo di Vernazza

Vernazza's small natural harbour and Piazza Marconi, lined with painted houses and fishing boats; the heart of the village.

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Chiesa di Santa Margherita di Antiochia

Ligurian Gothic church built on the rocks at the edge of the harbour, with an octagonal bell tower facing the sea.

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Castello Doria

Medieval lookout tower on the headland above the harbour, built against pirate raids; the top gives views along the coast.

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Sentiero Azzurro

The coastal path linking the Cinque Terre villages; the sections from Vernazza to Monterosso and to Corniglia are the most scenic.

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Santuario di Nostra Signora di Reggio

Old pilgrimage sanctuary in the woods above Vernazza, reached by a stepped path lined with chapels of the Stations of the Cross.

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Terrazza di Santa Maria

Terrace at the end of Corniglia's main street, high above the sea, with views along the whole coast.

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Chiesa di San Pietro

Corniglia's 14th-century Ligurian Gothic parish church, with a white marble rose window on its facade.

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