- Vernazza
Infobox CityIT
img_coa =Vernazza-Stemma.png
name=Vernazza
mapx=44.13
mapy=9.685
region =Liguria
province = La Spezia (SP)
elevation_m = 0
area_total_km2 = 12
population_as_of =december 31 ,2006
population_total = 1006
population_density_km2 =84
timezone = CET, UTC+1
coordinates = coord|44|08|N|09|41|E
frazioni =Corniglia , Prevo
telephone = 0187
postalcode = 19018
gentilic =Vernazzesi
saint = St. Margaret of Antiochia
day =July 20
mayor =Gerolamo Leonardini
website = [http://www.vernazza.comune.sp.it www.comune.vernazza.sp.it]Vernazza is a town and commune located in the
province of La Spezia ,Liguria , northwesternItaly . It is one of the five towns in theCinque Terre region.Vernazza is the fourth town heading north into the Cinque Terre. It has no car traffic (a road leads into a parking lot on the edge of the town) and remains one of the truest "fishing villages" on the Italian Riviera.
Main sights
*Church of "Santa Margherita d'Antiochia", begun in 1318. It has a nave and two aisles with an octagonal bell tower rising from the apse area.
*Doria CastleSantuario di Nostra Signora di Reggio
About a half hour's steep walk above Vernazza sits the shrine of "Nostra Signora Di Reggio". The wide path that leads up to the shrine is punctuated with the Stations of the Cross. Around the shrine is a large shady open area, expansive views of the water below, as well as the hillside vineyards, and various statues of Mary and Joseph.
Gallery
External links
*wikitravel
* [http://www.carnets-de-voyages.fr/public/Italie/vernazza2.jpgPictures of Vernazza]Template group
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