Corniglia

Corniglia is one of the five villages of the Cinque Terre. The approximately 250 residents, place is politically a fraction ( district ) of the municipality of Vernazza in Liguria province of La Spezia, Italy. As the only village of the Cinque Terre, it is not directly on the sea, but on a promontory about 100 meters above sea level, surrounded by three large vineyard areas and a steep cliff to the sea.

The marked by narrow streets car-free village extends along the main street, Via Fieschi. The houses have a view towards the road and on the other side of the sea.

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

Traffic

Corniglia has a railway station on the Genoa- La Spezia. The place can be reached from the low-lying railway station over the Lardarina, a long brick staircase.

History

The origin of the village dates back to Roman times, confirmed by the name that has its roots in the gens Cornelia. In the Middle Ages Corniglia possession of Lavagna, the rulers of Luna and Carpena. In 1254 there was Pope Innocent IV Nicolò Fieschi, until it was conquered in 1276 by ​​the Republic of Genoa.