Riomaggiore is the end or beginning of the stage as we have started our journey through Cinque Terre. With less than 2000 inhabitants, this municipality in northwestern Italy belonging to the province of La Spezia (Liguria region) In this article we tell you all about Riomaggiore, declared a World Heritage Site and a really beautiful enclave.

Walking through Riomaggiore

Within the Cinque Terre, Riomaggiore is the last of the villages to visit if we make the typical route from north to south. We recommend you to make the journey in this way, so you will save the best for ?desserts?.

The town is characterized by its cleanliness, its order and its colorful houses, which descend down the side of a mountain. The town stretches between the mountains and the sea and has a picturesque jetty and seawall from which to admire the whole of this region, which seems taken from a postcard.
Riomaggiore is very quiet, ideal for resting and getting lost in time. We recommend that you walk quietly through its streets, discover its hidden corners, marvel at its constructions and stop at a small shop to buy handicrafts or at a tavern to enjoy a glass of local wine.

Riomaggiore’s treasures

Within the typical tour of the town, we can start with the highest attractions: the church of San Juan Bautista and the castle of Riomaggiore. The first is a small temple built in 1340 and, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful of all the Cinque Terre. In the surroundings you c...