5 terre

Index: 1. Territory 2. Environment 3. Topographic map 4. Flora and fauna 5. Transports 6.

Tourism, celebrations

Places:

festivals

7. Sources 8. Comments

RIOMAGGIORE

MANAROLA

CORNIGLIA

VERNAZZA

MONTEROSSO

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1. TERRITORY: Cinque Terre National Park with its 3,868 hectares National Park is among the smallest of Italy and at the same time the most densely populated, with approximately 4,000 inhabitants divided in five villages: Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare.

This is the true identity of the Cinque Terre stretch, with an atypical landscape and manmade strongly: that's why it's the man's Park, a territory became a World Heritage Site.

Video of the Territory; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXGadmV_PI&feature=plcp&context=C37e6d17U DOEgsToPDskJIkpb_lbSlCo1DDzxG8183

The purpose of the Cinque Terre marine protected Area, is to protect and enhance the natural, chemical characteristics, physical and marine and coastal biodiversity.

In recent years the National Park and the protected marine Area of Cinque Terre, which since 1999 have joined the cetacean sanctuary, have triggered a series of projects with numerous protected areas in Italy and Europe.

2. ANTHROPIC ENVIRONMENT; Here the man in more than a thousand years has "changed" the natural environment by sectioning the steep slopes of the hills into cultivable land strips, called CiĂ n, supported by about seven thousand miles of stone walls, the length of the great wall of China.

Alongside the vineyards extend cultivation of lemons, olive groves and orchards.

Natural environment; The Cinque Terre National Park is an oasis which has preserved intact the characteristics of unspoiled nature. The landscape is formed by rocks of different origin and age, is marked by a particular incline and the lack of flat sections. The coast, tall and rugged, is linear, poorly recorded by inlets and headlands, carved by the sea in pleasant and impressive caves. The climate is Mediterranean, with dry summer seasons and particularly mild winters.

3.Topographic map of the natural park

4. Flora and fauna of the area; The ridge that goes parallel of the sea is almost 800 meter high and protect the land from the cold wind. The vegetation is typically Mediterranean, it include the pinaster, the holm oak, the red valerian, Scotch broom, the thyme, the Santolina ligustica,‌.

The typical local animals are: the peregrine falcon, the buzzart, the boar, the badger and the fox. In the sea there are anchovies, some sponges and the saraghi.

Falcon

5. TRANSPORTS: To get from one country to another, you can use the train, boat or on foot, on the trails: there is a street called Way of Love starts from Manarola and get to Riomaggiore: it is a path that is overlooking the sea (no railing) where there are so many padlocks, written and hearts.

6. TOURISM- FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS

Events and celebrations at five lands during the year are mainly concentrated in spring and in summer. 

During Easter in March or April a typical event in Manarola is the God Friday Procession and the rapresentation of the Suffering and Resurrection of Christ on the Hill of Crosses.

In May in Monterosso there is the festival of the Lemon in the streets of the village. all kinds, featuring the typical fruit of the country with its derivatives limoncino, the lemon cream, jam and lemon cake.

In June in Monterosso there is the famous festival’s fried anchovy. Monterosso’s anchovies are fried in the charateristic iron pan-shaped fish pan fried and eaten with fried bread and white wine of the 5 lands.

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Tourism is one of the most profitable sources of the economy of the Five lands. There are forms of tourism very different and special, ranging from classic seaside tourism Developed is also wine tourism, with many typical productions of the land and the local fishery, but recently developed tourism opportunities related to sports activities such as scuba diving, trekking and mountain biking.

On June 24 in Riomaggiore in honor of St. John, who is the patron of Riomaggiore there is the traditional procession.

On July 20 in Vernazza there is the Patronal Festival of St. Mary of Antioch, procession, banquets in the main street and the evening fireworks.

On September 8 in San Bernardino Day Marian the Shrine of Our Lady of Grace.

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December 25 Christmas Underwater Vernazza, scuba diving carry the statue of the little Jesus in the church where there is the Christmas Mass in Vernazza.

7. Sources:

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http://www.cinqueterre.it/info.php www.parconazionale5terre.it

8. Comments:

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Paolo – I’ve chosen doing this research for only one thing; I’m fascinated in the Natural Park of 5 Terre, and I hope to visit it!

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Alessia – I’ve been there, and I really liked them. I love it!!!

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Annalisa – I think that they are interesting places and I would like to spend an holiday there.

Youtube Silvia – I really like the colors of the houses, the beaches and the atmosphere. I want to go there.