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Long accessible from Levanto
through the carriage road, it is undoubtedly
the most visited tourist resort among the
Cinque
Terre. From the Capuchin Monastery and,
further above, from the ancient Fieschi's
Castle - today a cemetery - the glance can
reach a large portion of coast, enjoying a
marvellous panoramic view:
on one side the steep Punta Masco, featuring
the S. Antonio abbey's ruins, on the other
the steep coast covered with vines where you
can see
Vernazza,
Corniglia and Manarolaup to Monte Nero
cape. With a nice walk, from
Monterosso
you can get to Madonna di Soviore, the most
ancient sanctuary in Liguria. It is traced
back to the 11th century when, according to
the tradition, the people survived to the
Rotari Longobard invasions found shelter in
this place and subsequently founded
Monterosso: natural origin (ask about the
Maddalena Hill and the Lapau Flank). The
rich underwood of Mediterranean type is
mixed with elements of centre Europe and
Atlantic origin.
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