Levanto and surroundings

Manarola , Riomaggiore together, are famous for the name of the road or path that connects them: the Way, the most famous promenade of Italy. Manarola The name is said to derive from the Latin rota magna or from the dialect manarea both with significance of large wheel and refer to the wheel of one of the many mills that once were therein and used for pressing the poplar leaves from which was extracted the cellulose for the Genoese paper industry. on the hills of Manarola there is produces most of the wine produced in the 5 Terre and Volastra village is the headquarters of the Cooperative Winegrowers of 5 Terre founded in 1982.