| Comune di Vernazza | |
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 Municipal coat of arms |
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| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Liguria |
| Province | La Spezia (SP) |
| Mayor | Gerolamo Leonardini |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Area | 12 km² (5 sq mi) |
| Population (as of December 31, 2006) | |
| - Total | 1,006 |
| - Density | 84/km² (218/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET, UTC+1 |
| Coordinates | |
| Gentilic | Vernazzesi |
| Dialing code | 0187 |
| Postal code | 19018 |
| Frazioni | Corniglia, Prevo |
| Patron | St. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions In Italy, a Province (in Italian provincia) is an administrative division of intermediate level between Municipality ( Comune The Province of La Spezia (Italian Provincia della Spezia) is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Here are a list of area codes in Italy. All numbers here begin with the country code (0039 A frazione, in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a Comune; for other Administrative Corniglia is a Frazione ("fraction" of the commune of Vernazza in the Province of La Spezia, Liguria, northern Margaret of Antiochia |
| - Day | July 20 |
| Website: www.comune.vernazza.sp.it | |
Vernazza is a town and commune located in the province of La Spezia, Liguria, northwestern Italy. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold The Province of La Spezia (Italian Provincia della Spezia) is a province in the Liguria region of Italy. Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It is one of the five towns in the Cinque Terre region. The Cinque Terre (pronounced CHEEN-kweh TEHR-reh is a rugged portion of coast of the Riviera to the west of the city of La Spezia, in the province of La Spezia
Vernazza is the fourth town heading north into the Cinque Terre. It has no car traffic (a road leads into a parking lot on the edge of the town) and remains one of the truest "fishing villages" on the Italian Riviera.
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Main sights
- Church of Santa Margherita d'Antiochia, begun in 1318. It has a nave and two aisles with an octagonal bell tower rising from the apse area.
- Doria Castle
Santuario di Nostra Signora di Reggio
About a half hour's steep walk above Vernazza sits the shrine of Nostra Signora Di Reggio. The wide path that leads up to the shrine is punctuated with the Stations of the Cross. Around the shrine is a large shady open area, expansive views of the water below, as well as the hillside vineyards, and various statues of Mary and Joseph.
Gallery
 Vernazza. |
 Vernazza at twilight. |
 Vernazza from above. |
 Boats in the Vernazza Harbor |
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