CinqueTerre / Porto Venere 2xPIP

After a train and bus ride we reach Portro Venere
Porto Venere has probably been inhabited since the middle of the 1st century B.C. Since 1113 Porto Venere has been owned by the Republic of Genoa.
In 1396 Genoa, and with it Porto Venere, came under French rule under Charles VI.
Today's town is a popular tourist destination, with a special attraction being the "Palazzata a Mare", the colorful front of houses. It is a famous photo motif and can be seen from far away.

PIP1: View over the harbor to the city gate tower a part of the fortifications of the city and the "Palazzata a Mare".

PIP2: An impression of the enormous fortifications of the city with the Statdtor tower and the church San Lorenzo a three-nave church in Romanesque style, the facade is built alternately with black and white stone. In the church are kept valuable works of art, a legendary trunk of a cedar from Lebanon .