Chinque Terre , Chinke Terre ( Italian. Cinque Terre , league. Sinque Tere - “Five Lands”) - the national park of Italy , includes man-made terraces and five small settlements on the coast of the Genoa Bay in the province of La Spezia of the Liguria administrative region. The region is located in the eastern part of the so-called Riviera - Riviera di Levant . Local monuments date from the Middle Ages, but the emergence of some settlements dates back to Roman time. In 1997, UNESCO included the cultural landscape of the Cinque Terre Park on the World Heritage List of Humanity .
| Cinque terre | |
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| ital Parco nazionale delle cinque terre | |
 Part of the beach in Monterosso | |
| IUCN Category II ( National Park ) | |
| basic information | |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Nearest town | La Spezia |
 World Heritage Site | |
| Portovenere, Cinque Terre, Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto | |
| Link | Number 826 in the World Heritage List ( en ) |
| Criteria | ii, iv, v |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Turning on | 1997 ( 21st session ) |
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Geographical position
The Cinque Terre region is located 5 km west of the city of La Spezia.
The Cinque Terre includes Monterosso al Mare (or simply Monterosso), Vernazza , Corniglia , Manarola and Riomaggiore . In addition to Monterosso, traffic is prohibited inside the settlements, and in Monterosso it is extremely limited.
History
The settlements that are now part of the region, emerged in the XI century.
In 1997, the Cinque Terre, together with the city of Portovenere and the nearest islands ( Palmaria , Tino and Tinetto ) became a UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] . The life of the inhabitants, despite the presence of all the benefits of civilization, has changed little. Cinque Terre is very popular among tourists .
In the Cinque Terre, the coast is rocky and steep, the beaches are stone or pebbly , with the exception of the sandy beach in Monterosso. In the villages of the medieval defenses from the pirates . Manarola and Riomaggiore are connected by the picturesque Road of Love (Italian. Via dell'Amore ).
The residents' cuisine consists mainly of seafood, but grapes and olives are grown on the terraces , and wines and liqueurs are produced.
Gallery
Monterosso al mare
Vernazza
Corniglia
Manarola
Road of love
Riomaggiore
Narrow street in Riomaggiore
The steep shore in the Cinque Terre