Vernazza - Cinque Terre Photo

Photographer’s Note

Vernazza was my last stop in the Cinque Terre. We stopped here and found a nice place to sit near the harbour overlooking the ocean and watched the setting sun before jumping on a train and heading back to La Spezia.

Vernazza has the only proper harbor in the Cinque Terre and is a charming, small fishing village. Vernazza was founded about 1000 A.D. and was ruled by the Republic of Genoa starting in 1276. Vernazza's medieval castle, Belforte, was built in the mid-1500's, primarily to protect the village from pirates.

Vernazza's historic wealth is evidenced by the elegant style of its houses and streets, which are decorated with tower forms, open galleries, refined arcades and elaborate doorways. The Village is surrounded by very steeply-terraced Olive groves which are said to produce among the finest Olive oil in the country.

Vernazza is a quaint, tiny place, with a population of about 1,000. The entire Cinque Terre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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marion44 (4266) 2008-12-06 13:36

Hi Jude,
Cinque Terre are really an awesome place, and you captured well the atmosphere in this photo. The bright colors, the still alive traditionnal elements, and waht I like above all there : laundry hanging everywhere ! It gives a great southern latin atmosphere to your photo, the POV is nice on the boats.
I'll have a look on your australian photos ;)
Marion

mporta (3352) 2008-12-06 14:20

Hi Jude
Is nice to see boats in an unusual context, in the square of the village.
Beautiful picture, rich of brilliant colours and good sharpness.
Bye
Matteo

batalay (20920) 2008-12-06 20:38

Hello Jude,

In a letter to his brother, Theo, Van Gogh described the paintings of his contemporary artist, Jules Dupré, as "a symphony of colors." He might have saved his description for this extraordinary photograph of the fishing boats — all lined up, the pastel colors of the surrounding buildings. Well composed and exquisitely exposed image.

Warm regards,

Bulent

jjcordier (24634) 2008-12-06 22:47

Jude
Étonnante vision que ce "parking à barques". Les couleurs sont magnifiques et la composition bien vue (un tout petit regret pour les blancs un peu surex)
Amicalement
JJ