Vernazza was founded around the year one-thousand. In the past, it was surely the most prosperous region among the villages of the Cinque Terre.
In Vernazza, you really must visit the famous architectural elements that typify this village, such as its loggias, porticos and portals.
This village is distinguished by very narrow and steep streets; the true hallmarks of Vernazza are its defensive constructions, its tower houses, the Torrione and the Castle of the Doira, symbol of the economic strength that the village had in ancient times and that the Genoese protected against the Saracen and the barbarian invasions.
