What if Vernazza was the most beautiful village in Italy?

Posted By on 30/12/2019

Vernazza the most beautiful village of Italy
A wonderful view from a small path in Vernazza. photo: Yann Vernerie

There is a village where you arrive by train, a bit like in a film from the 1950s. A small town where as soon as you leave the station you are immediately immersed in a pastoral world. Above the village are vineyards, olive trees and other lemon trees. In the alleys of the village deserted by cars are small fishing boats. What if Vernazza is the most beautiful village in Italy?

Vernazza is located in Cinque Terre in the north of Italy
The church of Santa Marguerita and the colored houses of Vernazza

Discovering the most beautiful village in Italy

Vernazza is an amazing place to visit in Italy
The colored houses of Vernazza in Cinque Terre

In recent years I have traveled a lot in Italy. Whether in Sardinia, Sicily, Rome, Florence, and Bologna, not forgetting Piedmont, Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, and the Aosta Valley. Many regions in Italy are magnificent, be it Puglia, Abruzzo, Calabria, or Campania… Despite all this, it seems to me that the most beautiful village is in the northeast of Italy. of Italy. Vernazza is located in Cinque Terre, a national reserve, a territory that has become known through social networks.

Vernazza from North to South

A colourful village in Cinque Terre
Vernazza is definitely the most beautiful village in Italy photo credit Yann Vernerie

To discover the most beautiful views of the village of Vernazza, take the small paths that will lead you to Monte Rosse or Corniglia. A friend said to me, “at Cinque Terre, the most beautiful thing is the approach steps”. I would add, that to admire the villages, you have to climb a little.

To discover the first view of Vernazza, take a small staircase from the port, which will lead you to the Monte Rosso path.

For the end of the day, take the path to Corniglia, and there you can take the full measure of the beauty of this place.

Such a special light

A sunset above Vernazza and Cinque Terre coast
This is the spot to admire some amazing sunsets in Vernazza, photo Yann Vernerie

Vernazza is where you can admire the most beautiful sunsets. This small peninsula which sinks into the sea topped by a Genoese tower gives the town of Vernazza an incredible charm. With or without any cloud, day and night, this Italian village is the very definition of what we call photogenic. This place is definitely one of the most beautiful villages in Europe.

And the icing on the cake, beneath this rocky outcrop that proudly advances into the sea, is a kind of natural arch that provides access to a cove at the foot of the cliffs of Cinque Terre.

photo credits: Yann Vernerie