Monterosso is the largest of the Cinque Terre and the only one with a true beach: sand and umbrellas beneath the statue of the Giant, the concrete Neptune of 1910 holding up a terrace from the cliff. The old village, behind the tower, lives on alleyways, salted anchovies and lemons.
Eugenio Montale's family summered here: the hills of his "Cuttlefish Bones", with walls "topped with sharp shards of bottle glass", are these. The trails to Vernazza and the Soviore sanctuary repay every step with blue.
Pesto alla Genovese
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Next up: Saint John the Baptist, patron of the most populous village of the Cinque Terre, Thursday 24 June
Nearest airport: Genova, 72 km away
Monterosso al Mare is part of 🏘️ Villages 🏖️ Seaside
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📅 Every year, on 24 June
Monterosso al Mare celebrates Saint John the Baptist on 24 June; its parish church, in the historic centre of the most populous village of the Cinque Terre, still bears on its side the mark of the water level reached during the dramatic floods of 1966 and 2011.
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Outside Monterosso al Mare, but an easy day trip away.
