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The ruins of the 15th – 16th century
castle erected on Cerrico hill on
the north-west side of the village
in defence against saracens’
invasions, testify
Riomaggiore’s
history. Two round towers and the
restored perimetrical walls are
still well-visible. Starting from
the centre of the village, people
can reach the ruins walking along
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In the highest part of
Riomaggiore,
in a little square with a beautiful
view, there’s the parish church
consecrated to Saint John the
Baptiste, erected thanks to the
Bishop of Luni, Antonio Fieschi, and
his brother-in-law, Luchino
Visconti, in 1340: with this gift to
the village, they helped its
inhabitants who had to go to
Montenero or Manarola, to pray into
a church.
Saint John the Baptiste’s dedication
seems to come from a misterious
relic that Antonio Fiechi received
in Genoa. The duty of the building
was entrusted to the “Magistri
Antelami”, longobardic skilled
workers who were always on service
of Genoa, and shared in almost all
the Cinque
Terre’s churches. The
ogival door-ways on the east side
and the windows of the original
structure are particularly
interesting.
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In the chappel located on the left
of the presbytery, there’s a
beautiful distemper dated back to
1480, placed on a Reinassance portal.
The triptych is by the Master of the
Cinque Terre, an unknown 15th
century painter: it rapresents the
Virgin and the Infant between the
Saints Rocco and Sebastiano.. |
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