2024

CASTELLO DORIA DI VERNAZZA

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To the south-east of the village, a 124-step staircase leads up to the Château de Vernazza. Today, the castle ruins are the only vestige of the enclosure that once surrounded the entire village. A high circular tower, built in the 13th century, dominates land and sea atop a 70-metre-high rocky spur. From here, there's a breathtaking view of the horizon, the blue expanse of the sea, Monterosso al Mare in the distance, and the village of Corniglia to the left.

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