Corniglia

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Corniglia
Corniglia panorama.jpg
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Country Italy
region Liguria
province La Spezia  (SP)
local community Vernazza
Coordinates 44 ° 7 '  N , 9 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 7 '12 "  N , 9 ° 42' 30"  E
height 90  m slm
Residents 245 ()
Demonym Cornigliesi
patron San Pietro
Telephone code 0187 CAP 19010

Corniglia is one of the five villages of the Cinque Terre . The town, which has about 250 inhabitants, is politically a fraction (district) of the municipality of Vernazza in the Ligurian province of La Spezia , Italy . As the only village in the Cinque Terre, it is not located directly on the sea, but on a ledge at a height of about 100 m, surrounded by three large vineyards and a steep cliff facing the sea.

The car-free village center, marked by narrow streets, extends along the main street Via Fieschi . The houses face this street and the sea on the other side.

Corniglia is mentioned in a famous novella Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio .

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Corniglia has a railway station on the Pisa – Genoa railway line . The place can be reached from the lower station via the Lardarina , a long brick staircase .

history

The origin of the village goes back to Roman times, confirmed by the name, which has its roots in the gens Cornelia . In the Middle Ages, Corniglia was owned by Lavagna , the rulers of Luna and Carpena . In 1254 Pope Innocent IV gave it to his brother Nicolò Fieschi until it was captured by the Republic of Genoa in 1276 .

See also

Web links

Corniglia
View from Corniglia
Commons : Corniglia  - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Corniglia  - travel guide