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Manarola

Manarola le Cinque Terre

Manarola is the second village met by the visitor along the way from Laspezia toward Genoa.
Its name has also ancient origins, dating back to the Roman age. The name comes from the word Manium Arula, a temple erected in the area and dedicated to dead souls, the Mani.

The village clings above a rugged promontory of dark rock, with the port nestled between the two rocky cliffs, and stretches itself along the main street, just like all the other villages. Here as well, houses used as towers can be found everywhere, which served for the village defence.

Manarola le Cinque Terre The most important and remarkable buildings are the church of Saint Lawrence, on top of the village, with similar characteristics as the church in Corniglia: a stone façade with a white rose window, marble decorations, crossed arches and a portal with acute arch showing a medieval low relief, where the martyr of Saint Lawrence is represented. The bastion is made up of two towers with rounded plant, and was built for defensive purposes around the 13th century. It was probably part of a bigger fortressed complex that once stood in dominant position above the cliff where Manarola is situated, but no traces have remained