Riomaggiore

Riomaggiore

*Rimazùu*
Riomaggiore Rimazùu
Comune
	Comune di Riomaggiore
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 44°06′N 09°45′E / 44.100°N 9.750°E
Country	Italy
Region	Liguria
Province	La Spezia (SP)
Frazioni	Groppo, Manarola, Volastra
Government
• Mayor	Fabrizia Pecunia
Area
• Total	10.27 km2 (3.97 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)
• Total	1,576
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Riomaggioresi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	19017
Dialing code	0187
Patron saint	St. John the Baptist
Saint day	June 24

Riomaggiore (Ligurian: Rimazzô, locally Rimazùu^[4]) 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 one meets when travelling north from La Spezia.

Riomaggiore, the first village of the Cinque Terre

The village, dating from the early thirteenth century, is known for its historic character and its wine, produced by the town's vineyards. Riomaggiore is in the Riviera di Levante region and 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[]

Riomaggiore railway station is on the Genoa–Pisa railway. Its 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[]

Riomaggiore was featured in the 2014 driving video game Forza Horizon 2. The village was not featured as a main 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.^[5]

Gallery[]

Houses on the rocks
Panorama

Riomaggiore, c.1895, by Telemaco Signorini

References[]

^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
^ "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT). 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
^ Frisoni, Gaetano (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.
^ Carey, Meredith. "How Disney and Pixar's 'Luca' Built a Fictional Town Using the Best Parts of Cinque Terre". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

External links[]

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The panoramic view of the shore at sunset in summer.

[wikidata-16139ca327c50d72c40d8c5fd3abe706b989650e-v3-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[wikidata-6c4193b2686f905553042f4ae1ae4934aea078c8-v3-2] "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

[Population_of_Italian_Municipalities-3] "Statistiche demografiche ISTAT". Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT). 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2016-09-08.

[4] Frisoni, Gaetano (1910). Dizionario Genovese-Italiano e Italiano-Genovese (in Italian). Genoa: Nuova Editrice Genovese.

[5] Carey, Meredith. "How Disney and Pixar's 'Luca' Built a Fictional Town Using the Best Parts of Cinque Terre". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2021-06-20.

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