Riomaggiore, A picturesque haven of multicolored houses by the sea

Riomaggiore, Province of La Spezia, Italy

The village inside Cinque Terre is perhaps the largest one

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Introduction

This is one of the towns in Cinque Terre, located at the southernmost end and the largest town. The office of the national park is located in this town. The pedestrian street along the coast is called the "Path of Love", which is about one kilometer long. The paved road is carved out of the cliff, with mountains on one side and the sea on the other. There is also a "modernist" kissing statue on the road, and the railing is covered with love locks. There is a short tunnel halfway, and the walls of the tunnel are filled with romantic or cheesy love words. If you want to reach the town on the mountain side from the train station, you need to pass through an underground passage. The mural on the passage depicts how the ancestors of Cinque Terre built this settlement. Walking out of the tunnel, you can see the steep main street, with various restaurants, shops and souvenir shops on both sides. On the other side of the train station is the small pier of Riomaggiore, often docked with fishing boats and yachts. The tall and short buildings on the cliffs on both sides of the pier are painted in various colors, adding a lovely atmosphere to the pier. If you walk a little further south, you can reach the Fossola small beach, where you can observe plants and seabirds, play and rent canoes and rafts.