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| Leaving Manarola, the path leads on towards Corniglia, perched upon a perilously high rocky terrace, suspended a hundred meters above the sea, and characterized by the enchanting 14th-century chapel of San Pietro, an excellent example of Ligurian Gothic style. The path continues on past countless olive trees and grapevines. These grapes are transformed into the rare and delightful "sciacchetrà", a golden-yellow dessert wine with a high alcohol content and most unique flavor. Never, ever pass up a taste, if it's offered... Continuing on it's way, the path descends a stairway to the village of Vernazza. |
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| The village of Vernazza forms a semicircle around the Cinque Terre's largest and most attractive little harbor. Lined by holm-oak, gorse and juniper bushes , the pathway heads downwards once again, toward the village of Monterosso, hideaway of the Genoese poet, Eugenio Montale, who won the Nobel prize in 1975. |
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