Riomaggiore
Riomaggiore
Rimazùu | |
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| Comune di Riomaggiore | |
 View of Riomaggiore from the sea | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Riomaggiore  | |
  Riomaggiore Location of Riomaggiore in Italy  Riomaggiore Riomaggiore (Liguria) | |
| Coordinates: 44°06′N 09°45′E / 44.100°N 9.750°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | La Spezia (SP) |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Frazioni | Groppo, Manarola, Volastra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fabrizia Pecunia (Cittadini in comune) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (June 2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,297 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Riomaggioresi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 19017 |
| Dialing code | 0187 |
| ISTAT code | 011024 |
| Patron saint | John the Baptist |
| Saint day | 24 June |
| Website | www |
Riomaggiore (Ligurian: Rimazzô, locally Rimazùu[3]) is a village and comune in the province of La Spezia, situated in a small valley in the Liguria region of Italy. It is the first of the Cinque Terre villages one encounters when travelling north from La Spezia.
The village, dating from the early thirteenth century, is known for its historic character and wine produced by the town's vineyards. Riomaggiore is in the Riviera di Levante region. It has a shoreline on the Mediterranean's Gulf of Genoa, with a small beach and a wharf framed by tower houses. Riomaggiore's main street is Via Colombo, where numerous restaurants, bars, and shops can be found.
The Via dell'Amore is a path connecting Riomaggiore to its frazione Manarola, also part of the Cinque Terre.
Riomaggiore is the most southern village of the five Cinque Terre, all connected by trail. The water and mountainside have been declared national parks.
Riomaggiore inspired paintings by Telemaco Signorini (1835–1901), one of the artists of the Macchiaioli group.
Transportation
[edit]Riomaggiore railway station is on the Genoa–Pisa railway. It is served by trains run by Trenitalia, including services from La Spezia Centrale.
Inside Riomaggiore, all major attractions are walkable for tourists.
In popular culture
[edit]Riomaggiore was featured in the 2014 driving video game Forza Horizon 2. The village was not featured as the central location but was referenced on various road signs.
Riomaggiore and other Cinque Terre towns were the inspiration for the fictional Portorosso in the 2021 animated film Luca.[4]
Gallery
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Houses on the rocks -
Panorama at sunset in summer -
Houses on the slope -
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Monthly Demographic Balance" (in English and Italian). Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Frisoni, Gaetano [in Italian] (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
- ^ Carey, Meredith (28 April 2021). "How Disney and Pixar's 'Luca' Built a Fictional Town Using the Best Parts of Cinque Terre". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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