UNESCO World Heritage Site (Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands)
Coordinates
44.135, 9.6835
Population
703 (2024)comune
Elevation
3 m
Terrain
Coastal
Location
Vernazza is the only natural harbor among the Cinque Terre villages, its houses rising along a rocky spur sheltering a small fishing port. A 2011 flood buried the town, including the train station, under four metres of mud.
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